Air France-KLM SA (OTCMKTS:AFLYY) Short Interest Up 142.7% in April

Air France-KLM SA (OTCMKTS:AFLYY - Get Free Report) saw a large growth in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 21,600 shares, a growth of 142.7% from the March 31st total of 8,900 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 82,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AFLYY has been the subject of several research reports. Barclays lowered shares of Air France-KLM from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Citigroup cut Air France-KLM from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "underweight" rating on shares of Air France-KLM in a research note on Friday, March 7th. UBS Group lowered shares of Air France-KLM from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. Finally, Redburn Atlantic upgraded shares of Air France-KLM from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold".

Air France-KLM Stock Performance

AFLYY opened at $0.84 on Monday. Air France-KLM has a 52-week low of $0.70 and a 52-week high of $1.25. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $0.91 and a 200-day moving average of $0.86. The company has a market cap of $2.19 billion, a PE ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.50.

Air France-KLM (OTCMKTS:AFLYY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 6th. The transportation company reported ($0.03) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.02 by ($0.05). The firm had revenue of $8.40 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.71 billion. Air France-KLM had a negative return on equity of 53.38% and a net margin of 2.47%. On average, research analysts predict that Air France-KLM will post 0.21 earnings per share for the current year.

About Air France-KLM

Air France-KLM SA, together with its subsidiaries, provides passenger and cargo transportation services and aeronautical maintenance in Metropolitan France, Benelux, rest of Europe, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Airframe maintenance, Engine Maintenance, and Component Support.

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