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2017-01-19 00:00:00+00:00
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Delta Air Lines, United Continental Holdings, JetBlue Airways, GOL Linhas and American Airlines Group
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL - January 19, 2017, 2016 - Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include Delta Air Lines (NYSE...
2017-01-19 00:00:00+00:00
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How Did American Airlines Perform Operationally In December?
Through the year, American Airlines has grown its capacity in small amounts as opposed to its peers. The last quarter of 2016 was no different. The legacy carrier's capacity in December was up slightly at 0.5%, causing the year to date capacity to grow by approximately 1.7%. This is in line with the company's full year...
2017-01-18 00:00:00+00:00
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Spirit Airlines' Investor Update Is Better Than It Looks
In the past three months, investors have flocked back to Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) stock. To start, the company reported fairly good Q3 earnings results in late October. Spirit Airlines shares rose even further after Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election. Many investors expect Trump's economic policies t...
2017-01-18 00:00:00+00:00
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Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for January 18th
Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, January 18 th : American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL): This airline company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessedthe Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 3.8% over the last 60 days. American A...
2017-01-18 00:00:00+00:00
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United Continental (UAL) Declines Despite Q4 Earnings Beat
United Continental Holdings Inc.'sUAL fourth-quarter 2016 earnings (on an adjusted basis) of $1.78 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 13 cents. The bottom line, however, plunged 29.9% year over year due to higher costs. FindTheCompany | Graphiq In the fourth quarter, the company paid $487 million as income ...
2017-01-18 00:00:00+00:00
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United Continental Witnesses Significant Improvement In Q4'16, Outlook For Q1'17 Bleak
United Continental ( UAL ) announced its fourth quarter and full year 2016 results on the 17th of January 2017, beating the consensus for both revenues and earnings. As expected, the improvement in unit revenues and restriction in capacity in the fourth quarter helped support the top line, but higher operating expenses...
2017-01-17 00:00:00+00:00
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How Did Alaska Air Perform Operationally In December?
In the month of December, Alaska Air ( ALK ) saw all its key metrics improve. Keeping with the company's guidance to increase capacity by 10% in the year, the carrier saw its capacity rise 2.5%, bringing the year to date capacity to 7.8%. Alaska's passenger traffic grew at 4.2% growth, while the occupancy rate rose alm...
2017-01-17 00:00:00+00:00
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Notable Tuesday Option Activity: ANGI, AAL, AET
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Angie's List Inc. (Symbol: ANGI), where a total of 1,330 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 133,000 underlying shares. That amounts to about 73.3% of ANGI's average daily trading volume ove...
2017-01-17 00:00:00+00:00
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Wells Fargo, Accenture, Eli Lilly, American Airlines and Domino's Pizza
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL - January 17, 2017, 2016 - Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include Wells Fargo (NYSE: WF...
2017-01-17 00:00:00+00:00
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How Did Southwest Perform Operationally In December?
After a disappointing third quarter, given a -3.4% y-o-y drop in revenues and a -5% decline in unit revenues, Southwest showcased some improvement in its October and November metric. Keeping with the uptrend, the company demonstrated strength in its key metrics in December. It grew its capacity by 4.8% y-o-y in Decembe...
2017-01-16 00:00:00+00:00
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How American Airlines (AAL) Stock Stands Out in a Strong Industry
One stock that might be an intriguing choice for investors right now is American Airlines Group Inc.AAL . This is because this security in the Transportation-Airline space is seeing solid earnings estimate revision activity, and is in great company from a Zacks Industry Rank perspective. This is important because, ofte...
2017-01-13 00:00:00+00:00
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Canadian Pacific's (CP) Q4 Earnings: Stock to Disappoint?
Calgary, Canada-based railroad operator, Canadian Pacific Railway LimitedCP is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2016 results on Jan 18, after market close. In the third quarter, the company reported lower-than-expected earnings and revenues. Results were hurt by weak coal demand, delayed grain harvest and other headw...
2017-01-13 00:00:00+00:00
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Union Pacific (UNP) Q4 Earnings: What Awaits the Stock?
Leading railroad operator Union Pacific CorporationUNP is slated to release fourth-quarter 2016 results on Jan 19, before the market opens. Last quarter, the company reported lower-than-expected earnings. On a year-over-year basis, earnings, declined 9%. Revenues decreased 7% year over year to $5,174 million in the thi...
