Henry James International Management Inc. Increases Stock Holdings in AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER)

Henry James International Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER) by 5.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 106,948 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 5,306 shares during the quarter. AerCap comprises about 3.0% of Henry James International Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Henry James International Management Inc.’s holdings in AerCap were worth $7,948,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Signaturefd LLC raised its stake in AerCap by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 4,338 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $322,000 after buying an additional 137 shares during the last quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of AerCap by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC now owns 7,236 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $538,000 after acquiring an additional 155 shares during the last quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of AerCap by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 5,538 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $347,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares during the last quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV increased its position in 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. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. grew its position in AerCap by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 4,697 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $349,000 after acquiring an additional 203 shares during the last quarter. 96.42% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

AerCap Trading Up 0.9 %

NYSE AER traded up $0.78 during trading on Friday, hitting $87.60. The stock had a trading volume of 1,137,735 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,540,155. The company has a quick ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 0.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.70. The company has a market capitalization of $17.34 billion, a PE ratio of 5.70, a PEG ratio of 2.99 and a beta of 1.84. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $83.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $75.64. AerCap Holdings has a twelve month low of $53.42 and a twelve month high of $88.54.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

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.