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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
United Airlines Holdings Inc.

United Airlines Holdings is a holding company and its principal, wholly-owned subsidiary is United Airlines, Inc. (United). The company is engaged in the transportation of people and cargo throughout North America and to destinations in Asia, Europe, Africa, the Pacific, the Middle East and Latin America. The company, through United and its regional carriers, operates flights to airports, with its hubs at Newark Liberty International Airport, Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Denver International Airport, George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, A.B. Won Pat International Airport, San Francisco International Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport.

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Chris Higgins

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