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  • This Budget Airline Is Going Up Against the Big Players

    By Austin Higgins - May 23, 2013 | Tickers: DAL, SAVE, UAL

    The airline industry is extremely competitive. Price wars can drive profitability down for many competitors and cause customer service issues. With more people traveling across the country and around the globe, there will always be a demand for airline companies. Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) is going up against the big players in the market and making a huge impact. Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and United Continental Holdings (NYSE: UALmore »)

  • Another Way to Invest in the Airline Industry

    By Robinson Roacho - May 22, 2013 | Tickers: AL, LUV, SAVE

    Airline-related companies have enjoyed investors’ favor this year. The iShares Dow Jones Transportation Average ETF (IYT) has outperformed the S&P 500 by rallying 20% on a year-to-date basis, while the S&P has rallied 15%, and it is trading in uncharted territories. In the airline industry, carriers and aircraft manufacturers capture most of the analysts’ attention. However, aircraft lessors play a key role in the operation of most airlines more »

  • Will Spirit Airlines Fly Higher?

    By Robinson Roacho - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: DAL, SAVE, UAL, LCC

    Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) has rallied 63% YTD to all-time high levels. While other major airlines such as Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and United Continental Holdings (NYSE: UAL) have rallied 52% and 42%, respectively, Spirit Airlines may be grabbing market share from these major carriers. Several news releases from the company suggest that growth in the interim is possible for Spirit Airways.

    Brief Fundamental Analysis

    Spirit Airlines, a $2 more »

  • This Airline Has More Room To Grow

    By Vladimir Zernov - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: DAL, SAVE, UAL, LCC

    Investors have favored Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) this year, with the stock up more than 50% year-to-date. Spirit Airlines is a low-fare airline that operates flights throughout the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean. Spirit has recently reported its first quarter earnings, and the results were warmly welcomed by the market. The stock gained 5.3% on the day of the report.

    Spirit Airlines reported adjusted net income of more »

  • 1 Number Airline Investors Need to Watch

    By Brandy Betz - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: ALGT, DAL, SAVE, UAL

    Informed investing requires in-depth research, but a single metric can often get you started. If you’re considering the high-flying world of airline stocks, there’s a metric that can provide quick comparison between the profitability and efficiency of different airlines.

    Revenue per available seat miles, or RASM, is a valuable tool -- assuming you know how to use it.  Here’s a quick-start guide to the basics -- and the tricks more »

  • Is This the Biggest Threat to the Major Airlines?

    By Mark Holder - May 8, 2013 | Tickers: ALK, JBLU, LUV, SAVE

    All of the benefits of consolidation undertaken by the major airlines to create three behemoths could unravel if new competitive threats enter the market. After decades of losses, new airlines entering the industry don’t appear as likely a threat as some of the established, more regional players aggressively expanding to fill the voids created by the mergers.

    Enter Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) as possibly the biggest threat to the more »

  • Welcome To The Peanut Gallery

    By Alexander MacLennan - April 19, 2013 | Tickers: DAL, LUV, SAVE

    Remember the last time you took a flight in coach and enjoyed comfortable seats, plenty of legroom, and a genuinely pleasant experience overall? A lot of readers will be left wondering how anyone could enjoy this experience today with coach seats the way they are. If you’re one of those people, bad news; it’s about to get even worse.

    Make way for big spenders

    It used to be more »

  • Welcome To The Peanut Gallery

    By Alexander MacLennan - April 17, 2013 | Tickers: DAL, LUV, SAVE

    Remember the last time you took a flight in coach and enjoyed comfortable seats, plenty of legroom, and a genuinely pleasant experience overall? A lot of readers will be left wondering how anyone could enjoy this experience today with coach seats the way they are. If you’re one of those people, bad news; it’s about to get even worse.

    Make way for big spenders

    It used to be more »

  • Is Now the Time to Own an Airline?

    By Daniel Paterson - April 11, 2013 | Tickers: ALK, SAVE, LCC

    The airline industry is one that usually entails a great amount of speculation. Deciding on whether or not to own one of these companies does not have to depend on the economy. Although airlines may seem like purely cyclical businesses, there are indeed great companies that find a way to make profits regardless of headlines and market fluctuations.

    Airlines is a unique industry, as massive barriers to entry protect each more »

  • Is Now the Time to Own an Airline?

    By Daniel Paterson - April 7, 2013 | Tickers: ALK, SAVE, LCC

    The airline industry is one that usually entails a great amount of speculation. Deciding on whether or not to own one of these companies does not have to depend on the economy. Although airlines may seem like purely cyclical businesses, there are indeed great companies that find a way to make profits regardless of headlines and market fluctuations. Airlines are a unique industry as massive barriers to entry protect each more »

  • 4 Companies With No Debt for Your Portfolio

    By William Bias - March 28, 2013 | Tickers: DORM, SAVE, RGR, BKE

    A company that can generate cash flow with little or no outside financing, such as floating debt, represents an optimal investment. This gives those particular companies a leg up in accessing external financing if the need arises. The four companies below fall into that category.

