AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER) has earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seven analysts that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $112.00.

AER has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on shares of AerCap from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $119.00 price objective on shares of AerCap in a research report on Thursday, November 21st.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of AerCap during the third quarter worth approximately $35,000. UMB Bank n.a. raised its holdings in AerCap by 35.5% during the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 664 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $63,000 after buying an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of AerCap in the third quarter valued at $64,000. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new position in shares of AerCap during the third quarter valued at about $66,000. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of AerCap by 15.3% during the third quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 814 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $77,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. 96.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AerCap Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of NYSE AER opened at $96.11 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.62, a PEG ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 1.82. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $96.12 and its 200 day moving average is $94.88. AerCap has a 52 week low of $72.56 and a 52 week high of $100.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.89, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.67.

AerCap (NYSE:AER) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The financial services provider reported $2.41 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $2.41. The firm had revenue of $1.95 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.92 billion. AerCap had a return on equity of 13.98% and a net margin of 32.38%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.81 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that AerCap will post 11.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AerCap Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 5th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 13th were paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 13th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.04%. AerCap’s dividend payout ratio is presently 7.92%.

About AerCap

AerCap Holdings N.V. engages in the lease, financing, sale, and management of commercial flight equipment in China, Hong Kong, Macau, the United States, Ireland, and internationally. The company offers aircraft asset management services, such as remarketing aircraft and engines; collecting rental and maintenance rent payments, monitoring aircraft maintenance, monitoring and enforcing contract compliance, and accepting delivery and redelivery of aircraft and engines; and conducting ongoing lessee financial performance reviews.