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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: United Continental, Copa, Delta, Ryanair and American Airlines
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For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL –December 6, 2018 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: United Continental Holdings (UAL - Free Report) , Copa Holdings (CPA - Free Report) , Delta Air Lines (DAL - Free Report) , Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY - Free Report) and American Airlines Group (AAL - Free Report) .
Here are highlights from Wednesday’s Analyst Blog:
Airline Stock Roundup: UAL, DAL, RYAAY and More
In the past week, United Continental Holdings’subsidiary — United Airlines — expanded its partnership with Copa Holdings and Avianca to strengthen its Latin American presence. On government’s approval, this customer-friendly joint business agreement (JBA) is anticipated to create more opportunities related to economic development.
Delta Air Lines also grabbed headlines by virtue of its tepid unit revenue outlook for the fourth quarter of 2018. The carrier now expects unit revenues to grow approximately 3.5% year over year in the October-December period. The previous outlook had projected fourth-quarter unit revenues to increase in the 3-5% band.
Meanwhile, Ryanair Holdings, which has been plagued by labor-related issues for quite some time, received encouraging tidings on the labor front. Notably, this European low-cost carrier reached a preliminary agreement with a union covering its German pilots to ink collective labor deals by early next year.
1. The proposed JBA between United Airlines, Copa Holdings and Avianca is anticipated to facilitate travel experience between the United States and 19 countries in Central and South America. The joint venture will allow U.S. passengers to enjoy a smooth connectivity to Latin America with new nonstop routes and ramped up services on the existing ones apart from reduced travel time. (Read more: United Continental Arm Inks Deal to Boost Latin American Base).
2. At Ryanair, November traffic (including 0.3 million from its LaudaMotion unit) rose 11% year over year to 10.4 million. However, load factor remained unaltered at 96%. Passenger growth, excluding traffic from LaudaMotion unit, was only 8% in the month.
According to the traffic report, more than 88% of Ryanair’s flights arrived on time. Additionally, the deal with pilots has ensured that there will be no strikes in Germany at Ryanair. (Read more: Ryanair's November Traffic Rises Amid Low Airfares).
3. At Delta, November’s consolidated traffic — measured in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) — came in at 16.83 billion, up 4.2% year over year. Meanwhile, consolidated capacity (or available seat miles/ASMs) climbed 3.8% to 19.62 billion. Moreover, consolidated load factor or percentage of seats filled by passengers expanded 40 basis points (bps) to 85.8% as traffic growth exceeded capacity expansion.
The carrier also recorded an on-time performance (mainline) of 83.2% and a completion factor (mainline) of 99.9%. Approximately, 15.5 million passengers boarded Delta in the month.
For fourth-quarter 2018, the company anticipates earnings per share at the high-end of the guided range of $1.10 - $1.30. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the same stands at $1.23. Revenues (excluding third party refinery sales) are now estimated to augment approximately 7.5% in the ongoing quarter. However, this projection is slightly lower than the previous view of an 8% increase. During the same period, Delta expects to generate higher pre-tax margins owing to dwindling oil prices and its measures to curb non-fuel costs.
4. At American Airlines Group, the issue involving a 67-year-old woman, Olimpia Warsaw, took an ugly turn with the carrier contesting the claims of the elderly passenger’s family that she was left alone overnight at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport following the cancellation of her flight on Nov 30, 2018.
After investigating the claims, American Airlines reportedly said that closed-circuit television footage of the event showed that the woman was alone for a little more than an hour after the Detroit-bound flight was cancelled. Per the footage, the lady used a walker twice to go outside to smoke during the time.
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: United Continental, Copa, Delta, Ryanair and American Airlines
For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL –December 6, 2018 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: United Continental Holdings (UAL - Free Report) , Copa Holdings (CPA - Free Report) , Delta Air Lines (DAL - Free Report) , Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY - Free Report) and American Airlines Group (AAL - Free Report) .
Here are highlights from Wednesday’s Analyst Blog:
Airline Stock Roundup: UAL, DAL, RYAAY and More
In the past week, United Continental Holdings’subsidiary — United Airlines — expanded its partnership with Copa Holdings and Avianca to strengthen its Latin American presence. On government’s approval, this customer-friendly joint business agreement (JBA) is anticipated to create more opportunities related to economic development.
Delta Air Lines also grabbed headlines by virtue of its tepid unit revenue outlook for the fourth quarter of 2018. The carrier now expects unit revenues to grow approximately 3.5% year over year in the October-December period. The previous outlook had projected fourth-quarter unit revenues to increase in the 3-5% band.
Meanwhile, Ryanair Holdings, which has been plagued by labor-related issues for quite some time, received encouraging tidings on the labor front. Notably, this European low-cost carrier reached a preliminary agreement with a union covering its German pilots to ink collective labor deals by early next year.
(Read the last Airline Stock Roundup for Nov 28, 2018)
Recap of the Past Week’s Most Important Stories
1. The proposed JBA between United Airlines, Copa Holdings and Avianca is anticipated to facilitate travel experience between the United States and 19 countries in Central and South America. The joint venture will allow U.S. passengers to enjoy a smooth connectivity to Latin America with new nonstop routes and ramped up services on the existing ones apart from reduced travel time. (Read more: United Continental Arm Inks Deal to Boost Latin American Base).
2. At Ryanair, November traffic (including 0.3 million from its LaudaMotion unit) rose 11% year over year to 10.4 million. However, load factor remained unaltered at 96%. Passenger growth, excluding traffic from LaudaMotion unit, was only 8% in the month.
According to the traffic report, more than 88% of Ryanair’s flights arrived on time. Additionally, the deal with pilots has ensured that there will be no strikes in Germany at Ryanair. (Read more: Ryanair's November Traffic Rises Amid Low Airfares).
3. At Delta, November’s consolidated traffic — measured in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) — came in at 16.83 billion, up 4.2% year over year. Meanwhile, consolidated capacity (or available seat miles/ASMs) climbed 3.8% to 19.62 billion. Moreover, consolidated load factor or percentage of seats filled by passengers expanded 40 basis points (bps) to 85.8% as traffic growth exceeded capacity expansion.
The carrier also recorded an on-time performance (mainline) of 83.2% and a completion factor (mainline) of 99.9%. Approximately, 15.5 million passengers boarded Delta in the month.
For fourth-quarter 2018, the company anticipates earnings per share at the high-end of the guided range of $1.10 - $1.30. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the same stands at $1.23. Revenues (excluding third party refinery sales) are now estimated to augment approximately 7.5% in the ongoing quarter. However, this projection is slightly lower than the previous view of an 8% increase. During the same period, Delta expects to generate higher pre-tax margins owing to dwindling oil prices and its measures to curb non-fuel costs.
Delta carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
4. At American Airlines Group, the issue involving a 67-year-old woman, Olimpia Warsaw, took an ugly turn with the carrier contesting the claims of the elderly passenger’s family that she was left alone overnight at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport following the cancellation of her flight on Nov 30, 2018.
After investigating the claims, American Airlines reportedly said that closed-circuit television footage of the event showed that the woman was alone for a little more than an hour after the Detroit-bound flight was cancelled. Per the footage, the lady used a walker twice to go outside to smoke during the time.
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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit http://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.