We have entered the heart of the 2024 Q1 earnings cycle with a notably stacked earnings schedule on deck for this week. The period has primarily been positive so far, with the big banks’ results not causing any spooks.This week, we’ll hear from American Airlines (AAL) and Southwest Airlines (LUV) . What can investors expect? We can use results from a peer, United Airlines (UAL) , as a small read-through. Let’s take a closer look.United Airlines Concerning headline figures, UAL posted a 71% beat relative to ...

The Zacks Transportation sector is widely diversified. It houses airlines, railroads, shipping and trucking companies to name a few.Improvement in the demand scenario from the pandemic lows is a major positive. The uptick in trading volumes is likely to have aided the performance of transportation companies in the soon-to-be-reported quarter.However, high fuel costs are likely to have hurt the first-quarter performance of transportation companies. Fuel expenses represent a key input cost for any transportat ...

In its upcoming report, American Airlines (AAL) is predicted by Wall Street analysts to post quarterly loss of $0.28 per share, reflecting a decline of 660% compared to the same period last year. Revenues are forecasted to be $12.59 billion, representing a year-over-year increase of 3.3%.Over the past 30 days, the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has been adjusted downward by 2% to its current level. This demonstrates the covering analysts' collective reassessment of their initial projections during t ...

Quite frankly, with so much attention paid to artificial intelligence and cryptocurrencies, there hasn’t been much discussion (relative to prior market cycles) about meme stocks to buy now. However, the practice itself hasn’t gone away.Peruse your favorite social media network and you can find plenty of discussions about coordinated efforts to lift certain ideas. Even better, the discipline has evolved, encompassing far more than troubled video game retailers or cineplex operators facing lean times.While th ...

Given the current, strong state of the macro economy, many transportation stocks have performed very well in recent months. And that trend is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. On the consumer side, the strong labor market has resulted in continued, powerful travel trends. Plus, with Washington spending a great deal of money on infrastructure, a high number of truck makers and railroad firms have done very well. Automakers are also doing relatively well because of consumer strength, and the fact ...

American Airlines (AAL) closed the latest trading day at $14.02, indicating a +0.94% change from the previous session's end. The stock's performance was ahead of the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.22%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 0.06%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq depreciated by 0.52%.Shares of the world's largest airline have depreciated by 4.67% over the course of the past month, outperforming the Transportation sector's loss of 5.07% and lagging the S&P 500's loss of 1.66%.Investors will be eagerly w ...

United Parcel Service (UPS) is scheduled to report first-quarter 2024 results on Apr 23, before market open.The company has an impressive earnings surprise history, having surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the preceding four quarters, the average beat being 1.38%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for first-quarter 2024 earnings has been revised 15.3% downward over the past 60 days.Given this backdrop, let’s delve deeper to unearth the factors likely to have influenced UPS’ performance in the to- ...

The Allied Pilots Association says safety problems are increasing at American Airlines.It said incidents include tools left in wheel wells and increased collisions between towed planes.United Airlines has faced increased oversight from regulators, which American will want to avoid. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read preview Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're ...

Airline stocks are up today as a strong earnings report from United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) is lifting up companies in the sector on Wednesday.The earnings report starts off well with United Airlines reporting an adjusted loss of 15 cents per share. That’s better than the adjusted loss of 57 cents per share that Wall Street was expecting.Helping send airline stocks up today is the company’s revenue of $12.54 billion. That was able to beat out Wall Street’s revenue estimate of $12.45 billion for the period.Ano ...

Looking for a stock that has been consistently beating earnings estimates and might be well positioned to keep the streak alive in its next quarterly report? American Airlines (AAL) , which belongs to the Zacks Transportation - Airline industry, could be a great candidate to consider.When looking at the last two reports, this world's largest airline has recorded a strong streak of surpassing earnings estimates. The company has topped estimates by 214.74%, on average, in the last two quarters.For the last re ...