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2016-05-17 00:00:00+00:00
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Delta Air Lines, United Continental Holdings, American Airlines Group and Southwest Airlines
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL - May 17, 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 ( DAL ), United...
2016-05-17 00:00:00+00:00
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Why Did Delta Revise Its Capacity Guidance?
Delta Air Lines ( DAL ) has lowered its system capacity growth to less than 2% for the second half of 2016 in order to improve its unit revenue and manage the rising fuel costs. With the capacity cuts, Delta aims to become the first network carrier to have a positive unit revenue, or PRASM, a popular metric closely tra...
2016-05-13 00:00:00+00:00
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines Group, JetBlue Airways and Air France-KLM SA
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL - May 13, 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, Inc. ( DAL ), ...
2016-05-13 00:00:00+00:00
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Why Is Alaska Air Acquiring Virgin America?
Alaska Air Group ( ALK ) plans to acquire Virgin America ( VA ) in a deal valued at $4 billion. The combined entity is expected to generate annual revenue of more than $7 billion and is likely to deliver revenue and cost synergies of roughly $225 million, to be realized at the time of full integration. The primary obje...
2016-05-12 00:00:00+00:00
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Alaska Air Group, Copa Holdings, United Continental Holdings, American Airlines Group and Southwest Airlines
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL - May 12, 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 ( ALK ), Copa ...
2016-05-11 00:00:00+00:00
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JD Power Study: The 5 Best Airlines 2016
InvestorPlaceInvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips A new study from JD Power lists the best airlines in 2016. The study looked at how satisfied customers were with different airlines and rated them on a scale 1 to 1,000. Several factors were used to determine an airline's position in the rankin...
2016-05-06 00:00:00+00:00
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Shipping Stocks Reporting Earnings Next Week: NVGS, NMM, NAT
The Q1 earnings season is over as far as S&P 500 players in the transportation space are concerned. According to the latest Earnings Trends Report , the growth rate for earnings in this widely diversified sector is +2.9% with an impressive 85.7% companies reporting better-than-expected earnings in the quarter. The impr...
2016-05-04 00:00:00+00:00
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JetBlue Attacks Delta and American Airlines in a Lucrative Market
For more than three decades, the market for frequent "shuttle flights" from New York's LaGuardia Airport to Boston and Washington, D.C., has been split between two airlines. The identities of those two airlines have shifted over time, but today, Delta Air Lines and American Airlines are the two competitors. Since Amtra...
2016-05-01 00:00:00+00:00
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Southwest Airlines Co. Just Handed Its Rivals a Big Gift
Over the past year and a half, Southwest Airlines has gone back to its roots as a disruptive force in the U.S. airline industry. Southwest has added capacity rapidly while challenging its biggest competitors in many of their core markets. Southwest Airlines has grown rapidly in the past year and a half. Image source: T...
2016-04-28 00:00:00+00:00
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Thursday's ETF with Unusual Volume: PEJ
The PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio ETF ( PEJ ) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 292,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 56,000. Shares of PEJ were down about 1.2% on the day. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Thurs...
2016-04-27 00:00:00+00:00
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Why Delta Air Lines, Inc.'s Solid Earnings Report Led to Only a 2% Pop
Delta Airlines delivered a higher-than-expected first-quarter profit, along with plans for share buybacks. Yet the big carrier's stock price barely rose in response. In this segment from the MarketFoolery podcast, Chris Hill talks to Jeff Fischer and JP Bennett about a few areas Delta and the other big airlines still n...
2016-04-26 00:00:00+00:00
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3 Big Airliners Quickly Losing Altitude
InvestorPlaceInvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips While U.S. equities remain in stasis ahead of Wednesday's Federal Reserve policy announcement - with the Dow Jones Industrial Average parked just under the 18,000 level - a number of major industry groups are on the move. Source: Grab Media One...
2016-04-25 00:00:00+00:00
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Aircraft Parts Supplier Heico Riding Multiple Tailwinds
When commercial and military aircraft parts wear down, Heico ( HEI ) is often the go-to supplier for replacements -- and lately more of those parts have been showing their age. It's for a good reason, though. They're getting used more, thanks in part to lower oil prices . "With lower oil prices, airlines are continuing...
2016-04-25 00:00:00+00:00
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Is It Time to Give Up on American Airlines and United Airlines?
Airline industry profits have soared in the past year as falling oil prices have led to huge cost savings. However, for most airlines, this profit growth has been marred by steep unit revenue declines. Having unit revenue decline when fuel costs are plunging isn't necessarily a problem. In 2015, United Continental 's a...
