The airline industry has seen quite a shake-up in recent weeks.
First,
United Airlines
(
UAUA
) and
US Air
(
LCC
) entered
airline merger talks
... again. Then the eruption of an Iceland volcano crippled the
skies over Europe. And by the way, consumer spending is still
taking a toll on carriers while all this is going on.
So how can you make sense of this mess in the airline industry?
Are there actually any airline stocks to buy right now?
The short answer is yes. The longer answer is that domestic
carriers are still largely bad news with the exception of
Southwest
(
LUV
) and
United Airlines
(
UAUA
), and the best airline stocks to buy are mostly in emerging
markets like China and Latin America.
China Eastern Airlines
(
CEA
) and
China Southern Airlines
(
ZNH
) are two
emerging market airline stocks to buy
.
It's no secret as to why foreign airlines are doing well.
Business is booming in emerging markets like China and Brazil, and
that means booming business travel both from companies located
there and U.S. companies traveling to these regions to get a piece
of the pie. Also, consumer spending is stronger in markets like
Latin America and Asia even as U.S. air travelers are pinching
their pennies.
Here's a complete sector breakdown of 23 airline stocks to buy
and sell:
|
Symbol
|
Company Name
|
Market Cap (
B
)
|
Portfolio Grader Grade
|
| AAI |
AirTran Holdings Inc. |
$0.8 |
C - Hold |
| ALK |
Alaska Air Group Inc. |
$1.5 |
A - Strong Buy |
| ALGT |
Allegiant Travel Co. |
$1.1 |
D - Sell |
| AMR |
AMR Corp. |
$2.9 |
D - Sell |
| CEA |
China Eastern Airlines Corp. |
$2.3 |
B - Buy |
| ZNH |
China Southern Airlines Co. |
$3.8 |
B - Buy |
| CAL |
Continental Airlines Inc. |
$3.2 |
C - Hold |
| CPA |
Copa Holdings S.A. |
$2.5 |
B - Buy |
| DAL |
Delta Air Lines Inc. |
$10.9 |
C - Hold |
| XJT |
ExpressJet Holdings Inc. |
$0.1 |
B - Buy |
| GOL |
GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes |
$1.5 |
A - Strong Buy |
| GIA |
Gulfstream International Group |
$0.0 |
F - Strong Sell |
| HA |
Hawaiian Holdings Inc. |
$0.4 |
D - Sell |
| JBLU |
JetBlue Airways Corp. |
$1.9 |
D - Sell |
| LFL |
LAN Airlines S.A. |
$6.2 |
A - Strong buy |
| PNCL |
Pinnacle Airlines Corp. |
$0.1 |
B - Buy |
| RJET |
Republic Airways Holdings Inc. |
$0.2 |
D - Sell |
| RYAAY |
Ryanair Holdings PLC |
$8.7 |
D - Sell |
| SKYW |
SkyWest Inc. |
$0.8 |
D - Sell |
| LUV |
Southwest Airlines Co. |
$9.9 |
B - Buy |
| TAM |
TAM S/A |
$1.8 |
B - Buy |
| UAUA |
UAL Corp. |
$3.8 |
B - Buy |
| LCC |
US Airways Group Inc. |
$1.2 |
C - Hold |
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