Surging Earnings Estimates Signal Good News for Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWW) - May 11, 2015 - Zacks.com
Surging Earnings Estimates Signal Good News for Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWW)
May 11, 2015 by Zacks Equity Research
Published on May 11, 2015
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. is a Transport-Air Freight company that could be an interesting play for investors. That is because, not only does the stock have decent short-term momentum, but it is seeing solid activity on the earnings estimate revision front as well. These positive earnings estimate revisions suggest that analysts are becoming more optimistic on AAWW’s earnings for the coming quarter and year. In fact, consensus estimates have moved sharply higher for both of these time frames over the past four weeks, suggesting that Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings could be a solid choice for investors.
Current Quarter Estimates for AAWW
In the past 30 days, 3 estimates have gone higher for Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings while only 1 have gone lower in the same time period. The trend has been pretty favorable too, with estimates increasing from 67 cents a share 30 days ago, to $1.00 per share today, a move of 49.3%.
Current Year Estimates for AAWW
Meanwhile, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings’ current year figures are also looking quite promising, with 3 estimates moving higher in the past month, compared to none lower. The consensus estimate trend has also seen a boost for this time frame, increasing from $3.88 per share 30 days ago to $4.63 per share today, an increase of 19.3%.
Bottom Line
The stock has also started to move higher lately, adding 31.7% over the past four weeks, suggesting that investors are starting to take note of this impressive story. So investors may definitely want to consider this Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stock to profit in the near future.