2017-01-13 00:00:00+00:00
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Delta Q4’16 Earnings Review: Capacity Discipline Leads To Improvement In PRASM, Higher Expenses Weigh Down Earnings
Delta Air Lines ( DAL ) announced its fourth quarter and full year 2016 results on 12th January 2016, beating the consensus for both revenues and earnings. In line with our expectations, the improvement in unit revenues and strict capacity discipline, helped buoy the top line slightly. However, the bottom line continue...
2017-01-12 00:00:00+00:00
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This Airline Stock Surged 61% in 2016: Is There Room to Run in 2017?
While most of its fellow airline stocks were grounded last year, Hawaiian Holdings (NASDAQ: HA) soared to new heights. Shares of Hawaiian Airlines' parent company rose 61% during 2016, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence . Hawaiian Holdings 2016 Stock Performance, data by YCharts . Hawaiian's massive ...
2017-01-12 00:00:00+00:00
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Delta Air Lines (DAL) Q4 Earnings in Line, Revenues Beat
Delta Air Lines Inc.DAL , which kick-started the fourth-quarter earnings season in the airline space, delivered a mixed performance. While the company's earnings were in line with estimates, it posted better-than-expected revenues in the quarter. The Atlanta, GA-based carrier's fourth-quarter earnings (excluding specia...
2017-01-12 00:00:00+00:00
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Will American Airlines Return to Unit Revenue Growth in Q4?
Stocks in the airline space have been plagued by woes related to unit revenues for more than a year. However, the ills related to the issue seem to be mitigating, going by the bullish updates issued by various carriers with respect to revenue per available seat miles (RASM: a key measure of unit revenue measuring sales...
2017-01-11 00:00:00+00:00
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United Continental Gains on Improved Q4 Unit Revenue View
Shares of United Continental HoldingsUAL have been on an uptrend in recent times. The stock has comfortably outpaced the Zacks categorized Transportation-Airline industry in the last three months. The stock gained 37.63% compared with the industry, which advanced just 19.12% over the same period. Continuing its trend o...
2017-01-11 00:00:00+00:00
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Airlines' Revenue Recovery Is in Full Swing
During 2015, plunging oil prices drove an increase in competition in the U.S. airline industry, leading to sharp unit revenue declines at many carriers. Since then, airlines have had more trouble than expected in returning to unit revenue growth. During 2016, airline executives repeatedly pushed back their estimates of...
2017-01-10 00:00:00+00:00
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: American Airlines Group, SkyWest, Hawaiian Holdings, LATAM Airlines Group, Deutsche Lufthansa Aktiengesellschaft and International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A.
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL - January 10, 2017, 2016 - Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include American Airlines Gro...
2017-01-10 00:00:00+00:00
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Delta Q4’16 Earnings Preview: Capacity Reduction To Show Improvement In Unit Revenues, But Weigh Down The Top Line
The legacy carrier, Delta Air Lines ( DAL ), is due to announce is fourth quarter and full year 2016 results on 12th January, 2017. Being the first to announce its full year results, Delta Air Lines will set the tone for the aviation sector's earnings. Although the company disappointed in the third quarter, the fourth ...
2017-01-10 00:00:00+00:00
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Noteworthy Tuesday Option Activity: AAL, TSO, AET
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in American Airlines Group Inc (Symbol: AAL), where a total of 49,767 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 5.0 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 87.9% of AAL's average daily trading vo...
2017-01-09 00:00:00+00:00
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Delta Air Lines (DAL) Q4 Earnings: Is a Surprise in Store?
Delta Air Lines, Inc ( DAL ) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2016 results on Jan 12, 2017, before the market opens. This Atlanta, GA-based carrier reported better-than-expected earnings in the third quarter of 2016. In fact, the carrier outpaced earnings estimates in three of the last four quarters with an averag...
2017-01-09 00:00:00+00:00
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Bartosiak: Trading Delta (DAL) Earnings with Options
On Thursday, January 12 th , Delta Air Lines DAL will release its fourth quarter earnings results before the bell. The company is a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold), and have a Value, Growth, and Momentum score of B. Dave will look at Delta's past earnings, take a look at what is currently going on with the company, and give us his...
2017-01-09 00:00:00+00:00
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How Will United Continental’s Initiatives To Promote Operational Efficiency Contribute To Its Earnings?
As a part of its five-year plan, United Continental ( UAL ) CEO Oscar Munoz has laid down a comprehensive path to improve the carrier's long-term earnings through a number of strategic initiatives, aimed at commercial enhancements, and improving cost, and operational efficiency. The new strategy is expected to generate...