2016-04-23 00:00:00+00:00
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1 More Headache Coming for U.S. Legacy Airlines
Since early 2015, unit revenue has declined steadily at the three biggest U.S. airlines: American Airlines , Delta Air Lines , and United Continental . Unit revenue trends have been particularly weak on international routes, due to factors like the strong dollar and persistent overcapacity. Now the three legacy carrier...
2016-04-22 00:00:00+00:00
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Why Did Hawaiian Holdings (HA) Close 11% Down on the Day
Image via www.travelagentcentral.com Airliner Hawaiian Holdings (HA) released its fiscal 2016 first quarter results yesterday and many investors were not too happy with the results. Shares of the airline company closed on the day 11.36% down due to weaker-than-expected revenue figures. Despite outperforming our EPS est...
2016-04-22 00:00:00+00:00
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American Airlines Group (AAL) Beats on Q1 Earnings
American Airlines GroupAAL came into existence following the Dec 2013 merger of AMR (American Airlines' parent group) and US Airways. The Fort Worth, Texas based company serves customers with more than 6,700 daily flights in more than 50 nations across the globe. American Airlines Group has a healthy track record with ...
2016-04-22 00:00:00+00:00
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Nasdaq 100 Movers: MSFT, ENDP
In early trading on Friday, shares of Endo International ( ENDP ) topped the list of the day's best performing components of the Nasdaq 100 index, trading up 5.9%. Year to date, Endo International has lost about 44.9% of its value. And the worst performing Nasdaq 100 component thus far on the day is Microsoft Corporati...
2016-04-22 00:00:00+00:00
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S&P 500 Movers: MSFT, SWN
In early trading on Friday, shares of Southwestern Energy Company ( SWN ) topped the list of the day's best performing components of the S&P 500 index, trading up 15.1%. Year to date, Southwestern Energy Company registers a 72.7% gain. And the worst performing S&P 500 component thus far on the day is Microsoft ( MSFT )...
2016-04-22 00:00:00+00:00
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Why Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. Stock Plummeted Today
What: Shares of Hawaiian Airlines parent Hawaiian Holdings, were sinking today after reporting first-quarter earnings report last night. The stock closed down 11.4%. So what: Hawaiian traded mostly sideways after releasing earnings last night, but the stock quickly began falling once trading opened today and was down n...
2016-04-22 00:00:00+00:00
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Agree To Purchase American Airlines Group At $23, Earn 7.7% Using Options
Investors considering a purchase of American Airlines Group Inc (Symbol: AAL) shares, but cautious about paying the going market price of $37.79/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their disposal. One interesting put contract in particular, is the January 2018 put at t...
2016-04-22 00:00:00+00:00
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American Airlines (AAL) Stock Falls Despite Earnings Beat
InvestorPlace InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL ) posted its fiscal first-quarter results Friday . The company beat expectations with $1.25 earnings per share versus the consensus estimate of $1.19 EPS, but these figures did not stop AAL shares from sinking. R...
2016-04-22 00:00:00+00:00
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Key Mornings Earnings for April 22: AAL, KMB, MCD
As Q1 earnings season continues , more and more companies are starting to post their earnings results. Yesterday, two FANG stocks, Microsoft Corp. MSFT and Alphabet, Inc. GOOGL , reported their earnings results, as well as coffee giant Starbucks Corp. SBUX . While Alphabet and Microsoft missed earnings estimates, Starb...
2016-04-22 00:00:00+00:00
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Why American Airlines Group Inc (AAL), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) Are 3 of Today’s Worst Stocks
InvestorPlace InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips It was touch and go all day for the market on the final day of the trading week, but when push came to shove as the closing bell rang, it was a stalemate. The S&P 500 ended the day at 2091.58, up just 0.10 points. It could have been worse, how...
2016-04-21 00:00:00+00:00
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United Continental's Revenue Slump Continues: Can American Airlines Do Better?
The three U.S. legacy carriers have encountered severe revenue pressure since early 2015 due to rising competition in the domestic market and the combined impact of the strong dollar, falling fuel surcharges, and weaker demand on international routes. Last week, Delta Air Lines reported that unit revenue trends were st...
2016-04-21 00:00:00+00:00
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Pre-Market Earnings Report for April 22, 2016 : GE, MCD, HON, KMB, CAT, LYB, SYF, AAL, STI, IPG, WBC, AN
The following companies are expected to report earnings prior to market open on 04/22/2016. Visit our Earnings Calendar for a full list of expected earnings releases. General Electric Company ( GE ) is reporting for the quarter ending March 31, 2016. The diversified operations company's consensus earnings per share for...
