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Best Airline Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top airline stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best airline stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Airlines

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Airlines is Zen Rated C and is the 73rd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
SNCY	SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES HOLDINGS INC	$520.95M	9.60%	3.30%	9.43%	7.40%	1.86	0.63	31.70%	4.90%	10.59%
LTM	LATAM AIRLINES GROUP SA	$19.01B	166.50%	6.50%	20.93%	14.30%	20.11	0.62	25.50%	7.60%	14.61%
UAL	UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS INC	$22.48B	31.00%	4.90%	12.60%	10.40%	5.03	0.78	64.00%	6.30%	10.98%
SKYW	SKYWEST INC	$3.61B	15.40%	5.20%	10.26%	7.10%	1.88	0.76	73.80%	9.90%	15.91%
RYAAY	RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC	$27.28B	28.90%	11.40%	20.52%	25.20%	1.26	0.91	40.00%	14.30%	16.45%
CPA	COPA HOLDINGS SA	$3.78B	27.10%	11.10%	18.01%	14.30%	1.42	1.16	58.30%	17.60%	22.93%
ALGT	ALLEGIANT TRAVEL CO	$860.62M	-19.00%	-5.00%	-4.82%	-2.80%	3.07	0.78	58.20%	-9.60%	-6.05%
DAL	DELTA AIR LINES INC	$27.18B	25.80%	4.80%	11.70%	10.80%	4.01	0.38	46.60%	5.90%	9.00%
LUV	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO	$15.93B	5.40%	1.60%	4.84%	4.60%	2.55	0.77	68.00%	2.00%	3.39%
ALK	ALASKA AIR GROUP INC	$5.45B	9.30%	2.30%	5.26%	5.50%	3.52	0.61	55.70%	3.40%	6.10%
AAL	AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC	$6.56B	-15.20%	1.10%	7.63%	4.10%	-14.89	0.52	54.70%	1.30%	5.14%
MESA	MESA AIR GROUP INC	$46.27M	-59.80%	-12.40%	-11.08%	-5.50%	3.93	0.45	17.00%	-19.90%	-11.11%
ULCC	FRONTIER GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$677.20M	15.80%	1.50%	2.84%	1.70%	9.19	0.54	6.90%	2.30%	3.23%
SRFM	SURF AIR MOBILITY INC	$41.52M	N/A	-68.70%	-193.27%	499.60%	-2.03	0.38	7.90%	-62.70%	-55.75%
VLRS	CONTROLADORA VUELA COMPANIA DE AVIACION SAB DE CV	$429.08M	41.60%	2.30%	12.11%	7.20%	14.64	0.78	48.40%	4.00%	15.16%
JBLU	JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP	$1.54B	-11.00%	-1.80%	0.46%	0.30%	5.99	1.01	60.30%	-3.10%	0.65%
FLYX	FLYEXCLUSIVE INC	$222.76M	N/A	-5.00%	0.06%	0.00%	-2.34	0.49	11.30%	-7.80%	0.05%
AZUL	AZUL SA	$88.78M	N/A	-39.10%	-79.93%	-11.70%	-1.86	0.27	57.40%	-46.90%	-20.19%

Airline Stocks FAQ

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

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, 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 #1 top airline stock out of 18 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Sun Country Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ:SNCY) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Sun Country Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ:SNCY) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 12 points higher than the airline industry average of 32.

SNCY passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Sun Country Airlines Holdings has seen its stock lose -26.37% over the past year, underperforming other airline stocks by -24 percentage points.

Sun Country Airlines Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $17.25, an upside of 76.02% from Sun Country Airlines Holdings's current stock price of $9.80.

Sun Country Airlines Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Sun Country Airlines Holdings, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Latam Airlines Group Sa (NYSE:LTM)

Latam Airlines Group Sa (NYSE:LTM) is the #2 top airline stock out of 18 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Latam Airlines Group Sa (NYSE:LTM) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Latam Airlines Group Sa (NYSE:LTM) has a Due Diligence Score of 32, which is equal to the airline industry average of 32.

LTM passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals.

3. United Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ:UAL)

United Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ:UAL) is the #3 top airline stock out of 18 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for United Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ:UAL) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

United Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ:UAL) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 6 points higher than the airline industry average of 32.

UAL passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. United Airlines Holdings has seen its stock return 33.73% over the past year, overperforming other airline stocks by 36 percentage points.

United Airlines Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $106.08, an upside of 54.14% from United Airlines Holdings's current stock price of $68.82.

United Airlines Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 13 analysts covering United Airlines Holdings, 76.92% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 15.38% have issued a Buy, 7.69% 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. Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV)

Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV) has an annual dividend yield of 1.93%, which is the same as the airline industry average of 1.93%. Southwest Airlines Co's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Southwest Airlines Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Southwest Airlines Co's dividend payout ratio of 80% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Ryanair Holdings (NASDAQ:RYAAY)

Ryanair Holdings (NASDAQ:RYAAY) has an annual dividend yield of 1.61%, which is the same as the airline industry average of 1.93%. Ryanair Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one 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 1.32%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the airline industry average of 1.93%. 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 9.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are airline stocks up?

Airline stocks were up 0.45% in the last day, and up 2.33% over the last week.

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

What are the most undervalued airline stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued airline stocks right now are:

1. Copa Holdings Sa (NYSE:CPA)

Copa Holdings Sa (NYSE:CPA) is the most undervalued airline stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Copa Holdings Sa has a valuation score of 71, which is 31 points higher than the airline industry average of 40. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Copa Holdings Sa's stock has dropped -3.92% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the airline industry by -1 percentage points.

2. Sun Country Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ:SNCY)

Sun Country Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ:SNCY) is the second most undervalued airline stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Sun Country Airlines Holdings has a valuation score of 71, which is 31 points higher than the airline industry average of 40. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sun Country Airlines Holdings's stock has dropped -26.37% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the airline industry by -24 percentage points.

3. Latam Airlines Group Sa (NYSE:LTM)

Latam Airlines Group Sa (NYSE:LTM) is the third most undervalued airline stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Latam Airlines Group Sa has a valuation score of 29, which is -11 points higher than the airline industry average of 40. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates LTM a Valuation Rating of "B".

Are airline stocks a good buy now?

50% of airline stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect airline stocks to rise by 58.42% over the next year.

6.25% of airline stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 25% of airline stocks are rated B (Buy), 50% are rated C (Hold), 12.5% are rated D (Sell), and 6.25% are rated F (Strong Sell).

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

The average P/E ratio of the airlines industry is 11.63x.

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