International Consolidated Airlines Group (LON:IAG) Stock Crosses Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (LON:IAG)’s share price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 399.39 and traded as high as GBX 447.30. International Consolidated Airlines Group shares last traded at GBX 436.40, with a volume of 1,388,362,000 shares trading hands.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently issued reports on IAG. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on International Consolidated Airlines Group from GBX 475 to GBX 500 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a GBX 500 price objective on shares of International Consolidated Airlines Group in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of International Consolidated Airlines Group from GBX 620 to GBX 630 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Finally, Peel Hunt restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 450 target price on shares of International Consolidated Airlines Group in a report on Friday, November 7th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, International Consolidated Airlines Group presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 455.

International Consolidated Airlines Group Stock Performance

The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 415.24 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 399.39. The company has a quick ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 338.12. The firm has a market cap of £19.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.77, a P/E/G ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 2.31.

About International Consolidated Airlines Group

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of passenger and cargo transportation services in the United Kingdom, Spain, the United States, and rest of the world. It also provides aircraft leasing, aircraft maintenance, tour operation, air freight operations, call centre, ground handling, trustee, retail, IT, finance, procurement, storage and custody, aircraft technical assistance, human resources support, and airport infrastructure development services; and manages airline loyalty programmes.