Replies to post #31362 on American Airlines Group Inc (AAL)

[Ralph Canine]

I'm just sick of this company doing a bunch of really good things and the analyst just trashing it, time after time after time. Even with upgrades like today we get a lousy 30 cent bump while other carriers are doing much better than us today. Almost like the street is saying "oh they upgraded AAL? let's buy every other airline except them"
This from Cohen:
Market Reflects All The Gloom And None Of The Upside: American shares have been under pressure since early 2015 as the company’s exposure to Latin America and Dallas have resulted in underperforming unit revenue. Latin America is not expected to improve in the near-term, but given the revenue declines, especially in Brazil and Venezuela, any move lower would have a somewhat muted impact to the overall system. The Dallas market is seeing stabilization as the 2015 capacity growth has been absorbed and fares have firmed. The market has somewhat ignored the integration achievements at American. The merger between American and US Airways was completed with little to no issues. We expect the company to hone their systems, driving revenue and operating efficiency.

Note: "Market Reflects All The Gloom And None Of The Upside..."
"The market has somewhat ignored the integration achievements at American. The merger between American and US Airways was completed with little to no issues. We expect the company to hone their systems, driving revenue and operating efficiency."

Ho hum, you finally finished integration and it went off without a problem, and every quarter is a record profit quarter since 2013, and every year is record profit year, and you have bought back around 20% of your shares, and your CEO is so confident in the company that he's taking his pay strictly in stocks, and you're paying a dividend for the first time since the 1980s when Reagan was President and jet fuel is practically given to you since you are the only one smart enough not to hedge fuel, while your competitors have losses in revenue because they hedge...So what!!!

[Ralph Canine]

Chipotle just got an upgrade from Bank of America today and is up 5%. Here's a company that actually makes its customers sick and the market is rejoicing that they were upgraded....what a joke! And not a funny one either!