2017-01-05 00:00:00+00:00
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Southwest to Begin Nonstop Flights from LaGuardia to Tampa
Per media reports , Southwest Airlines Co.LUV will soon launch nonstop flights operating daily between the Tampa International Airport (TIA) and LaGuardia Airport. The company intends to provide additional choices for passengers travelling to New York with this move. The service is likely to commence from Jun 5, 2017. ...
2017-01-05 00:00:00+00:00
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Delta Air Lines, Inc. Joins Its Peers, Raises Unit Revenue Guidance
After years of steady, industry-leading performance, Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) took some lumps in 2016. The company repeatedly fell short of its goal of returning to unit revenue growth. Moreover, while rivals American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) and United Continental (NYSE: UAL) started to see stronger unit revenue tren...
2017-01-04 00:00:00+00:00
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Cowen Downgrades Several Airline Stocks (AAL, ALK, JBLU, SAVE, UAL)
InvestorPlaceInvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Financial services firm Cowen has updated its ratings for several airlines now that 2017 has begun. Source: amanda kelso via Flickr (Modified) Research analysts at Cowen have chosen to drop American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ: AAL ) from an "Ou...
2017-01-04 00:00:00+00:00
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Mayday! Analyst Downgrades American Airlines -- and Everybody Else, Too
Complaining that the shares have come too far, too fast, Cowen announced this morning that it is downgrading five airlines -- American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) , United Continental (NYSE: UAL) , JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) , Alaska Air (NYSE: ALK) , and Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) -- to market perform. Now, the good news i...
2017-01-03 00:00:00+00:00
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Commit To Purchase American Airlines Group At $20, Earn 5.2% Using Options
Investors eyeing a purchase of American Airlines Group Inc (Symbol: AAL) stock, but tentative about paying the going market price of $46.69/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their disposal. One interesting put contract in particular, is the January 2019 put at the $2...
2017-01-01 00:00:00+00:00
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One Metric Will Still Give Facebook Enough Growth Steam
Facebook 's ( FB ) annual revenue has been growing at strong double-digit rates for the last five years. There were several factors that played crucial roles in helping the company more than double its revenue every two years, such as strong user base growth all around the world, the expansion of average revenue per us...
2016-12-30 00:00:00+00:00
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Weekly Top Insider Buys Highlight
The largest insider buys of the week were for Occidental Petroleum Corp. ( OXY ), Tailored Brands Inc. ( TLRD ), Gran Tierra Energy Inc. ( GTE ) and Winnebago Industries Inc. ( WGO ). Occidental Petroleum director bought 10,000 shares Director William R. Klesse bought 10,000 shares of Occidental for an average price of...
2016-12-28 00:00:00+00:00
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Nasdaq 100 Movers: NVDA, BIDU
In early trading on Wednesday, shares of Baidu ( BIDU ) topped the list of the day's best performing components of the Nasdaq 100 index, trading up 0.9%. Year to date, Baidu has lost about 12.1% of its value. And the worst performing Nasdaq 100 component thus far on the day is NVIDIA ( NVDA ), trading down 3.4%. Two ot...
2016-12-28 00:00:00+00:00
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Boeing (BA): Delta Air Lines Calls Off 787 Aircraft Order
The Boeing CompanyBA was dealt a sudden blow when Delta Air Lines, Inc. DAL cancelled a $4.0 billion order for 18 787 Dreamliner jets. Delta Air had inherited the order in 2008 after its merger with Northwest Airlines. Cancellation is no doubt a setback but the company continues to witness strong demand for its commerc...
2016-12-27 00:00:00+00:00
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3 Stocks to Watch on Tuesday: American Airlines Group Inc (AAL), Apple Inc (AAPL) and Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA)
InvestorPlace InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips It was a quiet weekend, with most companies celebrating the holiday period by making any announcements they may have before the weekend or later in the week. However, there were a few companies making headlines over the weekend. These include ...
2016-12-27 00:00:00+00:00
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American Airlines: Is it a Great Stock for Value Investors?
Value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. After all, who wouldn't want to find stocks that are either flying under the radar and are compelling buys, or offer up tantalizing discounts when compared to fair value? One way to find these companies is by looking ...
2016-12-22 00:00:00+00:00
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Alaska Air Group, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines Group and Sabre
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL - December 22, 2016 - Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include Alaska Air Group (NYSE: AL...
