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Chris Higgins
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Southwest Looking to Fly High in 2018 but Has Little Room for Error

No-moat Southwest Airlines reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2017 results ahead of consensus, but jitters over industry capacity expansion sparking price wars caused shares to drop following earnings. Despite 2018 guidance for operating margin expansion, we’re maintaining our $58 fair value estimate and believe shares are fairly valued.
In the fourth quarter of 2017, total revenue grew 3.9% year over year to $5.3 billion, but operating income fell 8.6% to $773 million on the back of higher ...
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.

Southwest Airlines operates Southwest Airlines, a passenger airline that provides scheduled air transportation in the United States and near-international markets. The company has Boeing 737 aircraft in its fleet and serves destinations in various states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and other near-international countries such as Mexico, Jamaica, The Bahamas, Aruba, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Belize, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos. The company principally provides point-to-point service, which allows for direct nonstop routing. The company also provides a suite of digital platforms to support Customers' needs prior to and during the course of their travel.

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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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