2016-04-20 00:00:00+00:00
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Spirit Airlines Beats Expectations Again
After being forced to cut its guidance on multiple occasions from late 2014 through 2015, Spirit Airlines has returned to its winning ways. In January, the company dramatically boosted its Q4 margin guidance, offering hope that the unit revenue declines seen throughout 2015 were starting to moderate. On Monday, Spirit ...
2016-04-19 00:00:00+00:00
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Earnings Alert: Which Airline Stocks WIll Hit Turbulence This Season?
It is earnings season and we are taking a look at the top industries in this earnings spotlight series. Today's report focuses on the airline industry as expectations are definitely high for the space. Not only is the airline sector facing reduced competition and seeing lower fuel prices, but it has a Zacks Industry Ra...
2016-04-19 00:00:00+00:00
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Airlines Will Have to Fight for Slots in Tokyo Again
In the past few years, Delta Air Lines , American Airlines , United Continental , and Hawaiian Holdings have repeatedly clashed about four slots reserved for U.S. airlines at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. Airlines have fought over access to Haneda Airport in recent years. Image source: American Airlines. Now they're going to...
2016-04-14 00:00:00+00:00
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: American Airlines Group, Southwest Airlines, JetBlue Airways, United Continental and Delta Air Lines
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL - April 14, 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 ( AAL...
2016-04-14 00:00:00+00:00
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S&P 500 Movers: STX, AAL
In early trading on Thursday, shares of American Airlines Group ( AAL ) topped the list of the day's best performing components of the S&P 500 index, trading up 3.4%. Year to date, American Airlines Group has lost about 2.5% of its value. And the worst performing S&P 500 component thus far on the day is Seagate Technol...
2016-04-14 00:00:00+00:00
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Airline ETF Finds Tailwind from Soaring Delta Profits
Delta Air Lines ( DAL ) revealed a strong first quarter earnings on higher cost savings, lifting the lone airline industry-related exchange traded fund. The U.S. Global Jets ETF (NYSEArca: JETS ) , the only dedicated airline industry-related ETF on the market, gained 1.6% Thursday after Delta Air Lines reported earning...
2016-04-14 00:00:00+00:00
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JetBlue Goes Upscale to Compete With Bigger Rivals
In mid-2014, JetBlue Airways launched its Mint premium service on a limited number of flights between New York and Los Angeles. While JetBlue has offered extra-legroom seats on its flights for many years, this was the first time it ventured into offering a "first-class"-like experience. Mint was a phenomenal success fo...
2016-04-13 00:00:00+00:00
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Southwest Airlines Continues to Outperform Its Larger Rivals
Less than a year ago, Southwest Airlines seemed to be suffering from the same revenue headwinds that were impacting its larger rivals: American Airlines , Delta Air Lines , and United Continental . However, since the middle of 2015, Southwest has shown a remarkable ability to keep unit revenue roughly stable while prof...
2016-04-13 00:00:00+00:00
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A Forensic Financial Analysis Of Sabre Corp. And Its Related-Party Acquisition Of Abacus Suggests Cash Flow And EBITDA Overstatement
By Ben Axler : Report Entitled " Sabre Corp : Slicing Estimates " Spruce Point Capital Management is pleased to announce it has released the contents of a unique short idea involving Sabre Corp (NASDAQ: SABR ), a recycled LBO taken public in 2014 where we see $1200-$1700 per share, or approximately 40% to 60% downside ...
2016-04-13 00:00:00+00:00
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Ellie Mae, American Airlines, JPMorgan Chase, MB Financial and Fidelity Southern highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL - April 13, 2016 - Zacks Equity Research highlights Ellie Mae ( ELLI ) as the Bull of the Day and American Airlines ( AAL ) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on JPMorgan Chase & Co. ( JPM ), MB Financial Inc. ( MBFI ) and Fidelity Southern Cor...
2016-04-12 00:00:00+00:00
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American Airlines March Traffic Up, Q1 PRASM View Soft
Premier passenger carrier American Airlines Group Inc.AAL posted strong air traffic in the month of March. Traffic - measured in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) - stood at 19 billion, up 3.3% from 18.4 billion recorded last March. On a year-over-year basis, consolidated capacity (available seat miles/ASMs) increased 3.8...
2016-04-12 00:00:00+00:00
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American Airlines and United Continental Binge on Buybacks
Most airline stocks had a very up-and-down start to 2016. American Airlines and United Continental were no exception. Shares of both legacy carriers logged double-digit declines in the first six weeks of the year, recovered into positive territory by late March, and have since started to slip back again. American Airli...