2016-12-21 00:00:00+00:00
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Notable ETF Inflow Detected - IWS, SRE, MPC, AAL
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel , one standout is the iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF (Symbol: IWS) where we have detected an approximate $102.6 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.1% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 111,25...
2016-12-21 00:00:00+00:00
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Fly First Class in Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) Stock
InvestorPlaceInvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips This year has been turbulent at times, but Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL ) is now readying for a major liftoff in 2017. For bullish investors though, a protected DAL stock position using Delta options looks like a smarter way to hop on board...
2016-12-20 00:00:00+00:00
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AAL Crosses Above Average Analyst Target
In recent trading, shares of American Airlines Group Inc (Symbol: AAL) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $47.75, changing hands for $48.58/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgrade on valuation, or, re-adjust their tar...
2016-12-20 00:00:00+00:00
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Delta, Alaska Air to Terminate Codeshare Tie-up Next Year
Airline heavyweights Delta Air LinesDAL and Alaska Air Group Inc ALK have decided mutually to call-off their codesharing partnership from May 1, 2017. Dwindling revenues from the pact have been cited as one of the reasons for ending the deal. With revenues declining from the pact, Alaska Air expects minimal impact due ...
2016-12-20 00:00:00+00:00
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IAU, QQXT: Big ETF Outflows
Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the iShares Gold Trust ( IAU ), where 8,200,000 units were destroyed, or a 1.2% decrease week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the First...
2016-12-16 00:00:00+00:00
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Delta Air Lines (DAL) Up on Bullish Investor Day Update
Shares of Delta Air LinesDAL have been on an uptrend in recent times. The stock has comfortably outpaced the Zacks categorized Transportation-Airline industry over the last three months. The stock gained almost 34.42% compared with the industry, which advanced just 22% over the same period. Continuing its trend of bull...
2016-12-16 00:00:00+00:00
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E-Cigarette Battery Sparks Fire on American Airlines Group Inc (AAL) Flight
InvestorPlace InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips An e-cigarette caught fire and caused an American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ: AAL ) plane to make an emergency landing on Thursday. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating the matter to learn why the e-cigarette caught fire....
2016-12-15 00:00:00+00:00
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IBM Corp's MobileFirst for iOS Continues to Win Customers
International Business Machines Corp 's IBM MobileFirst for iOS and cloud-based solutions continues to win airline customers. Recently, IBM collaborated with Japan Airlines (JAL) to jointly develop an improved aircraft maintenance solution based on its MobileFirst for iOS platform. By using IBM MobileFirst on Apple's A...
2016-12-15 00:00:00+00:00
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Is American Airlines Group (AAL) Stock a Solid Choice Right Now?
One stock that might be an intriguing choice for investors right now is American Airlines Group Inc.AAL . This is because this security in the Transportation - Airline space is seeing solid earnings estimate revision activity, and is in great company from a Zacks Industry Rank perspective. This is important because, of...
2016-12-15 00:00:00+00:00
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Consumer Sector Update for 12/15/2016: SKYW,AAL,BBD-B.TO,PIR,RLH
Top Consumer Stocks WMT +0.06% MCD -0.09% DIS +1.12% CVS -1.41% KO +0.85% Consumer stocks were slightly higher this afternoon, with shares of consumer staples companies in the S&P 500 adding about 0.4% in value today while shares of consumer discretionary firms in the S&P 500 were climbing about 0.2%. In company news, ...
2016-12-14 00:00:00+00:00
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These Factors Show Why Buffett Likes Airlines Again
By Frank Holmes : Last month we learned that Warren Buffett bought shares of American Airlines ( AAL ), Delta Air Lines ( DAL ) and United Airlines ( UAL ), according to Berkshire Hathaway's ([[BRK.A]], [[BRK.B]]) third-quarter regulatory filings. He also confirmed that he purchased Southwest Airlines ( LUV ) stock. If...
2016-12-13 00:00:00+00:00
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Why Warren Buffett Is Investing In Airlines
Warren Buffett has gone on record numerous times as being adamantly against investing in airline companies, yet last month Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) disclosed that it had invested in four of the world's largest airline companies: American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) , Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) , Unite...
2016-12-13 00:00:00+00:00
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How Did JetBlue Perform Operationally In November?
JetBlue Corporation ( JBLU ) continued to perform well in its key metrics in the month of November. As in October, the carrier grew its capacity moderately at 5.2% y-o-y, when compared to previous months of 2016. Including this month, year to date capacity is up as much as 9.4% for JetBlue, highest in the industry. Fur...
