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) | $8,567.7 | $5,242.4 | 76% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 662.7 | 327.4 | 91% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 98.4% | 73.2% | 79% |
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| Float (Mil) | 653.6 | 366.5 | 87% |
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| Beta | 1.38 | 1.11 | 78% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 64,800 | 262 | 100% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
2.2% | 70.8% | 52% |
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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% | 17.6% | 63% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 15.0% | 17.9% | 57 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | (14.9%) | 0.0% | 0% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | 0.0% | (17.9%) | 64% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 19 | 24 | 20 | |
| Current EPS | ($0.703) | ($1.238) | $0.947 | |
| Month Ago EPS | ($0.117) | ($0.683) | $1.809 | |
| # Rev Up | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| # Rev Down | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $0.563 | $0.095 | $2.480 | |
| Year/Year Chg | 71.5% | (836.9%) | 1,758% | |
| Financials | AAL | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $60,981 | $12,657 | 97% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | ($481) | $159 | 3% |
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| EPS (TTM) | ($0.727) | $0.300 | 24% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $4,267 | $1,150 | 94% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $290 | $29 | 87% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $31,550 | $4,166 | 97% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $36,818 | $7,253 | 90% |
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| Valuation | AAL | Industry Median |
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| P/B | na | 2.06 | na |
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| P/E | na | 10.1 | na |
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| Dividend Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | na | 0.9 | na |
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| Ratios | AAL | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Gross Margin | 20.8% | 21.1% | 22% |
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| Net Margin | (0.8%) | 3.3% | 30% |
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| ROA | (0.8%) | 2.8% | 36% |
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| ROE | 11.8% | 11.9% | 62% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 106.5% | 77.5% | 95% |
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| F-Score | 3 | 4 | 18% |
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Passing Stock Screens
As of 11/5/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies,
| Performance Since Inception: | 2.8% |
| +/- S&P 500: | -4.6 |
| Performance Since Inception: | 2.1% |
| +/- S&P 500: | -5.3 |
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