Sane and rational competition is a good thing for most industries,
but especially for the operators of aircraft. While domestic passenger
airlines like Delta (NYSE:DAL) and Alaska Air (NYSE:ALK)
have taken advantage of improved conditions to post some good results,
so too have conditions improved for freight/air cargo operators like Air Transport Services Group (NASDAQ:ATSG).
In the case of ATSG, though, it's not just about a better overall
operating environment, as the company's internal expense and capital
management efforts have started to pay off as well.
Air Transport's shares have done alright since my last article,
boosted (I think) by more optimism around the air cargo space and
growing expectations that the company would start returning cash to
shareholders in 2015. The 11% move in the shares since that September
piece has just slightly outdone FedEx (NYSE:FDX) and outpaced the S&P 500, but has lagged Atlas Air (NASDAQ:AAWW)
which has climbed about 25% in that time. With the rise in Air
Transport shares, I'm not as bullish as I was before. I still think
there is room for the company to outperform and an argument for a share
price in the low double-digits, but a mid-teens undervaluation isn't
quite enough to get my wholehearted bullishness today.
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Air Transport Group Delivering On Schedule
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