2016-12-12 00:00:00+00:00
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Guidance Flies Higher at American Airlines and United Continental
In sizing up the top three U.S. airlines in terms of profitability, Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) has been the clear winner for some time. That has left American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) and United Continental (NYSE: UAL) to compete for second place. United Airlines has been the least profitable major airline recently. Ima...
2016-12-12 00:00:00+00:00
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How Did United Continental Perform Operationally In November?
After a lukewarm third quarter due to weakness in passenger yields in the Atlantic (9.7%) and Pacific (2.6%) regions, United Continental maintained strict capacity discipline internationally in October in hopes to turn around its unit revenues. Continuing this trend in November, capacity only grew 1.6% y-o-y. Including...
2016-12-12 00:00:00+00:00
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How Did Southwest Perform Operationally In November?
After a disappointing third quarter, given a 3.4% y-o-y drop in revenues and a -5% decline in unit revenues, the company showcased some improvement in its October metric. Continuing with the uptrend, in November, the company was seen performing well in its key metrics. Keeping with its guidance of 5%-6% expansion in ca...
2016-12-12 00:00:00+00:00
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American Airlines Gains on Bullish Q4 Unit Revenue View
Shares of American Airlines GroupAAL have been on an uptrend in recent times. The stock comfortably outperformed the Zacks-categorized Transportation-Airline industry over the last three months. The stock gained 32.83% compared with the industry which advanced 23.44% in the same timeframe. Continuing its impressive per...
2016-12-12 00:00:00+00:00
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United Airlines to Introduce New Boeing Aircraft to Fleet
United Airlines, the subsidiary of United Continental Holdings Inc.UAL , announced that it will launch the new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft for its flights scheduled in 2017. The company has added the aircraft to its schedule for the coming year. Notably, one of the key features of this offering will be the company's new ...
2016-12-09 00:00:00+00:00
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Nasdaq 100 Movers: LRCX, BIIB
In early trading on Friday, shares of Biogen ( BIIB ) topped the list of the day's best performing components of the Nasdaq 100 index, trading up 5.5%. Year to date, Biogen has lost about 0.3% of its value. And the worst performing Nasdaq 100 component thus far on the day is Lam Research ( LRCX ), trading down 2.2%. La...
2016-12-09 00:00:00+00:00
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S&P 500 Movers: GRMN, BIIB
In early trading on Friday, shares of Biogen ( BIIB ) topped the list of the day's best performing components of the S&P 500 index, trading up 5.1%. Year to date, Biogen has lost about 0.7% of its value. And the worst performing S&P 500 component thus far on the day is Garmin ( GRMN ), trading down 2.5%. Garmin is show...
2016-12-08 00:00:00+00:00
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Why Shares of the 3 Most Valuable U.S. Airlines Soared in November
Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) , Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) , and American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) are the three most valuable airlines in the country. Their market capitalizations range from $25 billion all the way up to $37 billion. All three stocks surged during November, posting double-digit share price gains. Sout...
2016-12-07 00:00:00+00:00
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Alaska Air Group a Step Closer to Buying Virgin America
Shares of Alaska Air GroupALK have been on an uptrend in recent times. The stock has comfortably outpaced the Zacks categorized Transportation-Airline industry over the last three months. The stock gained almost 19% compared with the industry, which advanced just 10.45% over the same period. The Seattle, WA-based carri...
2016-12-07 00:00:00+00:00
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The Alaska Air-Virgin America Merger Is (Almost) Cleared for Takeoff
After a delay of several months, U.S. antitrust regulators finally approved Alaska Air 's(NYSE: ALK) planned acquisition of smaller rival Virgin America (NASDAQ: VA) on Tuesday. This removes one of the last major obstacles to closing this deal by the end of 2016. The Alaska Air-Virgin America merger took a big step for...
2016-12-06 00:00:00+00:00
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Why Is Alaska Air Betting Big On California?
Alaska Air ( ALK ), through its $2.6 billion acquisition of Virgin America, is aiming big at California. Although we are yet to hear on the final date of closing the deal, a spokesperson from the airline said that the deal is on track to close by the end of this year. The deal is expected to not only add $1.5 billion t...
2016-12-05 00:00:00+00:00
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How Did Alaska Air Perform Operationally In November?
