The stock of AAR Corp. (NYSE:AIR) is a huge mover today! About 94,208 shares traded. AAR Corp. (NYSE:AIR) has risen 36.42% since August 15, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 29.39% the S&P500.The move comes after 9 months positive chart setup for the $1.12B company. It was reported on Mar, 22 by Barchart.com. We have $35.29 PT which if reached, will make NYSE:AIR worth $44.80M more.
Among 9 analysts covering Astoria Financial (NYSE:AF), 2 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 6 Hold. Therefore 22% are positive. Astoria Financial had 17 analyst reports since August 6, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock of Astoria Financial Corp (NYSE:AF) has “Overweight” rating given on Friday, August 14 by Piper Jaffray. The firm has “Neutral” rating given on Monday, October 26 by Piper Jaffray. On Friday, October 2 the stock rating was downgraded by Sandler O’Neill to “Hold”. Piper Jaffray downgraded Astoria Financial Corp (NYSE:AF) on Wednesday, March 8 to “Neutral” rating. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Monday, November 2 by Sandler O’Neill. The firm has “Underperform” rating by FBR Capital given on Friday, October 30. Keefe Bruyette & Woods upgraded the shares of AF in report on Friday, October 30 to “Market Perform” rating. As per Tuesday, August 9, the company rating was maintained by Wood. The firm has “Neutral” rating by Guggenheim given on Monday, September 28. As per Wednesday, December 21, the company rating was upgraded by Piper Jaffray. See Astoria Financial Corp (NYSE:AF) latest ratings:
08/03/2017 Broker: Piper Jaffray Old Rating: Overweight New Rating: Neutral Downgrade
21/12/2016 Broker: PiperJaffray Old Rating: Neutral New Rating: Overweight Upgrade
21/12/2016 Broker: Piper Jaffray Old Rating: Neutral New Rating: Overweight Upgrade
21/12/2016 Broker: FBR Capital Old Rating: Mkt Perform New Rating: Underperform New Target: $15 Downgrade
Investors sentiment increased to 1.7 in Q4 2016. Its up 0.38, from 1.32 in 2016Q3. It improved, as 17 investors sold Astoria Financial Corp shares while 36 reduced holdings. 39 funds opened positions while 51 raised stakes. 77.83 million shares or 12.05% more from 69.46 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Valley Advisers Inc stated it has 0% of its portfolio in Astoria Financial Corp (NYSE:AF). Commonwealth Equity Service holds 0% or 14,049 shares in its portfolio. 1,941 are owned by Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank). Clearbridge Investments Limited Liability Com holds 4.29M shares. Moreover, Suntrust Banks has 0% invested in Astoria Financial Corp (NYSE:AF) for 14,206 shares. Hsbc Public Ltd Co has 19,226 shares for 0% of their portfolio. Hutchin Hill Limited Partnership, a New York-based fund reported 150,000 shares. 9,870 were accumulated by State Of Alaska Department Of Revenue. 684,348 are held by Zweig. Qs Limited Liability Corporation holds 63 shares. Swiss Bankshares has 0% invested in Astoria Financial Corp (NYSE:AF). Highlander Cap Limited Liability Co invested in 0.14% or 8,750 shares. 172,916 were accumulated by New York State Teachers Retirement Systems. Moreover, Bnp Paribas Arbitrage has 0% invested in Astoria Financial Corp (NYSE:AF). Victory Management reported 0.06% stake.
Since January 30, 2017, it had 0 insider purchases, and 5 selling transactions for $3.27 million activity. 15,213 shares were sold by DeStefano Robert J, worth $281,623. Shares for $706,100 were sold by Donlon Hugh J. 71,202 Astoria Financial Corp (NYSE:AF) shares with value of $1.34M were sold by KEEGAN GERARD C. Sipola Stephen J sold $887,281 worth of stock. The insider Nazemetz Patricia M sold 3,000 shares worth $55,747.
Astoria Financial Corporation is a unitary savings and loan holding company. The company has market cap of $2.01 billion. The Company’s principal business is the operation of its subsidiary, Astoria Bank. It has a 32.01 P/E ratio. Astoria Bank’s primary business is attracting retail deposits from the general public and businesses and investing those deposits, together with funds generated from operations, principal repayments on loans and securities and borrowings, primarily in multi-family and commercial real estate mortgage loans, one- to four-family, or residential, mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities.
About 1.09M shares traded. Astoria Financial Corp (NYSE:AF) has risen 36.54% since August 15, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 29.52% the S&P500.
Among 3 analysts covering AAR Corp. (NYSE:AIR), 3 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 0 Hold. Therefore 100% are positive. AAR Corp. had 5 analyst reports since December 22, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Tuesday, October 25 by Gabelli. The firm has “Buy” rating by SunTrust given on Thursday, January 19. The stock of AAR Corp. (NYSE:AIR) has “Buy” rating given on Thursday, January 19 by Suntrust Robinson.
AAR CORP. is a provider of services and products to the commercial aviation and government and defense markets. The company has market cap of $1.12 billion. The Firm operates in two divisions: Aviation Services, which consists of supply chain and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) activities, and Expeditionary Services, which includes airlift and mobility activities. It has a 26.76 P/E ratio. The Company’s services and products include aviation supply chain and parts support programs; MRO of aircraft and landing gear; design and manufacture of specialized pallets, shelters and containers; expeditionary airlift services; aircraft modifications, and aircraft and engine sales and leasing.