2016-04-11 00:00:00+00:00
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Why Alcoa Inc (AA), American Airlines Group Inc (AAL) and Hatteras Financial Corp. (HTS) Are 3 of Today’s Best Stocks
InvestorPlace InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips After slumping in four of last week's five trading sessions, U.S. stocks gave up gains from earlier in Monday's session to slide as the S&P 500 lost 0.27%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.12% while the Nasdaq Composite finished the...
2016-04-08 00:00:00+00:00
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Investors Are Shorting These 4 Tech Stocks Like Crazy
The Fitbit Blaze. Source: Fitbit. When short-sellers become skeptical of a given company's future prospects, they borrow its shares to sell them short, betting that the company's stock is likely to decline. Almost every stock currently trading is being shorted by someone somewhere, but some stocks are shorted much more...
2016-04-06 00:00:00+00:00
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Should You Drop American Airlines from Your Portfolio Now?
On Apr 5 2016, Zacks Investment Research downgraded airline transport carrier American Airlines Group Inc. AAL to a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell). American Airlines operates in a highly competitive industry with the presence of low-cost carriers like Southwest Airlines and Virgin America. Moreover, the disappointing firs...
2016-04-06 00:00:00+00:00
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New Strong Sell Stocks for April 6th
Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List today: American Airlines Group IncAAL Antares Pharma IncATRS ArcBest CorpARCB Attunity LtdATTU BT Group plcBT View the entire Zacks Rank #5 List . Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the...
2016-04-04 00:00:00+00:00
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American Airlines Group Inc: Why You Should Avoid AAL Stock
InvestorPlaceInvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Airline travel, nowadays, has become exceedingly commonplace. No longer is there a need for a travel agency to book a flight. Travelers basically buy the cheapest deal they can find on one of the travel sites, irrespective of the carrier. And t...
2016-04-04 00:00:00+00:00
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Will Alaska Air Acquire Virgin America for Over $2 Billion?
Is the suspense regarding the sale of low-cost carrier Virgin AmericaVA over? If media reports are to be believed, then the answer would be "Yes". The bidding war between JetBlue Airways Corporation JBLU and Alaska Air Group ALK over the acquisition of Virgin America has reportedly been settled in favor of the latter. ...
2016-04-02 00:00:00+00:00
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An Airline Battle Is Heating Up in Los Angeles
At most major airports, there are one or two dominant airlines that carry most of the passenger traffic. It's rare to see rivals mount a serious challenge to the market leaders. Delta Air Lines' recent move into Seattle -- Alaska Air 's home turf -- has been a somewhat surprising exception to the rule. It looks like th...
2016-04-01 00:00:00+00:00
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Why United Continental Holdings Inc (UAL), Marriott International Inc (MAR) and BlackBerry Ltd (BBRY) Are 3 of Today’s Worst Stocks
InvestorPlace InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips The initial reaction to this morning's encouraging jobs report for March was bearish - traders worried that any hint of economic strength might accelerate the Federal Reserve's rate hike plans for 2016. With more time to think about it though,...
2016-04-01 00:00:00+00:00
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Southwest Airlines to Connect Long Beach, Oakland from Summer
In a bid to expand its operations, Dallas, TX-based low-cost carrier Southwest AirlinesLUV announced that it will operate flights connecting the Long Beach Airport and Oakland from Jun 5 this year. In keeping with its expansion initiatives, the carrier intends to operate four non-stop flights (on a daily basis) in eith...
2016-04-01 00:00:00+00:00
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Nasdaq 100 Movers: MAR, TSLA
In early trading on Friday, shares of Tesla Motors ( TSLA ) topped the list of the day's best performing components of the Nasdaq 100 index, trading up 4.7%. Year to date, Tesla Motors registers a 0.3% gain. And the worst performing Nasdaq 100 component thus far on the day is Marriott International ( MAR ), trading dow...
2016-03-31 00:00:00+00:00
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: American Airlines Group, Virgin America, United Continental Holdings, JetBlue Airways and Alaska Air Group
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL - March 31, 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 ( AAL...
2016-03-29 00:00:00+00:00
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Airlines Profit Sharing in Vogue, Courtesy Cheap Oil
It is a no-brainer that low oil prices have been nothing short of a godsend for stocks in the airline space. Just when Ebola fears were wreaking havoc on airline stocks in 2014, oil prices started to dip from over $100 levels, courtesy an over-supplied oil market as demand remained lackluster. Since fuel costs account ...
2016-03-29 00:00:00+00:00
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Oil Prices Recover: What About Airline Stocks?
Airline Stock Performances vs. Brent Crude Oil Price, data by YCharts . However, since reaching a nadir on January 20, oil prices have jumped more than 50%. Airline stocks have rebounded, too. Southwest Airlines stock is back where it was three months ago, while shares of American, Delta, and United are now down modest...
