Americawould benefit more from10train lines that can go 150 milesperhourthanone that can go 250. Operatingspeed, which is the third most valued factor inthisranking, is more useful.
Some of the stocks he initiated a buy rating on include Alaska Air Group, American Airlines parent AMR, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines parent UAL, because those stocks are highly leveraged to an economic recovery, will benefit from balance-sheet deleveraging, focused on growing margins rather than gaining market share and attractively valued.