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

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.

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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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