LATAM Airlines is executing with exceptional precision — a perfect four-quarter beat streak averaging roughly 35% above consensus including a 70% positive surprise most recently, against 22% year-over-year earnings growth at a forward P/E of 8.1x — but a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.4 is the primary financial vulnerability if the growth runway shortens.
Thesis pillars
- Exceptional Earnings Beat Streak→Stable
- Attractive Valuation Growth Franchise↑Improving
- Strong Revenue Growth Momentum↓Deteriorating
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
LATAM Airlines Group S.A. (LTM) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Industrials · Airlines
Sell if holding. Momentum 1.8/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $52.26 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Leverage penalty (D/E 4.5): -1.5; Negative momentum.
LATAM Airlines Group S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides passenger and cargo air transportation services in Chile, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, the United States, other Latin American countries, the Caribbean, Europe, and Oceania. As of December 31,... Read more
Sell if holding. Momentum 1.8/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $52.26 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Leverage penalty (D/E 4.5): -1.5; Negative momentum. Chart setup: RSI 50 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 6.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 96d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-08-15Recent Developments — LATAM Airlines Group S.A.
Latest news
- NEWS Today’s Stock Recommendation (July 29, 2026): LTM Breaks Key Resistance, Signals Bullish Upside - BusinessLine — BusinessLine positive
- NEWS SA analyst upgrades/downgrades: MU, ORCL, SMCI, LTM - MSN — MSN negative
- NEWS Axis Capital Upgrades LTM to Buy From Add; Price Target Is INR4,640 - Moomoo — Moomoo positive
- NEWS LATAM Airlines is JPMorgan's top Latin American airline pick - MSN — MSN positive
- NEWS Axis Capital Upgrades LTM to Buy from Add; Price Target is INR4,640 - marketscreener.com — marketscreener.com positive
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Rating Breakdown
1 floor-breaker·1 ceiling hit
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Sell if holding. Momentum 1.8/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $52.26 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Leverage penalty (D/E 4.5): -1.5; Negative momentum. Chart setup: RSI 50 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $48.60. Score 6.2/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $63.46 (+21.4% upside). Prior stop was $48.60. Stop-loss: $48.60.
Leverage penalty (D/E 4.5): -1.5; Negative momentum.
LATAM Airlines Group S.A. trades at a P/E of 9.7 (forward 8.3). TrendMatrix value score: 8.9/10. Verdict: Sell.
13 analysts cover LTM with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $73.
What does LATAM Airlines Group S.A. do?LATAM Airlines Group S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides passenger and cargo air transportation services in...
LATAM Airlines Group S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides passenger and cargo air transportation services in Chile, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, the United States, other Latin American countries, the Caribbean, Europe, and Oceania. As of December 31, 2024, the company provides passenger transport services to 160 destinations in 27 countries; and operated 371 fleet of aircraft. The company was formerly known as LAN Airlines S.A. and changed its name to LATAM Airlines Group S.A. in June 2012. LATAM Airlines Group S.A. was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in Santiago, Chile.