Yahoo Finance Why FTAI Aviation (FTAI) Stock Is Falling Today
What Happened:
Shares of aircraft leasing company FTAI Aviation (NASDAQ:FTAI) fell 7.7% in the morning session after Wolfe Research analyst Myles Walton downgraded the stock's rating from Outperform (Buy) to Peer Perform (Hold). The analyst cited some reasons for the downgrade, adding, "Following a big run in the stock, we are running out of valuation runway even with anticipated potential positive revisions...Shares of FTAI have moved in a straight line as investors have found FTAI as a small- and mid-cap way to play the aerospace aftermarket."
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What is the market telling us:
FTAI Aviation's shares are somewhat volatile and over the last year have had 7 moves greater than 5%. In context of that, today's move is indicating the market considers this news meaningful but not something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business.
FTAI Aviation is up 115% since the beginning of the year, but at $97.24 per share it is still trading 9.9% below its 52-week high of $107.96 from July 2024. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of FTAI Aviation's shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $6,412.
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