Helane Becker

Major airline stocks traded lower on Wednesday after Delta Airlines (NYSE: DAL) released results and guidance for the month of June. In a press release Wednesday, Delta reported a three percent change in aircraft fuel and related taxes, stating volatile fuel prices impacts the comparability of...

In a report published Wednesday, Cowen and Company analyst Helane Becker reiterated an Outperform rating and $31.00 price target on Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL). In the report, Cowen and Company noted, “We are taking this opportunity to reiterate our Outperform rating on the shares of Delta Air...

Dahlman Rose and Co. analyst Helane Becker is maintaining her Hold rating on United Continental Holdings Inc. (NYSE: UAL) due to capacity concerns. In a note to clients, Becker writes, "We believe industry consolidation is good for capacity restraint, and given that, we anticipate United will...

Dahlman Rose & Co. analyst Helane Becker raised estimates on US Airways (NYSE: LCC), as did the company's management today, to reflect lower operating expenses. It rates shares at Buy, with a $14 price target. In the research note, Becker writes, "This morning management provided an update to...

Dahlman Rose & Co. analyst Helane Becker is raising her price target on shares of Air Transport Services Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ATSG) to $8 from $6.70, as it believes ATSG's aircraft and customer diversification have enabled it to transform its business. It has a Buy rating on shares. In the...

Helane Becker, an analyst of Dahlman Rose & Co., reiterated a hold rating on Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) despite better than expected earnings and a positive outlook for 2010 and 2011. The Analyst estimates LUV's 2010 EPS at $0.73, and she sees 2011 EPS at $0.84. This means that LUV is...

Jesup & Lamont Securities analyst Helane Becker reiterated her Buy rating for shares of Continental Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: CAL), with a price target of $26. Becker said wrote that Continental Airlines has a large cash position of more than $3 billion and that the company has said repeatedly that...

Analyst Helane Becker at Jesup & Lamont has maintained a Buy rating for AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI). Jesup & Lemont has a price target of $7.10 for the AirTran Holdings stock. The company has recently announced that it has reached an agreement with its dispatchers, represented by...

Jesup & Lamont analyst Helane Becker reiterated her Buy rating for Continental Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: CAL) because most of the airline's reported financial numbers fell in line with Jesup & Lamont's earlier forecasts. Continental Airlines reported that its January traffic grew by 8.6% as...

Hawaiian Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: HA) reported that December traffic grew by 5.1% on flat capacity. For the full year traffic was up by 3.7% on 2.2% more capacity. The number of passengers carried grew by 6.2% to 8.3 MM which is a record for the company. However analyst Helane R. Becker from Jesup...

Helane R. Becker, analyst at Jesup & Lamont, has maintained a Buy rating on United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE: UPS) and increased its target price by $2.72 per share to $71.00 per share. UPS is a package delivery company that provides transportation, logistics and financial services in U.S. and...