Southwest Airlines

Short sellers largely retreated from U.S.-based airline stocks between the October 15 and October 31 settlement dates. However, the number of shares sold short in U.S. Airways (NYSE: LCC) rose significantly in the period. Note that American Airlines remains in bankruptcy, pending its merger with...

Lots of quarterly reports are on deck this week, to go along with all the delayed economic data expected to be released. Analysts and investors should have plenty to mull over. Earnings highlights will include reports from AT&T, McDonald's, Microsoft and Netflix, which are all expected to post...

Among the in U.S.-based airlines, the largest upswings in short interest in early September, as the summer travel season came to a close, happened to Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV). The number of shares sold short in Allegiant Travel (NASDAQ: ALGT) and SkyWest (...

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Among the in U.S.-based airlines, the largest upswings in short interest in late August happened to Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and United Continental (NYSE: UAL), as the summer travel season began to wind down. The number of shares sold short in Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), Allegiant Travel (...

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After pulling back for most of the summer travel season, short sellers moved back into Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel (NASDAQ: ALGT) in early August. Short interest in U.S.-based airlines JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU), Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE), United Continental (NYSE: UAL) and U.S....

After pulling back early in the summer travel season, short sellers are moved back into United Continental (NYSE: UAL) as July came to a close. Short interest in U.S.-based airlines Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL), JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU) and Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) grew more modestly...

With the summer travel season well underway, the short interest in most U.S.-based airlines dwindled. Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK) and Allegiant Travel (NASDAQ: ALGT) saw sizable drops in their numbers of shares sold short between the June 28 and July 15 settlement dates. The number of shares...

The earnings crunch continues this week. Reports are due from the likes of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) and General Motors (NYSE: GM), which are expected to say their earnings were lower than a year ago. On the other hand, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Ford (...

As the summer travel season got underway, Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV), Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) and United Continental (NYSE: UAL) saw sizable swings in short interest. Other players in the U.S. airline industry that saw increasing short interest between the June 14 and June 28...

As the summer travel season got underway, Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) and United Continental (NYSE: UAL) saw sizable declines in short interest. But other players in the U.S. airline industry saw increasing short interest between the May 31 and June 14 settlement dates. These include Allegiant...

It wasn’t too long ago when Boeing (NYSE: BA) felt like the Carnival Cruise Lines (NYSE: CCL) of aviation. All within a small window of time, its 787 Dreamliner, which already left a bad taste in the mouths of investors because of its money and time overruns, was full of mechanical issues. Most...

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL), Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) and U.S. Airways (NYSE: LCC) had the largest swings in short interest in the U.S. airline industry between the May 15 and May 31 settlement dates. We take a closer look at these three below. The number of shares sold short in Alaska...

Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) had the only sizable upswing in short interest in the U.S. airline industry between the April 30 and May 15 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short in Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and U.S. Airways (NYSE: LCC) increased more modestly. Take a closer look at...