AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER) Receives $112.00 Average Target Price from Analysts

AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER - Get Free Report) has received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the seven research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $112.00.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of AerCap in the 3rd quarter valued at $35,000. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in AerCap by 35.5% during the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 664 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $63,000 after acquiring an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of AerCap in the 3rd quarter valued at about $64,000. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in AerCap during the third quarter worth approximately $66,000. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in AerCap by 15.3% in the third quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 814 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $77,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.42% of the company's stock.

AerCap Stock Up 0.7 %

AER traded up $0.67 during trading on Thursday, reaching $96.37. 501,814 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,382,891. AerCap has a twelve month low of $70.48 and a twelve month high of $100.81. The stock has a market cap of $19.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 1.82. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $96.12 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $94.76. 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 - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The financial services provider reported $2.41 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $2.41. AerCap had a return on equity of 13.98% and a net margin of 32.38%. The company had revenue of $1.95 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.92 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.81 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that AerCap will post 11.26 EPS for the current year.

AerCap Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 5th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 13th were given a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 13th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a 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.