2016-03-24 00:00:00+00:00
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AAL Makes Notable Cross Below Critical Moving Average
In trading on Thursday, shares of American Airlines Group Inc (Symbol: AAL) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $41.51, changing hands as low as $40.19 per share. American Airlines Group Inc shares are currently trading off about 2.7% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of AAL shares, v...
2016-03-24 00:00:00+00:00
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Delta Air Lines, American Airlines Group, Marriott International, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide and United Continental
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL - March 24, 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 the Delta Air Lines, Inc. ( D...
2016-03-23 00:00:00+00:00
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Southwest Airlines' (LUV) Quest to Fly to Cuba Gains Support
Like its peers in the airline space, Dallas-based Southwest Airlines Co.LUV too is eager to get permission from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to operate commercial flights to Cuba. The carrier joined its fellow-U.S. based carriers like American Airlines Group Inc. AAL , Delta Air Lines, Inc. DAL and Alask...
2016-03-23 00:00:00+00:00
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5 Travel Stocks Hit by the Brussels Attacks
At least 31 people were killed and more than 200 injured during terrorist attacks on Brussels airport and a metro station on Tuesday. The Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the two attacks which took place on Tuesday. These tragic developments sent ripples throughout Europe and the world at large. Authoritie...
2016-03-23 00:00:00+00:00
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10 Stocks That Could Derail Your Retirement
InvestorPlaceInvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Are you accumulating enough of an nest egg to maintain a lifestyle comparable to the one you enjoyed while still working? It's a question you'll have to frequently ask yourself as you navigate a path toward retirement. And typically, when you d...
2016-03-22 00:00:00+00:00
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Airline Stocks: Belgium Bombings Won’t Hold Them Down Forever – DAL AAL AFLYY
InvestorPlaceInvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Just when it seemed as if domestic airline stocks like Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL ) and American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ: AAL ) as well as foreign carriers like Air France KLM SA (ADR) (OTCMKTS: AFLYY ) were going to take flight again,...
2016-03-21 00:00:00+00:00
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How Will American Airlines' Equity Value Move, If Crude Oil Prices Rebound To $100 Per Barrel By 2018?
Jet fuel costs account for one-third of an airline's total operating expenses . Due to the steep fall in crude oil prices over the last 20 months, the fuel expense of airlines throughout the globe has been reduced significantly, resulting in a notable jump in their earnings. In our base case , we anticipate crude oil p...
2016-03-19 00:00:00+00:00
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Can US Airlines Industry Continue on Path of Growth?
Many U.S. residents are traveling to other parts of the world, and they use airlines to get where they're going. The U.S. airlines industry is flying high with profits still increasing. Profits are on the increase for a number of reasons such as low fuel prices, increasing numbers of people traveling daily, solid inves...
2016-03-19 00:00:00+00:00
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Surprise! Lower Airline Fees Would Be Bad for Customers
Earlier this month, Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts introduced the cleverly named "Forbidding Airlines from Imposing Ridiculous (FAIR) Fees Act." This proposed legislation would essentially regulate airline fees to ensure that each fee is commensurate with the cost of wh...
2016-03-18 00:00:00+00:00
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Another Painful Reminder of Microsoft's Bungled Nokia Acquisition
iOS and Android, meanwhile, comprised 15.8% and 81% of the smartphone software market share, respectively. Microsoft's bungled Nokia acquisition represented a last-ditch effort on the part of the Redmond-based software giant to narrow the widening chasm between itself and the two leaders. However, as losing its Here su...
2016-03-18 00:00:00+00:00
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PRIMECAP Adds to Stake in Alibaba
Most of PRIMECAP Management ( Trades , Portfolio )'s fourth-quarter activity involved adding to or reducing existing stakes in its portfolio. The guru did buy a couple of new stakes and sold three others, but they had little impact on the portfolio. PRIMECAP raised its stake in Alibaba ( BABA ), a Chinese ecommerce com...
2016-03-16 00:00:00+00:00
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Hawaiian Airlines Flying The Friendly Pacific Rim Skies
Most airlines court business customers -- or more accurately their business expense accounts -- but Hawaiian Airlines is finding success catering primarily to vacationers in the U.S., Asia and elsewhere in the Pacific Rim. Mai Tais and pupus, truly friendly skies and an on-time record that's the envy of the industry: t...
2016-03-15 00:00:00+00:00
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American Airlines and United Continental Expand in the Pacific: Delta Stands Pat
There have been a lot of headlines recently about slowing economic growth in China and other Pacific Rim countries whose economies are tightly intertwined with China's. Despite these headwinds, American Airlines and United Continental -- two of the three big U.S. network carriers -- are growing aggressively in the regi...
