NASDAQ:ATSG - Air Transport Services Group Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Air Transport Services Group announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Wednesday, February 28th 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase $50,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Air Transport Services Group Inc. (NASDAQ:ATSG) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November, 6th. The transportation company reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.04. The transportation company had revenue of $366.07 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $344.72 million. Air Transport Services Group had a return on equity of 21.41% and a net margin of 7.30%. The business's revenue was up 78.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.28 earnings per share. View Air Transport Services Group's Earnings History.

Air Transport Services Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, March 2nd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Air Transport Services Group.

Air Transport Services Group will be holding an earnings conference call on Monday, March 2nd at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

2 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for Air Transport Services Group's shares. Their forecasts range from $26.00 to $31.00. On average, they expect Air Transport Services Group's stock price to reach $28.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 49.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Air Transport Services Group.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Air Transport Services Group in the last year. There are currently 2 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 somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog 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 1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the transportation company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Air Transport Services Group.

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Air Transport Services Group's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include River Road Asset Management LLC (7.21%), FMR LLC (4.50%), Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC (4.33%), State Street Corp (2.03%), Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc. (1.42%) and Loomis Sayles & Co. L P (1.42%). Company insiders that own Air Transport Services Group stock include Brady Thomas Templeton, Jeffrey C Crippen, Jeffrey J Vorholt, Joseph C Hete, 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 Credit Suisse AG, Barclays PLC, Alliancebernstein L.P., Emerald Advisers LLC, FMR LLC, Roubaix Capital LLC, Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. and Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust. Company insiders that have sold Air Transport Services Group company stock in the last year include Brady Thomas Templeton, Jeffrey J Vorholt, Quint O Turner, Sarah Elizabeth Williams and W Joseph Payne. View Insider Buying and Selling for Air Transport Services Group.

ATSG stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including River Road Asset Management LLC, Mercator Fund Cayman Master LP, Russell Investments Group Ltd., 361 Capital LLC, Axiom International Investors LLC DE, Raymond James & Associates, California Public Employees Retirement System and Boston Partners. 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 $19.05.

Air Transport Services Group has a market capitalization of $1.13 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]