ANA (OTCMKTS:ALNPY) Trading 9% Higher – Time to Buy?

ANA Holdings Inc. (OTCMKTS:ALNPY) traded up 9% on Friday . The company traded as high as $3.75 and last traded at $3.75. 1,300 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 82% from the average session volume of 7,296 shares. The stock had previously closed at $3.44.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Smbc Nikko Sec. upgraded ANA to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Nomura lowered ANA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

ANA Price Performance

The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $3.91 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $3.88. The firm has a market cap of $8.45 billion, a PE ratio of 8.63 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 1.59.

ANA (OTCMKTS:ALNPY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The transportation company reported $0.16 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.02. ANA had a return on equity of 12.84% and a net margin of 6.47%.The firm had revenue of $4.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.38 billion.

ANA Company Profile

All Nippon Airways Co, Ltd. (OTCMKTS: ALNPY) is a Tokyo-based airline offering passenger and cargo air transportation services. Founded in 1952, the company operates scheduled flights under its ANA brand, providing a network of domestic and international routes. In addition to core flight operations, ANA delivers ancillary services including in-flight catering, ground handling and aircraft maintenance.

ANA’s diversified business model encompasses several subsidiaries such as ANA Wings and Air Japan for regional operations, and ANA Cargo for freight services.