ANA Holdings Inc. (OTCMKTS:ALNPY) Short Interest Up 62.9% in May

ANA Holdings Inc. (OTCMKTS:ALNPY) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 9,596 shares, an increase of 62.9% from the May 14th total of 5,892 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,588 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.7 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short.

ANA Price Performance

ALNPY opened at $3.67 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.34 and a beta of 0.46. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $3.63 and a 200-day moving average of $3.82. The company has a quick ratio of 1.51, a current ratio of 1.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. ANA has a 12-month low of $3.30 and a 12-month high of $4.48.

ANA (OTCMKTS:ALNPY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The transportation company reported $0.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $4.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.06 billion. ANA had a return on equity of 13.79% and a net margin of 6.65%. Equities analysts forecast that ANA will post 0.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Smbc Nikko Sec. raised ANA to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Zacks Research raised shares of ANA to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Finally, Nomura lowered shares of ANA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, ANA has an average rating of “Hold”.

About ANA

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.