Commentary August 5

Three Airlines Stocks That May Have Potential to Soar

This week, we use AAII’s A+ Investor Stock Grades to provide insight into three passenger airline stocks. With volatile fuel prices affecting airlines globally, should you consider the three stocks of Allegiant Travel Co. (ALGT), Copa Holdings S.A. (CPA) and SkyWest Inc. (SKYW)?

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Ranked P/B Ratio as of 8/4/2026

COMPANY NAME TICKER P/B RATIO
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. NUS 0.33
Regis Corporation RGS 0.35
Imperial Petroleum Inc. IMPP 0.39
StealthGas Inc. GASS 0.46
Pyxis Tankers Inc. PXS 0.52

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COMPANY NAME TICKER TRAILING P/E
First American Financial Corporation FAF 10.4
East West Bancorp, Inc. EWBC 13.3
United Bankshares, Inc. UBSI 13.7
M&T Bank Corporation MTB 14.1
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A+ Stock Grades

Stocks with grades of B or better across all quant factors as of 8/4/2026.

COMPANY NAME TICKER VALUE GROWTH MOMENTUM EPS REV QUALITY SECTOR
Score Grade Score Grade Score Grade Score Grade Score Grade
AerCap Holdings N.V. AER 84 A 89 A 66 B 84 A 91 A Industrials
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV BUD 62 B 73 B 67 B 65 B 92 A Consumer Staples
Centene Corporation CNC 93 A 89 A 91 A 85 A 72 B Health Care
CONMED Corporation CNMD 70 B 100 A 63 B 86 A 90 A Health Care
Dollar General Corporation DG 62 B 78 B 62 B 64 B 84 A Consumer Staples

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COMPANY NAME TICKER VALUE GROWTH MOMENTUM EPS REV QUALITY SECTOR
Score Grade Score Grade Score Grade Score Grade Score Grade
Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. AKBA 27 D 4 F 10 F 15 F 39 D Health Care
Ardelyx, Inc. ARDX 17 F 29 D 36 D 17 F 27 D Health Care
Ares Management Corporation ARES 5 F 26 D 32 D 26 D 23 D Financials
AeroVironment, Inc. AVAV 14 F 32 D 24 D 33 D 13 F Industrials
A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions Corp. AZ 5 F 12 F 15 F 16 F 38 D Industrials

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Stocks with at least two upgrades or downgrades across all quant factors. Data as of 8/4/2026, compared to previous trading day.

COMPANY NAME TICKER VALUE GROWTH MOMENTUM EPS REV QUALITY SECTOR
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. ALSN C A B B B Industrials
AlTi Global, Inc. ALTI C NA D D D Financials
Ameresco, Inc. AMRC D D A C F Industrials
Aviat Networks, Inc. AVNW C C B D C Information Technology
Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. BOW B NA B B D Financials

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COMPANY NAME TICKER VALUE GROWTH MOMENTUM EPS REV QUALITY SECTOR
AdaptHealth Corp. AHCO A C F F C Health Care
Cabot Corporation CBT B B C C A Materials
The Cigna Group CI A A D C C Health Care
Citizens Bancshares Corporation CZBS C B B NA F Financials
Evaxion A/S EVAX C NA C F D Health Care

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