In the month of November, Alaska Air ( ALK ) saw all its key metrics improve. Keeping with the company's guidance to increase capacity by 10% in the year, the carrier saw its capacity rise 2.8%, bringing the year to date capacity to 9.2%. This makes the low cost carrier the only player in the industry continuing to exp...
2016-12-01 00:00:00+00:00
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: American Airlines Group, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, United Continental Holdings and Lufthansa
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL - December 01, 2016 - Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include American Airlines Group In...
2016-11-30 00:00:00+00:00
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: American Airlines Group, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, United Continental Holdings and Southwest Airlines
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL - November 30, 2016 - Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include American Airlines Group In...
2016-11-30 00:00:00+00:00
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U.S. Airlines Descend on Havana
After finishing up the busy Thanksgiving travel weekend, a host of U.S. airlines are turning to a new project this week: opening up service to Havana. American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) and JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) operated their first scheduled flights to the Cuban capital on Monday. United Continental joined them on Tuesd...
2016-11-30 00:00:00+00:00
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IBM's Cloud Platform Selected by American Airlines Group
International Business Machines CorpIBM recently announced that its cloud platform, has been chosen by American Airlines Group Inc. AAL to enhance its enterprise scalability, flexibility and reliability. The move will not only enable American Airlines to switch some of its enterprise applications to the cloud but also ...
2016-11-29 00:00:00+00:00
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Bristol-Myers, Google, Deere, Halliburton and American Airlines
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL - November 29, 2016 - Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include Bristol-Myers (NYSE: BMY -...
2016-11-23 00:00:00+00:00
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Southwest Airlines Announces Tentative Deal Ratification
Southwest Airlines Co.LUV declared that its Appearance Technicians have ratified a four-year tentative deal with it. Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association ("AMFA") represents over 200 technicians of the company. Notably, 88% percent of the total votes were in favor of the deal that take effect immediately. Southwest...
2016-11-22 00:00:00+00:00
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3 Stocks Billionaires Are Buying
Warren Buffett, George Soros, and Carl Icahn are among the most successful investors of all time, so following in their footsteps could prove profit-friendly. Fortunately, these gurus file 13F reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission every quarter that show exactly what they've been stashing away in their po...
2016-11-19 00:00:00+00:00
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Just Made 2 Big Stock Moves
DAL data by YCharts . In addition, the airline business has changed significantly since Buffett last dipped his toes in the water. Airlines have done a good job of keeping expenses in check in recent years, and have produced strong margins. All are generating strong cash flow, and have been aggressive about returning c...
2016-11-19 00:00:00+00:00
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American Airlines (AAL) Has Been Soaring Since Earnings, Can It Continue?
A month has gone by since the last earnings report for American Airlines (AAL). Shares have added about 18 % in the past month, easily outpacing the S&P 500 in that time frame. Will the recent positive trend continue leading up to their next earnings release, or is the stock due for a pullback? Before we dive into how ...
2016-11-18 00:00:00+00:00
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Like Buffett, Why You Should Find Value in Airline ETF
Who doesn't want to invest likethe Oracle of Omaha or Warren Buffett? After all, this Wall Street guru has successfully put his money in the right place and continues to reap huge returns. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRK.B is up about 19% so far this year (as of November 16, 2016) and added over 115% in the last ...
2016-11-18 00:00:00+00:00
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: American Airlines Group, United Continental Holdings, Alaska Air Group, SkyWest and JetBlue Airways
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL - November 18, 2016 - Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include American Airlines Group (N...
2016-11-16 00:00:00+00:00
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Buffett's Big New Buys Are Soaring
Warren Buffett is arguably the best investor of our generation, and while Buffett openly admits to having made mistakes in the past, tracking the stocks he's buying can be a great way to discover compelling new ideas for your own portfolio. With that in mind, a review of Berkshire Hathaway 's(NYSE: BRK-B) (NYSE: BRK-A)...
2016-11-16 00:00:00+00:00
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Are the Airlines Really Value Stocks?
Welcome to Episode #18 of the Value Investor Podcast Every week, Zacks value stock strategist and the Editor of Zacks Value Investor portfolio service, Tracey Ryniec, talks about all things happening in the value stock universe, including her top stock picks. It was recently revealed that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hat...
2016-11-15 00:00:00+00:00
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Stock Futures Buoyed By Oil, Strong Consumer Spending
Stock futures added slightly to their earlier gains on signs that consumer spending remains robust and that the manufacturing sector is improving, pointing to a seventh consecutive gain for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Shares were also getting a lift from a sizable gain in oil futures as members of the Organizatio...