    The pay per item model of ultra-low cost airline Spirit (NASDAQ: SAVE) empowers customers to save or pay for extra items such as seat selection more »

  • A Good Ultra-Low Cost Airline Stock

    By Anh HOANG - March 22, 2013 | Tickers: ALK, LUV, SAVE

    Warren Buffett, in his 1989 letter, said that the cost of thumb sucking had been huge for his shareholders. In the middle of December 2012, I wrote about Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) and suggested that the market significantly undervalued the business at that time. Even after writing an article, I sat still and did not buy into this airline. Since then, Spirit Airlines has jumped by nearly 52%, from $17 more »

  • Will This Airline Soar in 2013?

    By Leo Sun - March 15, 2013 | Tickers: JBLU, RYAAY, LUV, SAVE, LCC

    Discount airline Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) is both a survivor and a champion. When oil rose to $147 per barrel, many airlines struggled to survive. When the recession hit, many had their wings clipped. Spirit Airlines, however, defied those odds.

    Not only has Spirit been profitable for four years in a row, but its share price has more than doubled since its public debut in May 2011. 

    The key to more »

  • Smaller Airline Stocks Could Take Flight

    By Damon Churchwell - March 4, 2013 | Tickers: ALGT, SKYW, SAVE

    Passenger transportation companies with growth strategies can make for attractive investments when demand is trending favorably. Under the auspices of a growing market for short-haul flights, or those between cities without major airports, there is potential for certain entities to thrive. Take a look at just some of the air transport providers that may benefit from such a situation. The primary risk is that of excess expansion, resulting in overcapacity more »

  • 3 Mid-Cap Companies for Your Watch List

    By William Bias - February 8, 2013 | Tickers: CHD, SAVE, BKE

    An investor can find many good investment ideas from mid-cap companies with market capitalization between $1 billion - $10 billion. Companies like these operate at a scale that leaves room for a great deal of expansion and provides ease of management due to their nimbleness. This extra potential translates into greater returns as a group versus the market as a whole returning 30% versus 27% over the past five years (see more »

  • Small Airlines but Large Gains

    By Masam Abbas - January 23, 2013 | Tickers: ALGT, JBLU, SAVE

    I have already covered large-cap airline stocks in one of my earlier posts. However, the small-cap stocks still need to be discussed briefly. I clearly mentioned in my previous post that both Barclays and Goldman Sachs are bullish on the airline sector for 2013. They give three reasons for this:

    1)      Industry revenue expectations remain low and leave room for disappointments, such as higher oil.

    2)      The industry capacity remains more »

  • Three Small-Cap Stocks With Attractive Valuation

    By Dr. Osman Gulseven - December 21, 2012 | Tickers: CLMT, CSTR, SAVE

    Small-cap stocks, if picked wisely, provide an excellent opportunity to make blockbuster profits. Everyone wants to get in early and have some share in the growth of the company. I decided to choose three less known small-cap stocks for this article. I filtered the stocks using the following criteria.

    • EPS growth during the current year should be over 15%.
    • Low Price-to-free cash flows ratio.
    • Expected EPS growth of over 10 more »

  • Which Airline Should You Invest In?

    By Anh HOANG - December 12, 2012 | Tickers: JBLU, LUV, SAVE

    “If you want to be a millionaire, start with a billion dollars and launch a new airline.” – Richard Branson 

    Indeed, Warren Buffett, the most successful investor of all time, has the same opinion about the airline industry. Along with its significant growth over a century, the airline industry has brought negative aggregate value for investors. Buffett commented that the growth of the airline industry, which demanded huge capital to fuel more »

  • Our Price Is Our Product!

    By Ramesh Malayappan - December 12, 2012 | Tickers: DAL, LUV, SAVE, UAL | Editor's Choice

    I traveled to the West Coast this past week on United Airlines (NYSE: UAL), flying coach (or Cattle Class as jovially referred to by frequent flyers). As the hours went by, I wanted to have a snack and the flight attendant told me about a few items that were available for purchase.  Pointing to the airline’s magazine, he said that the descriptions and pricing could be found on the more »

  • Dollar Store of the American Skies!

    By Ramesh Malayappan - November 28, 2012 | Tickers: LUV, SAVE | Editor's Choice

    In an interview with the Wall Street Journal that was published last week, Ben Baldanza, CEO of Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) discussed his company’s aggressive nickel and dime strategy of profit making.  In the interview, Mr. Baldanza says that the airline’s core mantra is about offering the lowest price and how this drives everything that they do.  This strategy is amplified by the airline’s ticker symbol – SAVE more »

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