Best Airline Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top airline stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best airline stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the airlines industry.

Industry: Airlines
Ticker
Company
Exchange
Industry
DD Score
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
CPA
COPA HOLDINGS SA
NYSE
Airlines
$3.86B$91.810.74%$1.08B7.18x1.45
RYAAY
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
NASDAQ
Airlines
$26.23B$46.01-1.77%$3.52B12.71x1.26
SNCY
SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Airlines
$873.51M$16.502.04%$199.67M19.41x1.91
UAL
UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Airlines
$35.85B$109.00-0.14%$8.05B12.99x5.35
ALK
ALASKA AIR GROUP INC
NYSE
Airlines
$9.64B$75.922.03%$1.13B29.89x3.37
DAL
DELTA AIR LINES INC
NYSE
Airlines
$43.97B$68.140.32%$8.85B9.39x4.52
VLRS
CONTROLADORA VUELA COMPANIA DE AVIACION SAB DE CV
NYSE
Airlines
$208.31M$7.921.02%$723.10M113.14x20.21
SKYW
SKYWEST INC
NASDAQ
Airlines
$4.71B$116.760.51%$823.74M19.40x2.01
ULCC
FRONTIER GROUP HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Airlines
$2.10B$9.3415.45%$143.00M-233.50x9.61
LTM
LATAM AIRLINES GROUP SA
NYSE
Airlines
N/A$31.251.73%$1.30B16.23x31.60
AAL
AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Airlines
$11.28B$17.170.64%$4.63B41.88x-14.09
SRFM
SURF AIR MOBILITY INC
NYSE
Airlines
$69.32M$4.476.18%-$166.37M-0.28x-1.72
LUV
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO
NYSE
Airlines
$18.59B$31.00-0.29%$1.91B-344.44x2.35
JBLU
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP
NASDAQ
Airlines
$2.31B$6.672.62%$3.00M-2.66x5.29
ATSG
AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Airlines
$1.46B$22.230.00%$484.40M-2,223.00x1.65
ALGT
ALLEGIANT TRAVEL CO
NASDAQ
Airlines
$1.66B$90.491.34%$382.52M-60.73x2.68
MESA
MESA AIR GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Airlines
$51.64M$1.25-0.79%-$6.69M-0.54x3.93
AZUL
AZUL SA
NYSE
Airlines
$224.56M$1.93-5.39%$1.11B-0.48x-1.96
FLYX
FLYEXCLUSIVE INC
NYSEMKT
Airlines
$273.45M$3.505.42%-$4.31MN/A-2.58

Airline Stocks FAQ

What are the best airline stocks to buy right now in Feb 2025?

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

1. Copa Holdings Sa (NYSE:CPA)


Copa Holdings Sa (NYSE:CPA) is the top airline stock with a Due Diligence Score of 60, which is 32 points higher than the airline industry average of 28. It passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Copa Holdings Sa has seen its stock lose -8.99% over the past year, underperforming other airline stocks by -45 percentage points.

Copa Holdings Sa has an average 1 year price target of $153.00, an upside of 66.65% from Copa Holdings Sa's current stock price of $91.81.

Copa Holdings Sa stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Copa Holdings Sa, 80% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Ryanair Holdings (NASDAQ:RYAAY)


Ryanair Holdings (NASDAQ:RYAAY) is the second best airline stock with a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 26 points higher than the airline industry average of 28. It passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ryanair Holdings has seen its stock lose -17.9% over the past year, underperforming other airline stocks by -54 percentage points.

Ryanair Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $58.80, an upside of 27.8% from Ryanair Holdings's current stock price of $46.01.

Ryanair Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Ryanair Holdings, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Sun Country Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ:SNCY)


Sun Country Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ:SNCY) is the third best airline stock with a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 18 points higher than the airline industry average of 28. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Sun Country Airlines Holdings has seen its stock return 13.79% over the past year, underperforming other airline stocks by -22 percentage points.

Sun Country Airlines Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $18.80, an upside of 13.94% from Sun Country Airlines Holdings's current stock price of $16.50.

Sun Country Airlines Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Sun Country Airlines Holdings, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the airline stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 3 airline stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 airline stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Copa Holdings Sa (NYSE:CPA)


Copa Holdings Sa (NYSE:CPA) has an annual dividend yield of 5.26%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the airline industry average of 2.15%. Copa Holdings Sa's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Copa Holdings Sa's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Copa Holdings Sa's dividend payout ratio of 31.8% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Ryanair Holdings (NASDAQ:RYAAY)


Ryanair Holdings (NASDAQ:RYAAY) has an annual dividend yield of 1.67%, which is the same as the airline industry average of 2.15%. Ryanair Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Ryanair Holdings's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Ryanair Holdings's dividend payout ratio of 10.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL)


Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) has an annual dividend yield of 0.73%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the airline industry average of 2.15%. Delta Air Lines's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Delta Air Lines's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Delta Air Lines's dividend payout ratio of 6.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are airline stocks up?

Airline stocks were up 0.79% in the last day, and down -1.39% over the last week. Frontier Group Holdings was the among the top gainers in the airlines industry, gaining 15.45% yesterday.

Frontier Group Holdings shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q4 financial results,

What are the most undervalued airline stocks?

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

1. United Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ:UAL)


United Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ:UAL) is the most undervalued airline stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. United Airlines Holdings has a valuation score of 71, which is 40 points higher than the airline industry average of 31. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

United Airlines Holdings's stock has gained 164.05% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the airline industry by 128 percentage points.

2. Copa Holdings Sa (NYSE:CPA)


Copa Holdings Sa (NYSE:CPA) is the second most undervalued airline stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Copa Holdings Sa has a valuation score of 71, which is 40 points higher than the airline industry average of 31. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Copa Holdings Sa's stock has dropped -8.99% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the airline industry by -45 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 71, which is 40 points higher than the airline industry average of 31. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sun Country Airlines Holdings's stock has gained 13.79% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the airline industry by -22 percentage points.

Are airline stocks a good buy now?

41.18% of airline stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect airline stocks to rise by 15.4% 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 -49.71x.
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