United Airlines Holdings Inc $UAL Stock Holdings Lowered by Aperture Investors LLC

Key Points

• Aperture Investors LLC reduced its position in United Airlines Holdings Inc by 17.5%, holding 23,056 shares valued at approximately $1.59 million.
• Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in United Airlines by 1.1%, owning nearly 37 million shares worth over $2.55 billion, while several other institutional investors also made notable adjustments.
• Wall Street analysts have varied outlooks on United Airlines, with target prices ranging from $105.00 to $127.00 and a consensus average price target of $111.43.

Aperture Investors LLC reduced its holdings in United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UAL - Free Report) by 17.5% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 23,056 shares of the transportation company's stock after selling 4,890 shares during the quarter. Aperture Investors LLC's holdings in United Airlines were worth $1,592,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Wahed Invest LLC raised its position in shares of United Airlines by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Wahed Invest LLC now owns 2,106 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $204,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the period. Wedbush Securities Inc. raised its position in shares of United Airlines by 3.3% during the 1st quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 4,651 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $321,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares during the period. Forum Financial Management LP raised its position in shares of United Airlines by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 5,723 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $556,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc. raised its position in shares of United Airlines by 2.0% during the 1st quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 7,758 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $536,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the period. Finally, Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its position in shares of United Airlines by 15.6% during the 1st quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 1,110 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $77,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the period. 69.69% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

United Airlines Price Performance

Shares of United Airlines stock traded down $0.08 on Monday, hitting $105.00. The company had a trading volume of 2,865,826 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,587,003. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $90.36 and a 200-day simple moving average of $81.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.56, a current ratio of 0.70 and a quick ratio of 0.65. The company has a market cap of $33.99 billion, a PE ratio of 9.23, a PEG ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.47. United Airlines Holdings Inc has a 52 week low of $41.63 and a 52 week high of $116.00.

United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The transportation company reported $3.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.81 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $15.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $15.31 billion. United Airlines had a net margin of 5.71% and a return on equity of 30.09%. The business's revenue was up 1.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $4.14 earnings per share. United Airlines has set its FY 2025 guidance at 9.000-11.000 EPS. Research analysts expect that United Airlines Holdings Inc will post 12.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Barney Harford sold 9,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.76, for a total value of $879,840.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 80,000 shares in the company, valued at $7,820,800. The trade was a 10.11% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, President Brett J. Hart sold 24,772 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.50, for a total transaction of $2,217,094.00. Following the completion of the sale, the president owned 283,638 shares in the company, valued at $25,385,601. The trade was a 8.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 106,791 shares of company stock worth $9,992,318. Company insiders own 0.63% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of United Airlines from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Evercore ISI reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $105.00 price objective on shares of United Airlines in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of United Airlines in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on shares of United Airlines from $81.00 to $109.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Finally, Barclays reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $100.00 price objective (up from $94.00) on shares of United Airlines in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, United Airlines has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $111.43.

About United Airlines

United Airlines Holdings, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides air transportation services in North America, Asia, Europe, Africa, the Pacific, the Middle East, and Latin America. The company transports people and cargo through its mainline and regional fleets. It also offers catering, ground handling, flight academy, and maintenance services for third parties.