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‘All Airlines Are Poised to Bounce’: Citi Makes the Case for Buying These 2 Airline Stocks Now

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‘All Airlines Are Poised to Bounce’: Citi Makes the Case for Buying These 2 Airline Stocks Now The airline industry struggled over the past year, with multiple headwinds weighing on demand…
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  • All airlines are poised to bounce with positive setup for elongated mid-cycle beginning in 2026

    80% confidence

  • Legacy low-cost carriers will be relative underperformers through the cycle

    80% confidence

  • Risks of structural impairment at American Airlines are overstated; if AAL demonstrates company-specific momentum, stock offers most significant upside potential among supermajors

    80% confidence

  • Alaska Air is most supermajor-like of non-supermajor carriers and management strategy leans toward developing supermajor strengths

    80% confidence

  • Supermajors will be biggest beneficiaries through the airline industry cycle with most favorable risk/reward

    80% confidence

  • American Airlines rated Buy with $19 price target representing 28% upside potential

    80% confidence

  • Recent pullback in Alaska Air shares creates unusual opportunity to build long-term position at near tactical lows

    80% confidence

  • Alaska Air's Accelerate target of >$10/share in EPS in 2027 is still possible despite consensus backing away

    80% confidence

  • Alaska Air rated Buy with $61 price target representing 23% upside potential

    80% confidence
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