Air Transport Services Group Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:ATSG)

Air Transport Services Group trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ATSG."

Air Transport Services Group announced that its board has initiated a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 28th 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase $50,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Air Transport Services Group Inc. (NASDAQ:ATSG) posted its earnings results on Monday, August, 5th. The transportation company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.03. The transportation company had revenue of $334.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $333.05 million. Air Transport Services Group had a net margin of 2.13% and a return on equity of 21.56%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 64.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.28 EPS. View Air Transport Services Group's Earnings History.

Air Transport Services Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 7th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Air Transport Services Group.

4 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for Air Transport Services Group's stock. Their predictions range from $26.00 to $31.00. On average, they expect Air Transport Services Group's share price to reach $29.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 34.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Air Transport Services Group.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Air Transport Services Group in the last year. There are currently 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Air Transport Services Group.

Headlines about ATSG stock have trended negative on Saturday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Air Transport Services Group earned a media sentiment score of -2.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the transportation company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Air Transport Services Group.

Air Transport Services Group saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,408,300 shares, an increase of 40.1% from the July 31st total of 1,719,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 302,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 8.0 days. Approximately 4.2% of the company's stock are short sold. View Air Transport Services Group's Current Options Chain.

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Air Transport Services Group's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (8.62%), Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC (4.72%), Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC (4.73%), Moab Capital Partners LLC (3.20%), Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. (3.13%) and Nuveen Asset Management LLC (2.58%). Company insiders that own Air Transport Services Group stock include Jeffrey C Crippen, Joseph C Hete, Joseph Edward Roux, Michael L Berger, Quint O Turner, Raymond E Johns Jr, Richard Francis Corrado, Robert K Coretz, Sarah Elizabeth Williams and W Joseph Payne. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Air Transport Services Group.

ATSG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Morgan Stanley, Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC, Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC, Tygh Capital Management Inc., Rice Hall James & Associates LLC, Moab Capital Partners LLC, First Trust Advisors LP and D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Air Transport Services Group company stock in the last year include Quint O Turner, Sarah Elizabeth Williams and W Joseph Payne. View Insider Buying and Selling for Air Transport Services Group.

ATSG stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Roubaix Capital LLC, Waddell & Reed Financial Inc., Emerald Advisers LLC, Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Comerica Bank and Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Air Transport Services Group stock in the last two years include Jeffrey C Crippen, Joseph C Hete, Michael L Berger, Raymond E Johns Jr and Robert K Coretz. View Insider Buying and Selling for Air Transport Services Group.

Shares of ATSG can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of ATSG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $21.74.

Air Transport Services Group has a market capitalization of $1.29 billion and generates $892.34 million in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $69.29 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.25 on an earnings per share basis. Air Transport Services Group employs 3,830 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Air Transport Services Group.

The official website for Air Transport Services Group is http://www.atsginc.com/.

Air Transport Services Group's mailing address is 145 HUNTER DR, WILMINGTON OH, 45177. The transportation company can be reached via phone at 937-382-5591 or via email at [email protected]