American Is the Year’s Best Airline Stock. Wall Street Is Getting More Bullish.

Barrons2021-07-26

American has been the year’s best airline stock, but it’s winning more backing on Wall Street with several analysts upgrading the stock after a relatively strong earnings report. Seaport Global ...

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Lim888
2021-07-28
Lim888
Plz like
woonws
2021-07-26
woonws
Interesting... but why only American Airlines? Why not Delta or United? Since the outlook should be getting better for all US airlines. American hasnt been that great in terms of reliability, customer service, vision etc. Probably feels the weakest compared to Delta or United.
Felibhai
2021-07-26
Felibhai
O yea

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While it’s still early in the recovery, he wrote, “increased comfort” around corporate and trans-Atlantic revenue, combined with the carrier’s plans to strengthen its balance sheet, are driving “increased conviction” in earnings for 2022.\nAmerican is expecting a robust recovery in domestic business revenue, McKenzie noted, and its international routes offer exposure to pent-up business demand in the U.K., Europe, and Brazil; American has a new code-sharing agreement with the Brazilian domestic carrier GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes (GOL).\nAmerican has cut labor and operating costs, partly by removing 157 planes from its fleet and improving operating efficiencies with only four major aircraft models. 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And there are no guarantees that American won’t continue to dilute its shares, as it’s done throughout the pandemic, as it aims to ramp up capacity and compete for more revenue in a recovery.\nAmerican’s high-volume strategy could also run into headwinds if the demand climate doesn’t cooperate.\nNew coronavirus cases are soaring, again with the Delta variant taking root in the U.S., Europe, and other regions. Australia and New Zealand has suspended their travel corridor, and the U.S. has yet to allow travel from Europe, Brazil, India, and China for noncitizens.\nAirline stocks have been grounded for months, moreover, consolidating gains from late 2020 as vaccinations became widespread and travel demand started to rise. The sector is down 10% in the last three months against a 4.5% return for the S&P 500.\nNonetheless, analysts are raising earnings estimates across the sector after a slew of relatively upbeat earnings reports from carriers such as Delta Air Lines (DAL), United Airlines Holdings (UAL) and Southwest Airlines (LUV).\nAlong those lines, Cowen’s Helane Becker raised her target on American to $23 while maintaining a Market Perform rating. Her 2023 EPS estimate is well below McKenzie’s, at $2.55, though. At her $23 target, the stock would trade at 9 times earnings.\nBernstein analystDavid Vernonalso liked American’s report, writing that, “if anything, the guidance is more bullish than we expected.” He maintained an Outperform rating and $28 target.\nJP Morgan ‘s Jamie Baker also lifted estimates on American, though he’s staying bearish. 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