NYSE:AJRD - Aerojet Rocketdyne Stock Price, Forecast & News

Aerojet Rocketdyne's stock was trading at $43.27 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, AJRD shares have decreased by 5.5% and is now trading at $40.88. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Aerojet Rocketdyne in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Aerojet Rocketdyne.

Aerojet Rocketdyne is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 5th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Aerojet Rocketdyne.

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc (NYSE:AJRD) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 19th. The aerospace company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.19. The aerospace company earned $523 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $504.75 million. Aerojet Rocketdyne had a return on equity of 24.42% and a net margin of 7.12%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 19.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.33 earnings per share. View Aerojet Rocketdyne's earnings history.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Aerojet Rocketdyne's stock. Their forecasts range from $52.00 to $57.00. On average, they expect Aerojet Rocketdyne's stock price to reach $55.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 34.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Aerojet Rocketdyne.

News stories about AJRD stock have trended somewhat positive on Sunday, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Aerojet Rocketdyne earned a media sentiment score of 0.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the aerospace company a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is very unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutAerojet Rocketdyne.

Aerojet Rocketdyne saw a drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 5,941,700 shares, a drop of 8.2% from the February 27th total of 6,470,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 592,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 10.0 days. Currently, 7.8% of the company's shares are sold short. View Aerojet Rocketdyne's Current Options Chain.

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Aerojet Rocketdyne trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AJRD."

Aerojet Rocketdyne's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (4.74%), Gabelli Funds LLC (3.02%), Eagle Asset Management Inc. (2.86%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.72%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (2.56%) and Capital Research Global Investors (1.81%). Company insiders that own Aerojet Rocketdyne stock include Eileen P Drake, James H Perry, Mark A Tucker, Martin Turchin and Thomas A Corcoran. View institutional ownership trends for Aerojet Rocketdyne.

AJRD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital Research Global Investors, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Gabelli Funds LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Arizona State Retirement System, Principal Financial Group Inc., and PNC Financial Services Group Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Aerojet Rocketdyne company stock in the last year include Eileen P Drake, Mark A Tucker, Martin Turchin, and Thomas A Corcoran. View insider buying and selling activity for Aerojet Rocketdyne.

AJRD stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Bessemer Group Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Reinhart Partners Inc., State Street Corp, Victory Capital Management Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., and Penn Capital Management Co. Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity for Aerojet Rocketdyne.

Shares of AJRD 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 AJRD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $40.88.

Aerojet Rocketdyne has a market capitalization of $3.22 billion and generates $1.98 billion in revenue each year. The aerospace company earns $141 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.56 on an earnings per share basis. Aerojet Rocketdyne employs 4,814 workers across the globe. View additional information about Aerojet Rocketdyne.

The official website for Aerojet Rocketdyne is http://www.aerojetrocketdyne.com/.

Aerojet Rocketdyne's mailing address is 222 N. Pacific Coast Highway Suite 500, El Segundo CA, 90245. The aerospace company can be reached via phone at 310-252-8100 or via email at [email protected]