AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER) Shares Purchased by Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in shares of AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER - Free Report) by 6.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 449,209 shares of the financial services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 26,434 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned approximately 0.23% of AerCap worth $42,989,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of AER. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP bought a new stake in AerCap during the second quarter valued at about $1,990,000. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its holdings in AerCap by 48.7% during the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 9,007 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $839,000 after acquiring an additional 2,950 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL raised its holdings in AerCap by 25.3% during the second quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 4,996 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $466,000 after acquiring an additional 1,009 shares during the period. 1832 Asset Management L.P. bought a new stake in AerCap during the second quarter valued at about $308,000. Finally, Evergreen Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in AerCap during the second quarter valued at about $205,000. 96.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

AerCap Trading Down 0.0 %

Shares of NYSE AER traded down $0.05 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $95.24. The stock had a trading volume of 291,507 shares, compared to its average volume of 929,433. The company has a current ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.89. The firm has a market cap of $18.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.55, a P/E/G ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.82. The business's fifty day moving average price is $96.10 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $95.00. AerCap Holdings 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 for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $2.41. The company had revenue of $1.95 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.92 billion. AerCap had a return on equity of 13.98% and a net margin of 32.38%. AerCap's revenue was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.81 earnings per share. Analysts expect that AerCap Holdings will post 11.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AerCap Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 5th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 13th were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 13th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.05%. AerCap's dividend payout ratio is currently 7.92%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AER has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a "buy" rating and set a $119.00 price target on shares of AerCap in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on AerCap from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, AerCap currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $112.00.

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.