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Retail sentiment soured for Southwest Airlines and American Airlines after the firms reported their quarterly earnings. Let’s take a look at what did not work for the airlines this time.1. Southwest Airlines: The firm reported a 46.3% decline in its second quarter net income at $367 million while stating that it is taking urgent and deliberate steps to mitigate near-term revenue challenges and implement longer-term transformational initiatives. Operating revenue came in at a record $7.35 billion, in line with the Street estimate while earnings per share (EPS) came in at $0.58, higher than an estimate of $0.52.Meanwhile, the revenue per available seat mile (RASM) decreased 3.8% year-over-year (YoY). Following the results announcement, shares of the firm fell over 6% in Thursday’s pre-market session but stabilized during market open. Retail sentiment soured following the significant decline in profits with the sentiment meter trending in the bearish territory (38/100) supported by high message volume. What is noteworthy is the fact that the firm’s third quarter forecast has not done anything to alleviate the negative sentiment. Southwest Airlines said it expects third quarter unit revenue to be in the range of flat to down 2% on a year-over-year (YoY) basis with capacity up roughly 2% YoY.<figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1564/464;" src="https://st-everywhere-cms-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Screenshot_2024_07_25_at_9_28_29_AM_243f946dbb.png" alt="Retail sentiment in bearish territory for Southwest Airlines" width="1564" height="464"><figcaption>Retail sentiment trends in bearish territory for Southwest Airlines</figcaption></figure>2. American Airlines: Shares of the airline fell over 3% in Thursday’s pre-market trading after the firm said it expects full-year adjusted earnings per share to come in between $0.70 and $1.30, which is lower than the forecast of $2.25 to $3.25 a share made in April. The latest guidance stands below a Street estimate of $1.10 to $2.60.“American has taken aggressive action to improve its revenue performance, however, the company’s previous sales and distribution strategy will continue to impact its revenue performance and earnings through the remainder of the year,” the firm said. Following the announcement, retail sentiment was trending in the bearish territory for the stock (29/100) supported by extremely high message volumes.Meanwhile, the airline reported an adjusted earnings per share of $1.09 compared to a Street estimate of $1.06. The firm reported a record quarterly revenue of $14.33 billion as compared to a Street estimate of $14.4 billion.American Airlines clarified that the firm has taken swift and aggressive action to reorient its sales and distribution strategy in ways that continue to be customer-centric, while addressing feedback from corporate and agency partners. Earlier, the airline’s plan to push for more direct sales instead of third-party bookings had reportedly angered many travel agencies.<figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1602/468;" src="https://st-everywhere-cms-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Screenshot_2024_07_25_at_9_29_57_AM_93b5e9a1d9.png" alt="Retail sentiment trends in bearish territory for American Airlines" width="1602" height="468"><figcaption>Retail sentiment trends in bearish territory for American Airlines</figcaption></figure>Photo Courtesy: Forsaken Films on Unsplash

Wall Street Is Unhappy With Southwest Airlines, American Airlines After Q2 Earnings: But What’s Retail Thinking?

Retail sentiment soured for Southwest Airlines and American Airlines after the firms reported their quarterly earnings. Let’s take a look at what did not work for the airlines this time.

Southwest Airlines, American Airlines Disappoint Wall Street After Q2 Earnings

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Retail sentiment was trending in the bearish territory for both companies after they reported second-quarter earnings. While Southwest reported a significant decline in net income, American Airlines came out with a disappointing forecast.

Shares of Ford Motor Co fell over 13% during Thursday’s pre-market session after the company’s second quarter earnings came in lower than Street expectations. Earnings per share came in at $0.47 compared to a Street expectation of $0.68. Net income dropped nearly 5% year-over-year (YoY) to $1.83 billion.However, revenue came in at $47.81 billion, higher than a Street estimate of $44.88 billion.&nbsp; Despite the disappointing earnings, retail sentiment trended in the extremely bullish territory (81/100), possibly based on expectations of a comeback.<figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1568/436;" src="https://st-everywhere-cms-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Screenshot_2024_07_25_at_8_43_56_AM_f93076aa61.png" alt="Retail sentiment trends in extremely bullish zone for Ford Motor Co" width="1568" height="436"><figcaption>Retail sentiment trends in extremely bullish zone for Ford Motor Co</figcaption></figure>Ford pointed out that profitability was affected by an increase in warranty reserves but efforts to lift the quality of new products are starting to pay off.The auto-maker said expectations for the full-year 2024 adjusted earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) remained unchanged at $10 billion to $12 billion. Investors, however, were expecting the company to raise its guidance.Ford President and CEO Jim Farley said that the company’s restructuring plan Ford+ is on track. The company, meanwhile, declared a third-quarter regular dividend of $0.15 per share, payable September 3 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 7.From a segmental basis, the company’s traditional business Ford Blue reported an EBIT of $1.17 billion while its commercial business Ford Pro reported an EBIT of $2.56 billion. The firm stated that demand by commercial customers for Super Duty trucks and Transit commercial vans is outstripping production capacity.The Ford Model e reported an EBIT loss of $1.14 billion amid ongoing industry-wide pricing pressure on first-generation electric vehicles and lower wholesales. These factors more than offset about $400 million in year-over-year cost reductions in the segment, the company said. An anticipated full-year loss of $5 billion to $5.50 billion for Ford Model e is unchanged, with continued pricing pressure and investments in next-generation electric vehicles, it added.The stock is currently trading at a price-to-earnings of 14.09. Stocktwits users, meanwhile, are talking about the cheap valuation of the stock. One user named “JDR1983” believes the stock deserves a much higher multiple than its current valuation.<figure class="image"><a href="https://stocktwits.com/JDR1983/message/580634528"><img style="aspect-ratio:1546/454;" src="https://st-everywhere-cms-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Screenshot_2024_07_25_at_8_45_03_AM_d79594ae9f.png" alt="Stocktwits user JDR1983's post on Ford" width="1546" height="454"></a><figcaption>Stocktwits user JDR1983's post on Ford</figcaption></figure> Photo Courtesy: Nadine Shabana from Unsplash

