7,454 Shares in AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER) Acquired by Sapient Capital LLC

Sapient Capital LLC purchased a new position in AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 7,454 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $554,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of AER. Optiver Holding B.V. acquired a new position in shares of AerCap in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Allworth Financial LP raised its position 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 purchasing an additional 738 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC bought a new position in AerCap during the third quarter worth $63,000. Bourgeon Capital Management LLC increased its position in AerCap by 20,000.0% during the fourth quarter. Bourgeon Capital Management LLC now owns 1,005 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $75,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares during the period. Finally, FNY Investment Advisers LLC bought a new stake in AerCap in the 4th quarter valued at $170,000. 96.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on shares of AerCap from $103.00 to $101.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 26th. Barclays upped their price target on AerCap from $93.00 to $94.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Susquehanna raised their price target on shares of AerCap from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, TD Cowen raised their target price on shares of AerCap from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $91.43.

AerCap Stock Up 0.9 %

Shares of NYSE AER opened at $87.60 on Monday. AerCap Holdings has a 52 week low of $53.42 and a 52 week high of $88.54. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $83.94 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $75.76. The company has a quick ratio of 0.26, a current ratio of 0.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.70. The company has a market cap of $17.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.70, a P/E/G ratio of 2.99 and a beta of 1.84.

AerCap (NYSE:AER) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 1st. The financial services provider reported $3.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.31 by $0.98. AerCap had a return on equity of 15.29% and a net margin of 42.78%. The company had revenue of $2.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.95 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.34 EPS. AerCap’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts anticipate that AerCap Holdings will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.