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Chris Higgins
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Our Near-Term Thesis on Airlines Is Playing Out: Stocks Beginning to Look More Attractive

In our December 2016 note on the U.S. airlines, we cautioned that stocks across the major network carriers (United, American, and Delta) and Southwest looked fully valued to slightly overvalued. However, we thought investors might find a more attractive entry point as a result of fare headwinds in the first half of 2017 combined with higher costs. Our thesis has begun to play out: Airline stocks have sold off on the back of deteriorating unit revenue guidance and are now trading at an average pr...
Underlying
Delta Air Lines Inc.

Delta Air Lines provides scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo. The company serves the Transatlantic, Transpacific and Latin America markets directly on the company and through joint ventures with airline partners. Internationally, the company has hubs and market presence in Amsterdam, London-Heathrow, Mexico City, Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Seoul-Incheon. These arrangements are commercial joint ventures that include joint sales and marketing coordination, co-location of airport facilities and other commercial cooperation arrangements. The company has other businesses arising from its airline operations, including providing maintenance and engineering support for its regional aircraft.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

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Chris Higgins

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