Top 10 Airline stocks per SA Quant Grades

The airline industry has experienced a significant downturn in 2025, with a 14% drop in value alone over just the past month as investors closely monitor consumer spending in an increasingly volatile market.

While the industry is one of the worst performing markets in 2025, Seeking Alpha outlined the names that may offer investors the best path forward according to its quant grades.

For reference, Seeking Alpha's Quant system is driven by powerful computer processing and SA's special 'Quantamental' analysis. It awards grades to stocks based on collective value, growth, profitability, earnings per share revisions, and price momentum metrics. 

Top 10 Airline Stocks per SA Quant Grades

No. 10: Sun Country Airlines Holdings (SNCY), quant grade of 3.77.

No. 9: Delta Air Lines (DAL), quant grade of 3,88.

No. 8: Copa Holdings (CPA), quant grade of 4.21.

No. 7: Allegiant Travel Company (ALGT), quant grade of 4.29.

No. 6: Southwest Airlines (LUV), quant grade of 4.29.

No. 5: Alaska Air Group (ALK), quant grade of 4.31. 

No. 4: Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY), quant grade of 4.67.

No. 3: SkyWest (SKYW), quant grade of 4.69.

No. 2: Frontier Group Holdings (ULCC), quant grade of 4.88.

No. 1: International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (OTCPK:ICAGY), quant grade of 4.91.

Year-to-date price action: SNCY -10%, DAL -22.7%, CPA +5.5%, ALGT -42.3%, LUV -5.6%, ALK -16.7%, RYAAY +8.5%, SKYW -12.7%, ULCC -16.3%, and ICAGY -3.3%. 

Two airline exchange traded funds that may be worth analyzing in further detail are the U.S. Global Jets ETF (NYSEARCA:JETS), MAX Airlines 3X Leveraged ETN (JETU), and the MAX Airlines -3X Inverse Leveraged ETN (JETD).