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Better Buy: Seaspan Corporation vs. Diana Shipping Inc.
Seaspan Corporation (NYSE: SSW) and Diana Shipping (NYSE: DSX) have gone in opposite directions this year. Seaspan has lost more than 35% of its value while Diana Shipping's stock has surged....
Hawaiian Holdings Is Getting Serious About Share Buybacks
Hawaiian Airlines parent company Hawaiian Holdings (NASDAQ: HA) has achieved stellar earnings growth over the past several years. For a while, the stock price kept up, rising from less than $6 in....
Here's How FedEx Corporation Crushed It in 2017
It's been another good year for investors in FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX). The stock's near 24% rise this year is significantly ahead of the 18% increase of the S&P 500 and key rival United....
Southwest Airlines and United Continental Just Raised Their Q4 Revenue Forecasts
Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) and United Continental (NYSE: UAL) disappointed investors in October with their third-quarter earnings reports and fourth-quarter forecasts. While both carriers....
JetBlue's Fleet Review Should Wrap Up Soon -- and It's a Big Deal
Earlier this year, JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU) launched a comprehensive fleet review, led by new CFO Steve Priest. This entails fine-tuning the timing of aircraft deliveries from Airbus....
Why XPO Logistics Stock Raced Ahead of Peers and Jumped 14% in November
XPO Logistics (NYSE: XPO) has been on fire this year, and November was no different. Shares of the freight and logistics giant soared 14% last month even as close rivals FedEx (NYSE: FDX) and....
3 Top Freight and Logistics Stocks to Buy Now
It's time to load up on freight and logistics stocks as they quietly rev up a future growth engine: e-commerce. As part of the transportation sector, freight and logistics companies facilitate....
This Unloved Airline Stock Is a Great Buy Right Now
Hawaiian Holdings (NASDAQ: HA) is on track to grow its earnings per share in 2017, unlike many of its airline industry peers and despite having already boosted adjusted EPS by 68% last year. The....
These Airline Stocks Soared More Than 12% in November, Here's Why
Airline stocks soared (sorry, couldn't resist) in November, with the three major "discount" carriers -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV), Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE), and JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:....
Delta Air Lines Keeps Driving Flight Cancellations Lower
For the past five years or so, boosting operational performance has been a key goal at Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL). Between 2010 and 2016, the company reduced cancellations by two-thirds and....
This Is Why Seaspan Corporation's Stock Sank 12.6% in November
Shares of Seaspan Corporation (NYSE: SSW) plunged last month, falling nearly 13%, pushing the stock down a disappointing 35% so far this year. Last month's decline came after the company reported....
Why CSX Corporation and Union Pacific Corporation Stock Soared in November
The stock prices of leading railroads CSX Corporation (NASDAQ: CSX) and Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) rose strongly in November, with the former increasing 9.3% and the latter up 10.5% on....
American Airlines Writes Another Check to Solve Another Problem
Last week, American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) and its pilots union revealed that as many as 15,000 December flights didn't have a full crew of pilots assigned. This raised the specter of a....
Hunter Harrison Is Discussing CSX Succession Plans: Should You Beat Him Out the Door?
Hunter Harrison, not even a year into the job as CEO of railroad CSX (NASDAQ: CSX), told the audience at an investor conference this week that he is "trying to step back a little bit" to give the....
What to Expect From United Parcel Service in 2018
Another year and another period of FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) stock performance trouncing that of United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS). In fact, UPS stock is flat on a year-to-date basis at....
1 Reason I Won't Touch American Airlines Stock
American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) has a very confident management team. CEO Doug Parker and President Robert Isom routinely tell investors that the whole airline industry has been radically....
What to Expect From Seaspan Corporation in 2018
This past year has been a disappointment for investors in Seaspan Corporation (NYSE: SSW). The largest independent containership owner and manager started the year by slashing its dividend so it....
The 4 Best Airline Stocks Would Be Huge Tax-Reform Winners
A few weeks ago, I named Alaska Air (NYSE: ALK), Hawaiian Holdings (NASDAQ: HA), JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU), and Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) as the best airline stocks for investors to buy....
United Continental Continues Its Small-City Expansion
Since joining airline giant United Continental (NYSE: UAL) last year, company president Scott Kirby and CFO Andrew Levy have pushed a strategy of expanding in smaller cities. The first big batch....
I'm Not That Impressed by American Airlines' Unit Revenue Growth -- Yet
American Airlines Group (NASDAQ: AAL) posted incredible profit growth in the first couple of years following its merger with U.S. Airways. Merger synergies helped a bit, but the bulk of the profit....
These 3 Stocks Just Raised Their Dividends
We have only a few precious weeks to go before the curtain goes down on 2017. It was quite a year for income investors, and it'll be missed; throughout 2017, new dividend raises seemed to hit the....
Delta Air Lines Is Adding Lie-Flat Seats on More Domestic Flights
For more than a decade, many airlines have offered international-style service -- complete with flat-bed first class or business class seats -- on flights from New York to Los Angeles and San....
Portland Could Be Alaska Air's Top Growth Priority in 2018
Alaska Air (NYSE: ALK) has historically deployed the bulk of its capacity in its hometown of Seattle. It is the largest carrier there by a wide margin, operating roughly 290 daily departures to 90....
Why Hawaiian Airlines Isn't Worried About Competition
Shares of Hawaiian Holdings (NASDAQ: HA) have plunged this year due to worries about new competition from United Continental (NYSE: UAL) and Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV). United plans to....
Another One Bites the Dust: Alaska Airlines Is Pulling Out of Cuba
Last fall, U.S. airlines were falling over themselves to add flights to Cuba, after the Obama administration loosened restrictions on travel to the Caribbean island nation.What a difference a year....