2016-03-15 00:00:00+00:00
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American Airlines: Cheap Oil Drives Growth amid Headwinds
On March 7, we issued an updated research report on Fort Worth, TX-based American Airlines GroupAAL . The carrier, like its peers in the airline space, is benefiting from the continuous decline in oil prices . The carrier has an encouraging history with respect to earnings per share, having outshone the Zacks Consensus...
2016-03-13 00:00:00+00:00
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Which Airlines Will Get to Fly to Havana?
Last month, the U.S. and Cuba finalized an agreement that will allow scheduled flights between the U.S. and Cuba to resume. However, U.S. carriers will be limited to 20 daily round-trip flights to Havana. This set off a fierce competition for route authorities among American Airlines , JetBlue Airways , Southwest Airli...
2016-03-09 00:00:00+00:00
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American Airlines February Traffic Up, PRASM View Dull
American Airlines Group Inc.AAL air traffic numbers were strong in the month of February. Traffic - measured in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) - came in at 15.67 billion, up 4.7% from 14.97 billion recorded a year ago. On a year-over-year basis, consolidated capacity (or available seat miles/ASMs) rose 8% to 20.37 bill...
2016-03-09 00:00:00+00:00
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Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: American Airlines Group, Alaska Air Group, JetBlue Airways, United Continental Holdings and Delta Air Lines
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL - March 09, 2016 - Today, Zacks Equity Research discusses the Airlines, (Part 2), including American Airlines Group ( AAL ), Alaska Air Group ( ALK ), JetBlue Airways Corp. ( JBLU ), United Continental Holdings ( UAL ) and Delta Air Lines ( DAL ). Industry: Airlines, part 2 Link: http:...
2016-03-09 00:00:00+00:00
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Southwest Airlines February Traffic Up, Load Factor Down
Low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines Co.LUV announced strong traffic numbers for the month of February with revenue passenger miles (RPMs: a measure of air traffic) improving 13.5% on a year-over-year basis to 8.6 billion. Available seat miles (ASMs: a measure of capacity) climbed 14.7% to 10.9 billion. However, another...
2016-03-08 00:00:00+00:00
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Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: American Airlines Group, Alaska Air Group, JetBlue Airways and Delta Air Lines
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL - March 08, 2016 - Today, Zacks Equity Research discusses the Coal, (Part 3), including American Airlines Group ( AAL ), Alaska Air Group ( ALK ), JetBlue Airways Corporation ( JBLU ) and Delta Air Lines ( DAL ). Industry: Airlines, part 1 Link: http://www.zacks.com/commentary/74444/ai...
2016-03-08 00:00:00+00:00
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Why Shares of Spirit Airlines Incorporated Rose 14.2% in February
What: 2015 was a terrible year for Spirit Airlines investors. Spirit shares lost up to 60% of their value during the year, after price-matching activity from legacy carriers like American Airlines caused unit revenue to plummet. However, the stock has found firmer ground this year, as a CEO change has increased investo...
2016-03-07 00:00:00+00:00
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3 Reasons United Continental Stock Could Fall
Image source: United Continental. Airline giants United Continental Holdings , Delta Air Lines , and American Airlines Group have all posted impressive share-price gains in recent years, and favorable conditions in the industry have conspired to bring huge profits to the industry. In particular, United Continental has ...
2016-03-06 00:00:00+00:00
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3 Reasons American Airlines Stock Could Fall
Image: American Airlines. It's hard to believe that it was only a little more than two years ago that American Airlines Group come out of bankruptcy. Since then, the airline's merger with US Airways has resulted in substantial integration of the two formerly separate operations, and the company now leads Delta Air Line...
2016-03-06 00:00:00+00:00
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U.S. Airlines Get Improved Access to Tokyo: Who Wins?
Four U.S. airlines fly to Asia: American Airlines , Delta Air Lines , United Continental , and Hawaiian Holdings . In the past few years, all four have tussled repeatedly over a small number of slots reserved for U.S. carriers at Haneda Airport, the closest airport to Tokyo. U.S. airlines have been eager to serve Tokyo...
2016-03-05 00:00:00+00:00
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3 Reasons United Continental Stock Could Rise
US Gulf Coast Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel Spot Price data by YCharts . Energy prices are by their nature volatile, and so there's no assurance that United Continental will be able to count on favorable conditions lasting indefinitely. Nevertheless, the extended nature of the drop in the price of crude oil has surprised many...