2016-11-15 00:00:00+00:00
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Berkshire Hathaway Takes Large Stakes in Airlines
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B) now owns 21.8 million shares of American Airlines ( AAL ), over 4.5 million shares of United Continental ( UAL ) and over 6.3 million shares of Delta Airlines ( DAL ). And Berkshire also took a stake in Southwest Airlines ( LUV ), according to CNBC, As a result of Tues...
2016-11-15 00:00:00+00:00
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Did Buffett Buy American Airlines Group Inc (AAL) Stock? Not Exactly.
InvestorPlaceInvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Warren Buffett has long hated two things: gold, and airline stocks. The Oracle of Omaha has described the airline industry as a "death trap," "capital destructor" and other similar phrases of horror. And he's been pretty right … which is why hi...
2016-11-15 00:00:00+00:00
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Midday Update: Sectors Reverse With Banking Down on Profit-Taking, Tech Higher
The major benchmark averages were treading water in paper-thin ranges Tuesday with strong gains in the tech and energy sector offsetting profit-taking in financial stocks. As a result, the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 were in the plus column, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was struggling to stay positive as its...
2016-11-15 00:00:00+00:00
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Close Update: Tech and Energy Shares Boost Wall Street, Dow Flirts With Record High
Led by gains in the technology and energy sector, the benchmark averages all closed higher Tuesday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average erasing early losses and flirting with another record high before the close. The Nasdaq Composite outperformed on strength in big-cap tech stocks like Amazon ( AMZN ), Facebook ( FB )...
2016-11-15 00:00:00+00:00
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Bets Big on Airlines at the Strangest Time
For two decades, Warren Buffett has been decrying airlines as terrible investments. Indeed, Buffett famously observed that a far-sighted capitalist should have shot down Orville Wright's plane at Kitty Hawk to save future investors the billions of dollars they would go on to lose in the airline business. American Airli...
2016-11-15 00:00:00+00:00
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How Did United Continental Perform Operationally In October?
United Continental's third quarter earnings remained under pressure, despite considerable fuel savings. The primary reason behind the continued weakness in the top-line is the heavy declines in passenger revenues in the Atlantic (9.7%) and Pacific (2.6%) regions. The carrier maintained capacity discipline in hopes to t...
2016-11-11 00:00:00+00:00
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How Did Southwest Perform Operationally In October?
The third quarter results for Southwest and its investors were quite disappointing, given a 3.4% y-o-y drop in revenues and a -5% decline in unit revenues. This was in part attributable to a one-time technology outage episode that ocurred in July, and in part to the continued supply-demand imbalances plaguing the indus...
2016-11-10 00:00:00+00:00
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American Airlines Group Gains on Bullish Q4 RASM View
Shares of Fort Worth, TX-based American Airlines GroupAAL gained on Nov 9, following the company's announcement of bullish fourth-quarter view for total revenue per available seat mile (TRASM: a key measure of unit revenues). The stock closed the last trading session at $42.41, up 1.7% from the previous day's closing p...
2016-11-08 00:00:00+00:00
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Southwest Airlines (LUV) Pilots Approve Contract, Stock Up
Shares of low-cost carrier Southwest AirlinesLUV gained 2.95% on Nov 7, to close the trading session at $41.57. The stock price appreciation was driven by the decision of the company's pilots to ratify a pay-related contract. We remind investors that the Dallas-based carrier and the union representing its pilots, South...
2016-11-05 00:00:00+00:00
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Delta Jumps on the Premium Economy Bandwagon
In the past few years, all of the U.S. airlines offering long-haul service have put extra-legroom seats on their widebody fleets. They rightly recognized that plenty of travelers would pay a premium just to get a few extra inches of legroom on longer flights. Most U.S. airlines offer some kind of extra-legroom seating ...
2016-11-03 00:00:00+00:00
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Southwest Airlines, SkyWest, Allegiant Travel and American Airlines
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL - November 03, 2016 - Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include Southwest Airlines (NYSE: ...
2016-11-02 00:00:00+00:00
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Why American Airlines Group, Inc. Stock Rose 10.9% in October
What happened American Airlines '(NASDAQ: AAL) stock performed poorly in 2015, falling more than 20%. The first half of 2016 was even worse, with the stock plunging nearly 40% by late June due to weak revenue trends throughout much of the world and fears about the impact of Brexit. However, shares of the world's larges...
