Three Airlines Stocks That May Have Potential to Soar
Airfares are rising to absorb the higher fuel costs, but demand for air travel has stayed strong.
Rosalio Madrigal
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| Industrials | Passenger Airlines |
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Airfares are rising to absorb the higher fuel costs, but demand for air travel has stayed strong.
Rosalio Madrigal
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| Share Statistics | AAL | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $8,612.2 | $5,286.0 | 75% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 662.6 | 326.6 | 91% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 98.7% | 72.4% | 81% |
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| Float (Mil) | 654.8 | 375.6 | 88% |
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| Beta | 1.32 | 1.05 | 76% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 60,807 | 158 | 100% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
1.5% | 71.2% | 49% |
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| Growth | AAL | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 25.8% | 25.4% | 87% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 15.0% | 18.0% | 63% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 15.0% | 17.9% | 56 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | (14.9%) | 0.0% | 0% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | 0.0% | (18.1%) | 64% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 20 | 23 | 23 | |
| Current EPS | ($0.331) | ($0.118) | $2.245 | |
| Month Ago EPS | ($0.223) | $0.116 | $2.480 | |
| # Rev Up | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| # Rev Down | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | ($0.164) | ($0.033) | $2.229 | |
| Year/Year Chg | (409.3%) | (170.2%) | 1,713% | |
| Financials | AAL | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $58,337 | $12,657 | 97% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | ($326) | $215 | 4% |
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| EPS (TTM) | ($0.493) | $0.300 | 28% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $4,374 | $1,085 | 94% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $215 | $33 | 85% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $31,583 | $4,284 | 97% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $36,950 | $6,358 | 89% |
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| Valuation | AAL | Industry Median |
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| P/B | na | 2.02 | na |
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| P/E | na | 10.4 | na |
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| Dividend Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | na | 0.7 | na |
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| Ratios | AAL | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Gross Margin | 21.2% | 22.4% | 22% |
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| Net Margin | (0.6%) | 3.4% | 31% |
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| ROA | (0.5%) | 2.8% | 37% |
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| ROE | 8.3% | 9.9% | 52% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 106.2% | 80.3% | 95% |
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| F-Score | 3 | 4 | 18% |
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Passing Stock Screens
As of 9/11/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies,
| Performance Since Inception: | 3.3% |
| +/- S&P 500: | -4.2 |
| Performance Since Inception: | 2.8% |
| +/- S&P 500: | -4.7 |
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