AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER) Receives $112.00 Consensus PT from Analysts

AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER - Get Free Report) has received an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the seven ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and six have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $112.00.

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

AerCap Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of NYSE:AER traded up $0.65 during trading on Monday, reaching $95.64. The stock had a trading volume of 935,671 shares, compared to its average volume of 957,098. The stock has a market cap of $18.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.58, a P/E/G ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.82. The firm's fifty day moving average is $96.09 and its 200 day moving average is $95.02. 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 has a 52 week low of $75.83 and a 52 week high of $100.81.

AerCap (NYSE:AER - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The financial services provider reported $2.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $2.41. AerCap had a net margin of 32.38% and a return on equity of 13.98%. The firm had revenue of $1.95 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.92 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.81 EPS. The business's revenue was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts forecast that AerCap will post 11.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AerCap Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 5th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 13th were paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.05%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 13th. AerCap's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 7.92%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AerCap

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AER. Toth Financial Advisory Corp acquired a new position in shares of AerCap in the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Truvestments Capital LLC purchased a new position in AerCap during the third quarter worth about $35,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC acquired a new stake in AerCap during the fourth quarter worth $38,000. UMB Bank n.a. raised its position in AerCap by 35.5% in the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 664 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $63,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares during the period. Finally, Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of AerCap in the 3rd quarter valued at $64,000. 96.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.