Signaturefd LLC Has $322,000 Position in AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER)

Signaturefd LLC boosted its stake in shares of AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER) by 3.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 4,338 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 137 shares during the quarter. Signaturefd LLC’s holdings in AerCap were worth $322,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Optiver Holding B.V. acquired a new stake in shares of AerCap in the third quarter valued at $32,000. Allworth Financial LP increased its stake in shares of AerCap by 2,460.0% in the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 768 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 738 shares in the last quarter. Bourgeon Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of AerCap by 20,000.0% in the fourth quarter. Bourgeon Capital Management LLC now owns 1,005 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $75,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AerCap in the third quarter valued at $63,000. Finally, Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA acquired a new stake in shares of AerCap in the third quarter valued at $103,000. 96.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AerCap Price Performance

Shares of AER opened at $85.18 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.80. AerCap Holdings has a 1 year low of $53.42 and a 1 year high of $88.44. The stock has a market cap of $16.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 1.85. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $82.84 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $74.40.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AER has been the subject of a number of research reports. Susquehanna raised their target price on AerCap from $80.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Monday, February 26th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on AerCap from $103.00 to $101.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 26th. Barclays raised their price target on AerCap from $84.00 to $93.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 26th. Finally, TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $85.00 price target on shares of AerCap in a report on Tuesday, February 27th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $87.71.

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.