Daiwa Securities Group Inc. Purchases 4,801 Shares of AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER)

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER) by 6.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 75,360 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,801 shares during the quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc.’s holdings in AerCap were worth $5,600,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of AER. DGS Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of AerCap by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC now owns 7,236 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $538,000 after buying an additional 155 shares during the period. Gotham Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of AerCap by 3.3% during the third quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 5,538 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $347,000 after acquiring an additional 175 shares during the last quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV raised its stake in shares of AerCap by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 4,123 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $306,000 after acquiring an additional 185 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS lifted its holdings in shares of AerCap by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 21,224 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,238,000 after purchasing an additional 190 shares during the period. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. lifted its stake in shares of AerCap by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 4,697 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $349,000 after buying an additional 203 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.42% of the company’s stock.

AerCap Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:AER opened at $83.21 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $16.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 1.85. The company’s 50-day moving average is $82.35 and its 200 day moving average is $73.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.80, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a current ratio of 0.33. AerCap Holdings has a fifty-two week low of $53.42 and a fifty-two week high of $88.44.

AerCap (NYSE:AER) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 23rd. The financial services provider reported $3.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.44 by $0.67. AerCap had a net margin of 41.37% and a return on equity of 14.92%. The business had revenue of $1.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.94 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.66 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts forecast that AerCap Holdings will post 9.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently weighed in on AER. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating and issued a $85.00 target price on shares of AerCap in a report on Tuesday, February 27th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their target price on AerCap from $103.00 to $101.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 26th. Susquehanna increased their price target on AerCap from $80.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Monday, February 26th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of AerCap from $84.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 26th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $87.71.

AerCap 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.