Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) rose 3.27% to $13.59. The company said
Thursday it swung to a third-quarter profit of $205 million, or 27 cents a
share, compared to a year-ago loss of $16 million, or 2 cents a share.
Analysts
polled by FactSet Research were looking for earnings of 25 cents a share, on
average.
The
stock went up more than 19% year-to-date.
JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU) is up 0.22%
to $6.97. The company said Thursday its third-quarter earnings nearly
quadrupled to $59 million, or 18 cents a share, from $15 million, or 5 cents a
share, in the year-ago period.
Analysts
polled by FactSet Research expected a profit of 19 cents a share, on average.
The
stock made its fresh 52-week high of $7.24.
AMR Corporation (NYSE:AMR) surged 1.84%
to $7.47. The company is expected to post earnings of 33 cents a share for the
third quarter, according to a FactSet poll.
Over the
past 52-week, the stock had traded within the range of $5.11-$10.50 and is down
more than 3% year-to-date.
AMR
Corporation incorporated in October 1982, operates in the airline industry. The
Company’s principal subsidiary is American Airlines, Inc. (American).
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) jumped 2.24%
to $13.26 on about 4.64 million shares. The company said it earned $363
million, or 43 cents a share, a reversal from a loss of $161 million, or 19
cents a share, in the year-ago third quarter.
Analysts
polled by FactSet Research had been looking for quarterly earnings of 93 cents
a share, on average.
The
stock opened at $13.03 and has a 52-week range of $6.78-$14.94. In the past one
month of trading sessions, the stock went up more than 11%.
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