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Best Airline Stocks to Buy Now (2022)
Top airline stocks in 2022 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best airline stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the airlines industry.

Industry: Airlines
Overview
Zen ScorePriceValuationFinancialsForecastEarnings & RevenueDividendsOwnershipTechnicals
Ticker
Company
Exchange
Industry
Zen Score
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
SNCY
SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Airlines
$882.04M$15.17-0.65%$98.39M79.84x2.04
VLRS
CONTROLADORA VUELA COMPANIA DE AVIACION SAB DE CV
NYSE
Airlines
$898.96M$8.11-0.12%$608.42M8.91x11.73
LUV
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO
NYSE
Airlines
$19.31B$32.54-1.36%$3.06B19.37x2.44
ALGT
ALLEGIANT TRAVEL CO
NASDAQ
Airlines
$1.34B$73.65-4.49%$328.69M29.58x2.60
CPA
COPA HOLDINGS SA
NYSE
Airlines
$3.06B$73.030.30%$370.51M70.90x2.27
ALK
ALASKA AIR GROUP INC
NYSE
Airlines
$5.38B$42.46-0.47%$768.00M25.89x2.90
SKYW
SKYWEST INC
NASDAQ
Airlines
$894.89M$17.690.68%$673.81M10.47x2.13
ULCC
FRONTIER GROUP HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Airlines
$2.28B$10.49-0.29%-$132.00M-16.14x8.97
JBLU
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP
NASDAQ
Airlines
$2.25B$6.95-2.80%$206.00M-5.11x2.93
RYAAY
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
NASDAQ
Airlines
$13.97B$61.55-1.58%$384.85M-57.20x1.73
HA
HAWAIIAN HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Airlines
$721.46M$14.04-1.47%-$56.69M-3.03x10.62
UAL
UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Airlines
$11.42B$34.96-1.30%$2.67B-9.27x16.76
DAL
DELTA AIR LINES INC
NYSE
Airlines
$19.63B$30.620.33%$4.09B32.92x18.63
SAVE
SPIRIT AIRLINES INC
NYSE
Airlines
$2.08B$19.07-2.46%$20.63M-6.53x3.65
MESA
MESA AIR GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Airlines
$62.79M$1.730.58%$19.72M-0.83x2.12
CEA
CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORP LTD
NYSE
Airlines
$6.12B$18.675.96%-$1.66B-3.27x4.32
ZNH
CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES CO LTD
NYSE
Airlines
$7.41B$29.232.56%-$1.37B-4.99x3.52
AAL
AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Airlines
$8.27B$12.73-1.09%$1.74B-4.29x-9.07
AZUL
AZUL SA
NYSE
Airlines
$3.11B$10.041.62%$254.21M-96.54x-2.01
GOL
GOL INTELLIGENT AIRLINES INC
NYSE
Airlines
$6.32B$3.980.00%-$757.70M-18.26x-1.68
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Airline Stocks FAQ

What are the best airline stocks to buy right now in Oct 2022?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best airline stocks to buy right now are:

1. Sun Country Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ:SNCY)


Sun Country Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ:SNCY) is the top airline stock with a Zen Score of 52, which is 22 points higher than the airline industry average of 30. It passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Sun Country Airlines Holdings has seen its stock lose -55.88% over the past year, underperforming other airline stocks by -13 percentage points.

Sun Country Airlines Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $26.83, an upside of 76.88% from Sun Country Airlines Holdings's current stock price of $15.17.

Sun Country Airlines Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Sun Country Airlines Holdings, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 16.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Volaris (NYSE:VLRS)


Volaris (NYSE:VLRS) is the second best airline stock with a Zen Score of 48, which is 18 points higher than the airline industry average of 30. It passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Volaris has seen its stock lose -62.93% over the past year, underperforming other airline stocks by -20 percentage points.

Volaris has an average 1 year price target of $20.39, an upside of 151.37% from Volaris's current stock price of $8.11.

Volaris stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Volaris, 71.43% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 28.57% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV)


Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV) is the third best airline stock with a Zen Score of 42, which is 12 points higher than the airline industry average of 30. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Southwest Airlines Co has seen its stock lose -40.24% over the past year, overperforming other airline stocks by 2 percentage points.

Southwest Airlines Co has an average 1 year price target of $48.50, an upside of 49.05% from Southwest Airlines Co's current stock price of $32.54.

Southwest Airlines Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 13 analysts covering Southwest Airlines Co, 46.15% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 7.69% have issued a Buy, 38.46% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 7.69% have issued a Strong Sell.

Are airline stocks a good buy now?

40% of airline stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect airline stocks to rise by 68.69% over the next year.

What is the average p/e ratio of the airlines industry?

The average P/E ratio of the airlines industry is 0.24x.

What are the most undervalued airline stocks?

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued airline stocks right now are:

1. Skywest (NASDAQ:SKYW)


Skywest (NASDAQ:SKYW) is the most undervalued airline stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Skywest has a valuation score of 71, which is 35 points higher than the airline industry average of 36. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Skywest's stock has dropped -65.8% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the airline industry by -23 percentage points.

2. Allegiant Travel Co (NASDAQ:ALGT)


Allegiant Travel Co (NASDAQ:ALGT) is the second most undervalued airline stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Allegiant Travel Co has a valuation score of 71, which is 35 points higher than the airline industry average of 36. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Allegiant Travel Co's stock has dropped -62.93% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the airline industry by -20 percentage points.

3. Sun Country Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ:SNCY)


Sun Country Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ:SNCY) is the third most undervalued airline stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Sun Country Airlines Holdings has a valuation score of 57, which is 21 points higher than the airline industry average of 36. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sun Country Airlines Holdings's stock has dropped -55.88% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the airline industry by -13 percentage points.

Why are airline stocks down?

Airline stocks were down -0.83% in the last day, and up 6% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why airline stocks are down.
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