Retail Shrugs-Off Ford’s Huge Earnings Miss: But Wall Street Hammers The Stock

Earnings per share came in at $0.47 compared to a Street expectation of $0.68. Net income dropped nearly 5% year-over-year (YoY) to $1.83 billion. 

Earnings per share came in at $0.47 compared to a Street expectation of $0.68. Net income dropped nearly 5% year-over-year (YoY) to $1.83 billion. However, revenue came in at $47.81 billion, higher than a Street estimate of $44.88 billion.


GM’s second quarter earnings saw two things happen simultaneously that drew retail interest toward the stock and pushed Stocktwits sentiment toward an extreme. The firm topped Wall Street expectations on multiple metrics and also raised its forecast for the year.The automaker reported a revenue of $47.97 billion during the quarter, higher than a Street estimate of $45.46 billion. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) came in at $3.06, beating an estimate of $2.75. GM’s revenue was 7.20% higher on a year-over-year (YoY) basis while its EPS was up over 60%.Following the announcement, shares of the company were trading over 4% higher on Tuesday morning in the pre-market session. Retail sentiment entered extremely bullish territory (79/100) from a previously neutral zone, supported by high message volume.<figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:790/231;" src="https://st-everywhere-cms-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Screenshot_2024_07_23_at_9_21_48_AM_26e9fe7e16.png" alt="Retail sentiment trends in extremely bullish territory for GM" width="790" height="231"><figcaption>Retail sentiment trends in extremely bullish territory for GM</figcaption></figure>As far its 2024 guidance is concerned, the firm now expects to post an adjusted diluted EPS of $9.50-$10.50 as compared to an earlier guidance of $9-$10. GM said it expects adjusted earnings before interest and tax to come in at $13 billion-$15 billion compared to an earlier guidance of $12.50 billion-$14.50 billion. Adjusted automotive free cash flow is expected at $9.5 billion-$11.50 billion as compared to previous guidance of $8.50 billion-$10.50 billion.Only the net income guidance figure saw a minor downward correction with the firm estimating the metric between $10 billion-$11.40 billion as compared to an earlier guidance of $10.10 billion-$11.50 billion. Notably, the firm’s China operations recorded an equity loss of $104 million.Meanwhile, the automaker has decided to indefinitely delay the production of its Cruise Origin autonomous vehicle. GM CEO Mary Barra said in a letter to shareholders that the Cruise team will simplify their path to scale by focusing their next autonomous vehicle on the next-generation Chevrolet Bolt, instead of the Origin. “This addresses the regulatory uncertainty we faced with the Origin because of its unique design. In addition, per-unit costs will be much lower, which will help Cruise optimize its resources,” she said.Bank of America analyst John Murphy has raised the price target on the stock to $85 from $75 while maintaining a ‘Buy’ rating. Given that the stock is currently trading below the $50 mark, the price target leaves an upside potential of over 71% for the stock.

Retail Investors Go Crazy Over GM Stock After Solid Q2 Earnings, Guidance: But That’s Not All

Automaker GM reported a revenue of $47.97 billion during the quarter, higher than a Street estimate of $45.46 billion.

GM Stock Drew Retail Interest after Q2 earnings

The automaker has decided to indefinitely delay the production of its Cruise Origin autonomous vehicle. The Cruise team will simplify their path to scale by focusing their next autonomous vehicle on the next-generation Chevrolet Bolt, instead of the Origin.