2016-03-04 00:00:00+00:00
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US Airlines Vie for Cuban Route Permit, Approval Awaited
After the U.S. signed an aviation deal with Cuba allowing 110 scheduled flights on a daily basis to the island, almost every airline in the U.S. applied to the Department of Transportation (DOT) for the new routes schedule to Cuba. The last date for application was set at Mar 2, 2016. The U.S. DOT will review the propo...
2016-03-01 00:00:00+00:00
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Better Buy: Delta Air Lines, Inc. vs. American Airlines
Who's the best buy in airline stocks today? Here's a hint. Image source: Boeing . With oil prices in the tank, and jet fuel costing just pennies on the dollar compared to what it used to cost, you'd think American airlines would be ultra-profitable, and American Airlines stock cheap from a valuation perspective. You'd ...
2016-03-01 00:00:00+00:00
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Walt Disney Co: Make Money With the Magic of DIS Stock
InvestorPlaceInvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Walt Disney Co ( DIS ) stock lost its magical touch last August and has been disappointing shareholders ever since. At its worst the downturn delivered a 29% drubbing to Disney stock , but to be fair, the substantial giveback comes following fo...
2016-03-01 00:00:00+00:00
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Exxon Mobil Corporation: Add Fuel to Your Portfolio With XOM Stock
InvestorPlaceInvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Oil prices have been depressed for months. There is no denying that OPEC has a lot of control over oil prices . As a result, great energy companies like Exxon Mobil Corporation ( XOM ) have suffered tremendously. Although there are many levered...
2016-03-01 00:00:00+00:00
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American Airlines Group Inc: Cheap and Ready for Takeoff (AAL)
InvestorPlace InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips After struggling through a tough January, shares of American Airlines Group Inc ( AAL ) finally broke out of the downtrend and look poised to head higher. Click to Enlarge AAL stock made a new recent low on Feb. 8 at $34.76, but rebounded shar...
2016-02-29 00:00:00+00:00
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Is Delta Air Lines, Inc. Fudging Its Pension Costs?
Among the three largest U.S. airlines, Delta Air Lines has the lowest debt burden . However, it has large unfunded pension liabilities on its balance sheet. Delta's pension underfunding is dramatically greater than that of United Continental , and also significantly worse than that of American Airlines . Despite Delta'...
2016-02-26 00:00:00+00:00
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United Continental Accelerates Its Buyback Plans
As the least profitable of the three largest U.S. airlines, United Continental has been relatively cautious about returning cash to shareholders. For example, unlike its peers Delta Air Lines and American Airlines , United currently doesn't pay a dividend. Brent Crude Oil Spot Price . Data by YCharts . This caused prof...
2016-02-25 00:00:00+00:00
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Delta Air Lines Receives Vote of Confidence from Moody's
Good news for Atlanta, GA-based Delta Air Lines Inc.DAL ! Moody's Investors Service, the rating services arm of Moody's Corp. MCO , has unveiled its bullish view on the carrier. US-based carriers, including Delta, are in the pink of health with oil prices continuously plunging since mid-20Array4. Crude prices are curre...
2016-02-24 00:00:00+00:00
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Mining Is Feeling the Pinch
Last week, Anglo American -- one of the largest mining companies in the world -- announced that it is halting iron ore and coal operations. In this video segment, Sean O'Reilly, Tyler Crowe, and Taylor Muckerman talk about how this follows in the trail of the biggest players in this space recently, and what all this de...
2016-02-22 00:00:00+00:00
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Why Gogo Inc. Shares Jumped Today
What: Shares of Gogo jumped today, up by 11% as of 2:57 p.m. ET, after American Airlines dropped its lawsuit to switch providers. So what: Gogo took a hit last week when American said it was considering switching to rival ViaSat for in-flight connectivity and entertainment options. At the time, Gogo assured investors t...
2016-02-22 00:00:00+00:00
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United Airlines Doubles Share Repurchase Program, Stock Up
United Airlines - the wholly owned subsidiary of United Continental Holdings Inc.UAL - stepped up its share buyback program from $750 million to $Array.5 billion for the first quarter of 20Array6. Following this development, shares of United Continental rallied 3.62% and closed at $53.82 on Friday. Last year, United Co...
2016-02-21 00:00:00+00:00
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U.S. Airlines Scramble for Cuba Flights
Last Tuesday, the U.S. and Cuba signed an historic agreement allowing scheduled flights between the two countries to resume after more than 50 years. This follows the renewal of diplomatic ties between the two countries last summer. U.S. airlines are competing for rights to operate scheduled service to Cuba. Travelers ...
