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Southwest Airlines November Traffic Up, RASM View Raised
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Southwest Airlines Company (LUV - Free Report) recently reported traffic numbers for November. Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) — a measure of air traffic — increased 3.4% year over year to 10.80 billion in the month. Meanwhile Available Seat Miles (ASMs) — a measure of capacity — climbed 2.5% to 12.58 billion. Load factor (the percentage of seats filled by passengers) inched up 70 basis points (bps) to 85.8% in November owing to traffic growth outpacing capacity expansion.
On a year-to-date basis, Southwest Airlines witnessed a 3.5% rise in RPMs to 118.33 billion. Also, ASMs grew 3.7% to 140.94 billion. As a result, the load factor decreased 20 bps to 84%. Additionally, passenger count in the first 11 months of 2017 rose 3.9% to 144.33 billion.
The company now anticipates fourth-quarter 2017 operating revenues per ASM (RASM) to increase 1-2%, higher than the previous guidance of a slight growth up to 1.5%.
Additionally, the carrier has been making continued efforts to extend operations. To this end, it recently announced the launch of daily international flights from Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Providenciales International Airport (in the Turks and Caicos Islands). Further, the carrier has begun flights from FLL to San Jose, Costa Rica and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Moreover, it aims to start services between Houston and Grand Cayman on Saturdays from Jun 9, 2018 (read more: Southwest Airlines to Expand With More International Flights).
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Southwest Airlines carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Some better-ranked stocks in the airline space are Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. , International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (ICAGY - Free Report) and Deutsche Lufthansa AG (DLAKY - Free Report) . While Gol Linhas and International Consolidated Airlines sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), Deutsche Lufthansa carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
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Southwest Airlines November Traffic Up, RASM View Raised
Southwest Airlines Company (LUV - Free Report) recently reported traffic numbers for November. Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) — a measure of air traffic — increased 3.4% year over year to 10.80 billion in the month. Meanwhile Available Seat Miles (ASMs) — a measure of capacity — climbed 2.5% to 12.58 billion. Load factor (the percentage of seats filled by passengers) inched up 70 basis points (bps) to 85.8% in November owing to traffic growth outpacing capacity expansion.
On a year-to-date basis, Southwest Airlines witnessed a 3.5% rise in RPMs to 118.33 billion. Also, ASMs grew 3.7% to 140.94 billion. As a result, the load factor decreased 20 bps to 84%. Additionally, passenger count in the first 11 months of 2017 rose 3.9% to 144.33 billion.
The company now anticipates fourth-quarter 2017 operating revenues per ASM (RASM) to increase 1-2%, higher than the previous guidance of a slight growth up to 1.5%.
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Additionally, the carrier has been making continued efforts to extend operations. To this end, it recently announced the launch of daily international flights from Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Providenciales International Airport (in the Turks and Caicos Islands). Further, the carrier has begun flights from FLL to San Jose, Costa Rica and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Moreover, it aims to start services between Houston and Grand Cayman on Saturdays from Jun 9, 2018 (read more: Southwest Airlines to Expand With More International Flights).
Zacks Rank & Key Picks
Southwest Airlines carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Some better-ranked stocks in the airline space are Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. , International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (ICAGY - Free Report) and Deutsche Lufthansa AG (DLAKY - Free Report) . While Gol Linhas and International Consolidated Airlines sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), Deutsche Lufthansa carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Shares of Gol Linhas, International Consolidated Airlines and Deutsche Lufthansa have soared more than 200%, 56% and 100%, respectively, in a year.
Today's Stocks from Zacks' Hottest Strategies
It's hard to believe, even for us at Zacks. But while the market gained +18.8% from 2016 - Q1 2017, our top stock-picking screens have returned +157.0%, +128.0%, +97.8%, +94.7%, and +90.2% respectively.
And this outperformance has not just been a recent phenomenon. Over the years it has been remarkably consistent. From 2000 - Q1 2017, the composite yearly average gain for these strategies has beaten the market more than 11X over. Maybe even more remarkable is the fact that we're willing to share their latest stocks with you without cost or obligation.
See Them Free>>