AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER) Shares Acquired by Natixis Advisors LLC

Natixis Advisors LLC increased its position in AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER - Free Report) by 8.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 223,484 shares of the financial services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 17,984 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.11% of AerCap worth $21,387,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of AER. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its position in shares of AerCap by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 37,907 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $3,628,000 after buying an additional 1,321 shares in the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of AerCap by 62.8% during the fourth quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 455,471 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $43,589,000 after purchasing an additional 175,668 shares during the last quarter. PFG Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of AerCap by 15.8% during the fourth quarter. PFG Advisors now owns 4,309 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $412,000 after purchasing an additional 588 shares during the last quarter. Glaxis Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of AerCap in the fourth quarter valued at $1,474,000. Finally, Moors & Cabot Inc. increased its stake in AerCap by 77.5% in the fourth quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 8,199 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $785,000 after purchasing an additional 3,580 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.42% of the company's stock.

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AerCap Stock Down 2.4 %

Shares of AER traded down $2.47 during trading on Friday, reaching $102.13. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,448,210 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,269,555. AerCap Holdings has a twelve month low of $81.93 and a twelve month high of $107.36. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.89. The company has a market cap of $19.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.09, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.83. The company has a fifty day moving average of $98.73 and a two-hundred day moving average of $96.64.

AerCap (NYSE:AER - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The financial services provider reported $3.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.56 by $0.75. The company had revenue of $2.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.97 billion. AerCap had a net margin of 32.38% and a return on equity of 13.98%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that AerCap Holdings will post 11.29 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AerCap declared that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, February 26th that allows the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the financial services provider to repurchase up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

AerCap Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.27 per share. This is a positive change from AerCap's previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 12th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.06%. AerCap's payout ratio is presently 9.99%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AER has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of AerCap from $105.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. UBS Group downgraded shares of AerCap to an "underperform" rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Barclays reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $115.00 price objective (up from $113.00) on shares of AerCap in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $119.00 target price on shares of AerCap in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Susquehanna increased their price objective on shares of AerCap from $108.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, AerCap has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $117.43.

AerCap Company Profile

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.