ANA Holdings Inc. (OTCMKTS:ALNPY) Sees Significant Decline in Short Interest

ANA Holdings Inc. (OTCMKTS:ALNPY) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 237 shares, a drop of 38.0% from the September 15th total of 382 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 9,312 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days.

ANA Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of ALNPY opened at $3.62 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $3.91 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $3.77. ANA has a 12 month low of $3.30 and a 12 month high of $4.48. The company has a market capitalization of $8.45 billion, a PE ratio of 8.84 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a current ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73.

ANA (OTCMKTS:ALNPY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The transportation company reported $0.03 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.01. ANA had a return on equity of 12.24% and a net margin of 6.27%. The company had revenue of $4.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.98 billion. On average, analysts anticipate that ANA will post 0.29 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Nomura upgraded shares of ANA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

ANA Company Profile

ANA Holdings Inc is a Japanese aviation group best known for operating All Nippon Airways (ANA), one of Japan’s largest airlines. Through its airline businesses, the group provides scheduled passenger and cargo transportation on domestic and international routes, connecting Japan with destinations across Asia, North America, Europe and other regions.

The group’s businesses also include Air Japan, an international airline serving select leisure and business markets, and Peach Aviation, a low-cost carrier focused primarily on domestic and short-haul international travel.