Airlines stocks are entering the seasonally strongest period, after having a pretty good correction. It looks like a good trading opportunity.One stock we have blogged about in the past with good success has been UAL Corporation (NASDAQ: UAUA). UAL has had a serious correction, dropping from a January 2007 high of $50 and is now around $35.50.
What is attractive about UAL is that it has a strong franchise name and a boat load of cash and little debt. Finishing up the first quarter with $4.2 billion and just $1.2 billion in balance-sheet debt.
Operating cash flow increased by 38% from the first quarter of 2006 to approximately $626 million.
While there are some capacity issues for the most recent quarter, buying a stock with $4.2 billion in cash, balance-sheet debt of $1.2 billion and generating $626 million in OCF, is just too cheap to pass up. Look for United to revisit its $50 higher.
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