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US Airways Group Inc (LCC): Today's Featured Transportation Winner

By TheStreet Wire 06/13/12 - 05:00 PM EDT

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US Airways Group (LCC) pushed the Transportation industry higher today making it today's featured transportation winner. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.3%. By the end of trading, US Airways Group rose 54 cents (4.8%) to $11.98 on average volume. Throughout the day, 11.2 million shares of US Airways Group exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 8.4 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $11.50-$12.53 after having opened the day at $11.58 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $11.43. Other companies within the Transportation industry that increased today were: YRC Worldwide (YRCW), up 8.4%, FreeSeas (FREE), up 6.2%, Providence & Worcester Railroad Company (PWX), up 5.1%, and United Continental Holdings (UAL), up 3.5%.

US Airways Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides air transportation for passengers and cargo. US Airways Group has a market cap of $1.84 billion and is part of the services sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 7.9, below the average transportation industry P/E ratio of 8.8 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 129.2% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are nine analysts that rate US Airways Group a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and two rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates US Airways Group as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its notable return on equity, revenue growth and increase in net income. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including generally poor debt management and poor profit margins.

You can view the full US Airways Group Ratings Report.

On the negative front, Covenant Transportation Group (CVTI), down 5.7%, DS Torm (TRMD), down 5.2%, Arkansas Best Corporation (ABFS), down 4.9%, and Excel Maritime Carriers (EXM), down 4.6%, were all losers within the transportation industry with FedEx Corporation (FDX) being today's transportation industry loser.

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