2016-11-02 00:00:00+00:00
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American Airlines Group, Inc. (AAL) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for November 03, 2016
American Airlines Group, Inc. ( AAL ) will begin trading ex-dividend on November 03, 2016. A cash dividend payment of $0.1 per share is scheduled to be paid on November 21, 2016. Shareholders who purchased AAL prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 10th quarter that AAL...
2016-10-31 00:00:00+00:00
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JetBlue Airways Could Benefit From 2 Major Airport Expansion Projects
In theory, airline giants like American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) and Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) should face intense competition across their route networks. There are few natural barriers to prevent smaller carriers from challenging entrenched airlines, even in their core markets. This lack of barriers to entry allowed ...
2016-10-30 00:00:00+00:00
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The Supposedly Nefarious Story of Intrigue Behind the American Airlines-US Airways Merger
Earlier this month, ProPublica published an expose on the 2013 merger between American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) and US Airways. The article contends that an army of lawyers and lobbyists exerted political influence over the antitrust review process through shady backroom deals, causing the Department of Justice to drop i...
2016-10-28 00:00:00+00:00
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Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Delta Air Lines, United Continental, American Airlines Group, Copa Holdings and GOL Linhas
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL - October 28, 2016 - Today, Zacks Equity Research discusses the Airlines, part 1, including Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL - Free Report ), United Continental (NYSE: UAL - Free Report ), American Airlines Group (NASDAQ: AAL - Free Report ), Copa Holdings (NYSE: CPA - Free Report ) and GOL ...
2016-10-27 00:00:00+00:00
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Stock Exchange: Oscar And Airlines; Fastenal And U.S. Silica Attractive Trades
By Jeff Miller : Each week, Felix and Oscar host a poker game. We listen in on current trading ideas in the few minutes before the game starts. They like to call this their "Stock Exchange." I am the only human present, and the only one using fundamental analysis. Their methods are excellent, as you will learn if you j...
2016-10-26 00:00:00+00:00
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Nasdaq 100 Movers: AAPL, AKAM
In early trading on Wednesday, shares of Akamai Technologies ( AKAM ) topped the list of the day's best performing components of the Nasdaq 100 index, trading up 14.3%. Year to date, Akamai Technologies registers a 28.3% gain. And the worst performing Nasdaq 100 component thus far on the day is Apple ( AAPL ), trading ...
2016-10-26 00:00:00+00:00
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3 Lowest-P/E Stocks Today
RIG data by YCharts . With a trailing P/E ratio of 3, you might think that Transocean's stock is now so cheap that it has turned into a value investor's dream. However, the company's net income is projected to turned negative next year, which threatens to turn this formerly highly profitable business into a money-losin...
2016-10-25 00:00:00+00:00
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I Just Sold My American Airlines Stock: Here's Why
Last week, American Airlines Group (NASDAQ: AAL) reported that its revenue per available seat mile (RASM) declined 2.2% year over year in the third quarter. Ideally, investors would like to see RASM growing at airlines, but this was still a much better result than either Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) or United Continenta...
2016-10-25 00:00:00+00:00
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3 Airline Stocks That Will Fly High in 2017
InvestorPlaceInvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Over the last few years, falling oil prices have helped airline stocks regain their footing and return to profitability after a rough patch that saw many carriers file for bankruptcy. While the benefits of lower fuel prices have already been pr...
2016-10-25 00:00:00+00:00
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Ryder System (R) Q3 Earnings Top, Stock Falls on Weak View
Ryder System Inc.R reported better-than-expected earnings and revenues in the third quarter of 2016. The transportation company's adjusted earnings per share of $1.67 beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.65. However, the bottom line declined 4% year over year. Ryder System reported revenues of $1,724 million that su...
2016-10-24 00:00:00+00:00
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Ford, United, American and Apple are part of Zacks Earnings Preview
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL - October 24, 2016 - Zacks.com releases the list of companies likely to issue earnings surprises. This week's list includes Ford (NYSE: F - Free Report ), United (NYSE: UAL - Free Report ), American (NASDAQ: AAL - Free Report ) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL - Free Report ) . To see more earn...
2016-10-21 00:00:00+00:00
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Spirit Airlines (SAVE) Q3 Earnings: Another Beat in Store?
We expect Miramar, FL-based Spirit AirlinesSAVE to report better-than-expected earnings in the third quarter of 2016. The carrier will release its results on Oct 25, before the market opens. In the second quarter, the carrier had reported a positive earnings surprise of 3.74%. Results were aided by low oil prices . Mor...