AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER) Short Interest Update

AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,470,000 shares, a growth of 6.9% from the December 31st total of 2,310,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 979,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.5 days.

Institutional Trading of AerCap

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in shares of AerCap by 5.3% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 5,601,208 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $545,726,000 after purchasing an additional 282,980 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its holdings in AerCap by 8.3% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,862,517 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $460,579,000 after acquiring an additional 370,906 shares during the period. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. grew its position in shares of AerCap by 0.7% in the third quarter. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. now owns 3,525,307 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $333,917,000 after purchasing an additional 23,994 shares during the last quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd lifted its position in shares of AerCap by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 2,550,350 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $244,068,000 after purchasing an additional 167,830 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC boosted its stake in AerCap by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,737,476 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $164,574,000 after purchasing an additional 22,346 shares during the period. 96.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

AerCap Trading Down 0.5 %

NYSE:AER opened at $95.13 on Tuesday. 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 business’s 50 day moving average is $95.93 and its two-hundred day moving average is $95.00. The company has a market cap of $18.83 billion, a PE ratio of 7.54, a P/E/G ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 1.81. AerCap has a 52 week low of $75.83 and a 52 week high of $100.81.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on shares of AerCap from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $119.00 price target on shares of AerCap in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $112.00.

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.