How to buy Atlas Air Worldwide stock

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc is an airports & air services business based in the US. Atlas Air Worldwide shares (AAWW) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Atlas Air Worldwide employs 4,061 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD0.00.

Atlas Air Worldwide share price

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Atlas Air Worldwide shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-04-15.

52-week range	USD$23.55 - USD$69.08
50-day moving average	USD$59.38
200-day moving average	USD$57.81
Wall St. target price	USD$90.75
PE ratio	4.82
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$13.50

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Is Atlas Air Worldwide under- or over-valued?

Valuing Atlas Air Worldwide stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Atlas Air Worldwide's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Atlas Air Worldwide's P/E ratio

Atlas Air Worldwide's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 5x. In other words, Atlas Air Worldwide shares trade at around 5x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Atlas Air Worldwide's PEG ratio

Atlas Air Worldwide's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.1. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Atlas Air Worldwide's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Atlas Air Worldwide's EBITDA

Atlas Air Worldwide's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$791.4 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Atlas Air Worldwide's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Atlas Air Worldwide financials

Revenue TTM	USD$3.2 billion
Operating margin TTM	15.78%
Gross profit TTM	USD$1.1 billion
Return on assets TTM	5.55%
Return on equity TTM	17.78%
Profit margin	11.22%
Book value	$82.19
Market capitalisation	USD$1.9 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Atlas Air Worldwide shares

There are currently 2.7 million Atlas Air Worldwide shares held short by investors – that's known as Atlas Air Worldwide's "short interest". This figure is 6.3% up from 2.6 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Atlas Air Worldwide shares can be evaluated.

Atlas Air Worldwide's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Atlas Air Worldwide's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Atlas Air Worldwide shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Atlas Air Worldwide shares traded daily (recently around 518763.75711575). Atlas Air Worldwide's SIR currently stands at 5.27. In other words for every 100,000 Atlas Air Worldwide shares traded daily on the market, roughly 5270 shares are currently held short.

However Atlas Air Worldwide's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Atlas Air Worldwide shares, or, against the total number of tradable Atlas Air Worldwide shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Atlas Air Worldwide's short interest could be expressed as 0.09% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Atlas Air Worldwide shares in existence, roughly 90 shares are currently held short) or 0.1269% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Atlas Air Worldwide shares, roughly 127 shares are currently held short).

A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Atlas Air Worldwide.

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Atlas Air Worldwide share dividends

We're not expecting Atlas Air Worldwide to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Atlas Air Worldwide's shares ever split?

Atlas Air Worldwide's shares were split on a 3:2 basis on 8 February 1999. So if you had owned 2 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Atlas Air Worldwide shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 33.3% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Atlas Air Worldwide shares which in turn could have impacted Atlas Air Worldwide's share price.

Atlas Air Worldwide share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Atlas Air Worldwide's shares have ranged in value from as little as $23.55 up to $69.08. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Atlas Air Worldwide's is 1.3023. This would suggest that Atlas Air Worldwide's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Atlas Air Worldwide overview

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. , through its subsidiaries, provides outsourced aircraft and aviation operating services. It operates through three segments: ACMI, Charter, and Dry Leasing. The company offers outsourced cargo and passenger aircraft operating solutions, including contractual service arrangements, such as the provision of aircraft; and value-added services, including crew, maintenance, and insurance to aircraft and other customers. It also provides cargo and passenger aircraft charter services to the U. S. Military Air Mobility Command, charter brokers, freight forwarders, direct shippers, airlines, sports teams and fans, and private charter customers; and cargo and passenger aircraft and engines dry leasing services.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Atlas Air Worldwide is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 1.533% of Atlas Air Worldwide shares are held by insiders and 100.674% by institutions.

• How many people work for Atlas Air Worldwide?

  Latest data suggests 4,061 work at Atlas Air Worldwide.

• When does the fiscal year end for Atlas Air Worldwide?

  Atlas Air Worldwide's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Atlas Air Worldwide based?

  Atlas Air Worldwide's address is: 2000 Westchester Avenue, Purchase, NY, United States, 10577-2543

• What is Atlas Air Worldwide's ISIN number?

  Atlas Air Worldwide's international securities identification number is: US0491642056

• What is Atlas Air Worldwide's CUSIP number?

  Atlas Air Worldwide's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 049164205