2016-02-19 00:00:00+00:00
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Notable Friday Option Activity: AAL, CST, TBPH
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in American Airlines Group Inc (Symbol: AAL), where a total volume of 60,980 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 6.1 million underlying shar...
2016-02-19 00:00:00+00:00
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Delta Air Lines, Inc.: The Share Buyback That Wasn't
In three of the past four quarters, Delta Air Lines spent exactly $425 million on share buybacks. On Delta'searnings calllast month, CFO Paul Jacobson stated that the company planned to spend roughly the same amount on share repurchases in Q1. Delta's share buyback pace has been pretty consistent recently. Image source...
2016-02-17 00:00:00+00:00
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Delta Air Lines, Inc. Gets an Investment-Grade Rating: Who's Next?
Since surviving the Great Recession, Delta Air Lines has made a herculean effort to improve its balance sheet to protect against any future industry downturns. Delta's management believes that a strong balance sheet will enable its stock to command a much higher earnings multiple. Years of debt-reduction efforts are fi...
2016-02-17 00:00:00+00:00
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53 Trades to Stay Ahead of the Curve
InvestorPlace InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips During these busy times, it pays to stay on top of the latest profit opportunities. Today's blog post should be a great place to start. After taking a close look at the latest data on institutional buying pressure and each company's fundamenta...
2016-02-16 00:00:00+00:00
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Why Gogo Inc. Shares Got Crushed Today
What: Shares of Gogo have gotten crushed on Tuesday, down by 36% as of 11:38 a.m. EST, after partner American Airlines filed a declaratory judgment action against the in-flight Wi-Fi provider last week. So what: American Airlines is considering switching to rival ViaSat for in-flight connectivity options, and the lawsu...
2016-02-16 00:00:00+00:00
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Technology Sector Update for 02/16/2016: IMOS, SONS, GOGO
Top Tech Stocks MSFT +0.57% AAPL +2.65% IBM +1.29% CSCO +3.07% GOOG +1.03% Technology stocks rallied this afternoon, with shares of tech companies in the S&P 500 climbing over 1.6%. In company news, ChipMOS Technology ( IMOS ) shares surged Tuesday after the semiconductor manufacturer reported a 1.7% increase in revenu...
2016-02-16 00:00:00+00:00
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Technology Sector Update for 02/16/2016: CSIQ,SONS,GOGO,AAL
Top Tech Stocks MSFT +0.67% AAPL +2.30% IBM +1.49% CSCO +3.25% GOOG +1.20% Technology stocks were higher in afternoon trading, with shares of tech companies in the S&P 500 advancing around 1.3%. In company news, Canadian Solar Inc. ( CSIQ ) rose Tuesday after the photovoltaic-panels company said it expects to report Q4...
2016-02-16 00:00:00+00:00
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Delta Air Lines, United Continental Holdings, Southwest Airlines, Alaska Air Group and American Airlines Group
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL - February 16, 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 ( DAL ), U...
2016-02-16 00:00:00+00:00
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Investors React as Gogo (GOGO) Stock Crashes
Shares of in-flight internet provider Gogo Inc. GOGO crashed this morning following news that American Airlines Group AAL filed a declaratory judgement against the company last week. Gogo is down about 33% on the day. According to American Airlines, Gogo competitor ViaSat VSAT has proposed a better deal to upgrade the ...
2016-02-15 00:00:00+00:00
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Shoot Now, Ask Later
Since the start of 2016, investor sentiment has led to a shoot now, ask questions later mentality. In the court of economic justice, all stocks have been convicted guilty of recession despite the evidence and defense that proves the economy innocent. Even the Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen did not prove to be a gre...
2016-02-14 00:00:00+00:00
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Delta Air Lines, Inc. Is Poised for Fuel-Efficiency Gains
In the past few years, some airlines -- most dramatically American Airlines -- have spent tons of money on new planes in order to boost fuel efficiency. Meanwhile, Delta Air Lines has made a name for itself by continuing to fly older aircraft and buying up used planes from other airlines. Delta has purchased quite a fe...
2016-02-11 00:00:00+00:00
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Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for February 12, 2016
Delta Air Lines, Inc. ( DAL ) will begin trading ex-dividend on February 12, 2016. A cash dividend payment of $0.135 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 09, 2016. Shareholders who purchased DAL prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 3rd quarter that DAL has paid ...
2016-02-09 00:00:00+00:00
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Spirit Airlines Earnings: Solid End to a Tough Year
2015 was a tough year for Spirit Airlines investors. While Spirit posted strong earnings growth each quarter, it had to lower its margin guidance twice during the year. Furthermore, it saw steep declines in unit revenue, particularly during the second half of the year. As a result, investors bailed on Spirit Airlines s...