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) | $9,174.9 | $6,048.6 | 76% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 662.6 | 351.3 | 91% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 98.6% | 72.8% | 80% |
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| Float (Mil) | 654.8 | 385.1 | 88% |
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| Beta | 1.32 | 1.06 | 77% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 50,189 | 270 | 100% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
5.2% | 73.9% | 49% |
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| Growth | AAL | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 25.8% | 25.1% | 87% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 15.0% | 18.0% | 63% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 15.0% | 17.8% | 56 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | (14.9%) | 0.0% | 0% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | 0.0% | (18.5%) | 64% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 20 | 24 | 24 | |
| Current EPS | ($0.228) | $0.104 | $2.442 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $0.314 | $0.593 | $2.530 | |
| # Rev Up | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| # Rev Down | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | ($0.224) | ($0.108) | $2.214 | |
| Year/Year Chg | (313.1%) | (38.1%) | 1,788% | |
| Financials | AAL | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $58,337 | $13,278 | 97% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | ($326) | $301 | 4% |
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| EPS (TTM) | ($0.493) | $0.500 | 27% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $4,374 | $1,150 | 94% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $215 | $32 | 85% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $31,583 | $4,367 | 97% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $36,950 | $7,613 | 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 | 10.5 | 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% | 23% |
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| Net Margin | (0.6%) | 3.5% | 31% |
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| ROA | (0.5%) | 2.8% | 37% |
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| ROE | 8.3% | 11.1% | 52% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 106.2% | 78.3% | 95% |
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| F-Score | 3 | 4 | 18% |
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Passing Stock Screens
As of 8/19/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies,
| Performance Since Inception: | 2.9% |
| +/- S&P 500: | -4.6 |
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