Shares of United Airlines were trading over 1% higher on Thursday after the firm reported an upbeat set of earnings for the second quarter. The firm announced earnings per share of $4.14 compared to a Street estimate of $3.93. Revenue came in at $14.99 billion, slightly lower than an estimate of $15.06 billion. Retail sentiment brightened for the stock with the sentiment meter traveling deep into extremely bullish territory (84/100) supported by a one-year high in message volumes.<figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:778/230;" src="https://st-everywhere-cms-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Screenshot_2024_07_18_at_2_09_57_PM_6684c62f70.png" alt="Retail sentiment trends in extremely bullish territory for United Airlines" width="778" height="230"><figcaption>Retail sentiment trends in extremely bullish territory for United Airlines</figcaption></figure>United said its premium revenue grew 8.50% in the second quarter versus the same quarter last year, while the Basic Economy revenue grew 38% year-over-year (YoY).The airline witnessed a 27.20% YoY rise in its operating income during the quarter to $1.93 billion. Meanwhile, net income rose 23.10% YoY to $1.32 billion. The company reiterated expectations of full-year 2024 adjusted diluted earnings per share of $9-$11.United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said multiple airlines have begun to cancel loss-making capacity, and the firm expects leading unit revenue performance among our largest peers in the second half of the third quarter. “United has long been preparing for the moment when industry-wide domestic capacity would adjust - it's now clear that the inflection point is just 30 days away,” he said.The airline has reduced its debt by voluntarily prepaying the remaining $1.80 billion outstanding balance of the MileagePlus term loan with a nearly 11% interest rate during July.Meanwhile, TD Cowen has increased the price target on the airline stock to $80 from $65. The firm has a ‘Buy’ rating on the stock. Given that United Airlines is currently trading near the $47 mark, the new price target leaves a potential upside of 41%.A Stocktwits user named ‘Thelonetrader’ expressed optimism about the stock, saying it could reach $60 per share.<figure class="image"><a href="https://stocktwits.com/Thelonetrader/message/579867971"><img style="aspect-ratio:788/210;" src="https://st-everywhere-cms-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Screenshot_2024_07_18_at_2_11_22_PM_e64870909a.png" alt="Stocktwits user Thelonetrader's post on United Airlines" width="788" height="210"></a><figcaption>Stocktwits user Thelonetrader's post on United Airlines</figcaption></figure>

United Airlines Topped Analyst Estimates On Earnings, Pushes Retail Sentiment Deeper Into Extremely Bullish Territory

United Airlines announced earnings per share of $4.14 compared to a Street estimate of $3.93. Retail sentiment brightened for the stock with the sentiment meter traveling deep into the extremely bullish territory.

United Airlines announced earnings per share of $4.14 compared to a Street estimate of $3.93. Retail sentiment brightened for the stock with the sentiment meter traveling deep into extremely bullish territory (84/100), supported by a one-year high in message volumes.

Retail sentiment flipped into the extremely bullish territory (80/100) for Ford Motor Co after the company announced it will invest approximately $3 billion to expand its F-series Super Duty production and said it will assemble the pick-ups at its Oakville Assembly Complex in Ontario, Canada, starting in 2026. The $3 billion investment is inclusive of a $2.30 billion investment to install assembly and integrated stamping operations at the Oakville Assembly Complex.<figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:788/217;" src="https://st-everywhere-cms-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Screenshot_2024_07_18_at_12_16_06_PM_7ad2fab066.png" alt="Retail sentiment in extremely bullish territory for Ford Motor" width="788" height="217"><figcaption>Retail sentiment trends in extremely bullish territory for Ford Motor</figcaption></figure>Ford said the move to add production of up to 100,000 units of its best-selling Super Duty to Oakville expands Super Duty production across three plants in North America. This includes Kentucky Truck Plant and Ohio Assembly Plant, which are operating at full capacity.The facility was earlier reserved for Ford’s electric vehicle (EV) production. Last year, Ford had announced it will invest about $1.30 billion in the Oakville Assembly plant for a transition of the facility to a new electric hub. The latest development comes in the wake of a slowing electric vehicle market and intensifying competition in the space, and shows Ford is trying to squeeze more profits from its internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle lineup while it can.Goldman Sachs recently stated that sales momentum for EVs is slowing globally, and hybrids (HEVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) are proving more competitive than first thought.“We’re seeing rising concerns around EV capital costs due to lower prices being realized for used EVs. In the UK, for example, EV used car prices have fallen sharply in recent months. Two, uncertainty around a number of elections this year has decreased visibility on potential changes to government policies affecting the EV industry,” the firm said while adding that rapid charging station infrastructure issues have emerged as a tangible problem.Shares of Ford were trading nearly 2% higher on Thursday. The stock has returned over 21% since the beginning of the year.Recently, Barclays analyst reportedly maintained a ‘Buy’ rating on the stock with a price target of $17. The stock is currently trading at $14.77, indicating an upside potential of 15%. &nbsp;

Retail Investors Cheer Ford’s Decision To Expand F-Series Production At Canadian Plant Previously Reserved For EV Production

The sentiment meter flipped into the extremely bullish territory following Ford’s announcement to expand F-series production at its Canadian plant. The latest development comes in the wake of a slowing electric vehicle market and intensifying competition.

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