Airline Stocks To Watch Now – April 16th

United Airlines, American Airlines Group, Delta Air Lines, AerCap, Southwest Airlines, RTX, and TransDigm Group are the seven Airline stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Airline stocks are shares of companies engaged in the operation of air transportation services, including passenger and cargo flights. Investors in these stocks own a portion of the airline and are exposed to industry-specific risks such as fuel price fluctuations, regulatory changes, and economic cycles that can impact travel demand. 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.

Shares of United Airlines stock traded up $1.71 on Wednesday, reaching $68.71. 15,050,234 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,007,454. United Airlines has a one year low of $37.02 and a one year high of $116.00. The firm has a market cap of $22.49 billion, a PE ratio of 7.29, a P/E/G ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.99, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.81. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $81.51 and its 200-day moving average is $87.33.

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.

Shares of AAL traded down $0.15 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $9.71. The company had a trading volume of 32,910,054 shares, compared to its average volume of 37,791,134. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $12.56 and its 200 day simple moving average is $14.34. The company has a market capitalization of $6.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.51, a P/E/G ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 1.17. American Airlines Group has a 1-year low of $8.50 and a 1-year high of $19.10.

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 DAL stock traded up $0.78 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $41.61. 7,538,980 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 9,289,651. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $51.26 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $57.54. The company has a market cap of $26.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 1.23. Delta Air Lines has a 1-year low of $34.74 and a 1-year high of $69.98. The company has a quick ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 0.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92.

AerCap (AER)

AerCap Holdings N.V. engages in the lease, financing, sale, and management of commercial flight equipment in China, Hong Kong, Macau, the United States, Ireland, and internationally. The company offers aircraft asset management services, such as remarketing aircraft and engines; collecting rental and maintenance rent payments, monitoring aircraft maintenance, monitoring and enforcing contract compliance, and accepting delivery and redelivery of aircraft and engines; and conducting ongoing lessee financial performance reviews.

Shares of AER stock traded down $0.51 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $96.21. 1,559,285 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,388,188. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.89. AerCap has a 12 month low of $81.93 and a 12 month high of $107.36. The stock has a market cap of $17.97 billion, a PE ratio of 7.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.46. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $99.44 and its 200 day simple moving average is $97.10.

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.

LUV traded down $0.29 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $25.52. 4,300,446 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 9,853,186. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $30.22 and its 200-day moving average price is $31.40. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.44, a P/E/G ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 0.94. Southwest Airlines has a 1-year low of $23.58 and a 1-year high of $36.12.

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.

Shares of NYSE RTX traded up $1.39 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $130.03. The stock had a trading volume of 817,393 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,467,990. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.99. The firm has a market cap of $173.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.58. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $128.55 and its 200 day moving average price is $123.71. RTX has a twelve month low of $99.07 and a twelve month high of $136.17.

TransDigm Group (TDG)

TransDigm Group Incorporated designs, produces, and supplies aircraft components in the United States and internationally. The Power & Control segment offers mechanical/electro-mechanical actuators and controls, ignition systems and engine technology, specialized pumps and valves, power conditioning devices, specialized AC/DC electric motors and generators, batteries and chargers, databus and power controls, sensor products, switches and relay panels, hoists, winches and lifting devices, and cargo loading and handling systems.

TDG stock traded up $1.16 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $1,362.08. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 76,949 shares, compared to its average volume of 251,966. TransDigm Group has a 12 month low of $1,176.31 and a 12 month high of $1,451.32. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $1,337.24 and its 200 day moving average price is $1,323.23. The company has a market cap of $76.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.76 and a beta of 1.08.