Soleil Trims Estimates & Price Target on Southwest (LUV) Following Market Checks
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Soleil Securities is reiterating its Buy rating on shares of Southwest (NYSE: LUV), but is lowering its price target by $1 to $15.
The firm is also lowering its FY11 and FY12 EPS estimates from $0.80 and $1.00 to $0.57 and $0.95 as indications only show Aprils revenue up ~6% and as Q2 looks to only have a high single digit gain.
Soleil comments that, "We are heartened that management is talking about a no growth bias for 2012, although we wish they could find a way to scale back 2011's expansion. We also continue to expect the AirTran (NYSE: AAI) acquisition, which is expected to close on May 2, to add a couple of cents to 2011 EPS and $0.05 or so to 2012."
The firm notes that shares of JetBlue (Nasdaq: JBLU) are currently a better buy in this sector.
For more ratings news on Southwest click here and for the rating history of Southwest click here.
Shares of Southwest closed at $11.31 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $10.42-$14.32.
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The firm is also lowering its FY11 and FY12 EPS estimates from $0.80 and $1.00 to $0.57 and $0.95 as indications only show Aprils revenue up ~6% and as Q2 looks to only have a high single digit gain.
Soleil comments that, "We are heartened that management is talking about a no growth bias for 2012, although we wish they could find a way to scale back 2011's expansion. We also continue to expect the AirTran (NYSE: AAI) acquisition, which is expected to close on May 2, to add a couple of cents to 2011 EPS and $0.05 or so to 2012."
The firm notes that shares of JetBlue (Nasdaq: JBLU) are currently a better buy in this sector.
For more ratings news on Southwest click here and for the rating history of Southwest click here.
Shares of Southwest closed at $11.31 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $10.42-$14.32.
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