3 Stocks Pulling The Transportation Industry Downward

TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the transportation industry lower today.
By TheStreet Wire ,

All three major indices are trading down today with the

Dow Jones Industrial Average

(

^DJI

) trading down 95 points (-0.5%) at 18,476 as of Monday, July 25, 2016, 12:55 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 974 issues advancing vs. 1,919 declining with 171 unchanged.

The Transportation industry currently sits down 1.1% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.6%. On the negative front, top decliners within the industry include

Kirby

(

KEX

), down 6.1%,

Trinity Industries

(

TRN

), down 4.4%,

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV

(

ASR

), down 4.1%,

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV

(

PAC

), down 3.4% and

Union Pacific

(

UNP

), down 0.5%.

TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the industry lower today:

3.

Southwest Airlines

(

LUV

) is one of the companies pushing the Transportation industry lower today. As of noon trading, Southwest Airlines is down $0.66 (-1.7%) to $37.17 on heavy volume. Thus far, 5.9 million shares of Southwest Airlines exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 6.9 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $37.02-$38.00 after having opened the day at $37.88 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $37.83.

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Southwest Airlines Co. operates passenger airlines that provide scheduled air transportation services in the United States and near-international markets. As of December 31, 2015, it operated 704 Boeing 737 aircraft. Southwest Airlines has a market cap of $23.8 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are down 12.2% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 8 analysts that rate Southwest Airlines a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 3 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Southwest Airlines

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income, expanding profit margins and good cash flow from operations. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results. Get the full

Southwest Airlines Ratings Report

now.

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2. As of noon trading,

United Continental Holdings

(

UAL

) is down $0.66 (-1.4%) to $46.92 on light volume. Thus far, 1.6 million shares of United Continental Holdings exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 6.1 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $46.78-$47.78 after having opened the day at $47.52 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $47.57.

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United Continental Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides air transportation services in North America, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. The company transports people and cargo through its mainline and regional operations. United Continental Holdings has a market cap of $15.0 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are down 17.0% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 5 analysts that rate United Continental Holdings a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 4 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

United Continental Holdings

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its notable return on equity, attractive valuation levels, good cash flow from operations and expanding profit margins. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Get the full

United Continental Holdings Ratings Report

now.

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1. As of noon trading,

American Airlines Group

(

AAL

) is down $0.34 (-0.9%) to $36.02 on average volume. Thus far, 5.5 million shares of American Airlines Group exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 11.9 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $35.52-$36.40 after having opened the day at $36.35 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $36.36.

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American Airlines Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates in the airline industry. As of December 31, 2015, the company operated 946 mainline aircrafts, as well as 587 regional aircrafts through regional airline subsidiaries and third-party regional carriers. American Airlines Group has a market cap of $20.2 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are down 14.1% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 9 analysts that rate American Airlines Group a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 1 rates it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

American Airlines Group

as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its notable return on equity and good cash flow from operations. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including unimpressive growth in net income, generally higher debt management risk and a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself. Get the full

American Airlines Group Ratings Report

now.

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If you are interested in one of these 3 stocks, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the transportation industry could consider

iShares Dow Jones Transportation

(

IYT

) while those bearish on the transportation industry could consider

ProShares UltraShort Industrials

(

SIJ

).

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