Airline Stocks To Consider – March 5th

United Airlines, American Airlines Group, RTX, Delta Air Lines, Zscaler, Southwest Airlines, and Expedia Group are the seven Airline stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Airline stocks refer to equity shares issued by companies operating in the aviation industry, predominantly airlines that provide passenger and cargo transportation services. These stocks are subject to market fluctuations influenced by factors such as fuel prices, economic conditions, regulatory changes, and consumer travel trends. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Airline stocks within the last several days.

United Airlines (UAL)

United Airlines Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides air transportation services in North America, Asia, Europe, Africa, the Pacific, the Middle East, and Latin America. The company transports people and cargo through its mainline and regional fleets. It also offers catering, ground handling, flight academy, and maintenance services for third parties.

United Airlines stock traded up $3.19 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $89.40. 3,716,797 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,482,275. United Airlines has a 1-year low of $37.02 and a 1-year high of $116.00. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.99. The business has a fifty day moving average of $102.54 and a 200 day moving average of $82.58. The company has a market capitalization of $29.40 billion, a PE ratio of 9.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.43.

American Airlines Group (AAL)

American Airlines Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a network air carrier. The company provides scheduled air transportation services for passengers and cargo through its hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C., as well as through partner gateways in London, Doha, Madrid, Seattle/Tacoma, Sydney, and Tokyo.

AAL stock traded up $0.63 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $13.98. 19,892,422 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 35,458,617. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $16.79 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $14.35. The company has a market cap of $9.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.24, a PEG ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 1.35. American Airlines Group has a 1-year low of $9.07 and a 1-year high of $19.10.

RTX (RTX)

RTX Corporation, an aerospace and defense company, provides systems and services for the commercial, military, and government customers in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. The Collins Aerospace Systems segment offers aerospace and defense products, and aftermarket service solutions for civil and military aircraft manufacturers and commercial airlines, as well as regional, business, and general aviation, defense, and commercial space operations.

NYSE RTX traded up $0.65 on Wednesday, hitting $129.35. 1,855,674 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,611,219. RTX has a 1-year low of $89.44 and a 1-year high of $135.36. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $123.30 and a two-hundred day moving average of $121.59. The company has a current ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63. The company has a market cap of $172.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.40, a P/E/G ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.78.

Delta Air Lines (DAL)

Delta Air Lines, Inc. provides scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Airline and Refinery. Its domestic network centered on core hubs in Atlanta, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Detroit, and Salt Lake City, as well as coastal hub positions in Boston, Los Angeles, New York-LaGuardia, New York-JFK, and Seattle; and international network centered on hubs and market presence in Amsterdam, Bogota, Lima, Mexico City, London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Sao Paulo, Seoul-Incheon, and Tokyo.

Shares of NYSE DAL traded up $1.12 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $55.81. The company had a trading volume of 3,512,747 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,466,183. Delta Air Lines has a 52 week low of $37.29 and a 52 week high of $69.98. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $64.11 and its 200-day moving average price is $57.57. The stock has a market cap of $36.08 billion, a PE ratio of 10.48, a PEG ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.32 and a current ratio of 0.37.

Zscaler (ZS)

Zscaler, Inc. operates as a cloud security company worldwide. The company offers Zscaler Internet Access solution that provides users, workloads, IoT, and OT devices secure access to externally managed applications, including software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications and internet destinations; and Zscaler Private Access solution, which is designed to provide access to managed applications hosted internally in data centers, and private or public clouds.

Shares of Zscaler stock traded down $1.77 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $192.05. The company had a trading volume of 877,761 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,857,890. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $195.83 and a 200 day simple moving average of $191.54. Zscaler has a 1-year low of $153.45 and a 1-year high of $217.84. The company has a market capitalization of $29.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -768.39 and a beta of 0.89.

Southwest Airlines (LUV)

Southwest Airlines Co. operates as a passenger airline company that provides scheduled air transportation services in the United States and near-international markets. As of December 31, 2023, the company operated a total fleet of 817 Boeing 737 aircraft; and served 121 destinations in 42 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as well as ten near-international countries, including Mexico, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Aruba, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Belize, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos.

Shares of NYSE LUV traded up $0.14 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $29.59. The stock had a trading volume of 4,465,843 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,715,216. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.85. Southwest Airlines has a fifty-two week low of $23.58 and a fifty-two week high of $36.12. The firm has a market cap of $17.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.14. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $31.72 and its 200 day simple moving average is $31.11.

Expedia Group (EXPE)

Expedia Group, Inc. operates as an online travel company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through B2C, B2B, and trivago segments. Its B2C segment includes Brand Expedia, a full-service online travel brand offers various travel products and services; Hotels.com for lodging accommodations; Vrbo, an online marketplace for the alternative accommodations; Orbitz, Travelocity, Wotif Group, ebookers, CheapTickets, Hotwire.com and CarRentals.com.

EXPE stock traded up $0.60 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $189.30. The stock had a trading volume of 424,351 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,874,805. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.87. Expedia Group has a twelve month low of $107.25 and a twelve month high of $207.73. The firm has a market cap of $24.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.94, a PEG ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.82. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $187.22 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $169.85.