United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UAL) Shares Bought by Tidal Investments LLC

Tidal Investments LLC boosted its position in United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UAL - Free Report) by 148.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 28,217 shares of the transportation company's stock after buying an additional 16,844 shares during the quarter. Tidal Investments LLC's holdings in United Airlines were worth $2,740,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in UAL. Sanders Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of United Airlines by 46.4% during the fourth quarter. Sanders Capital LLC now owns 13,848,308 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $1,344,671,000 after purchasing an additional 4,390,721 shares during the period. Boston Partners purchased a new stake in shares of United Airlines during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $323,508,000. FMR LLC boosted its stake in shares of United Airlines by 70.9% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 7,268,775 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $705,798,000 after purchasing an additional 3,015,979 shares during the period. Senator Investment Group LP boosted its stake in shares of United Airlines by 214.8% during the fourth quarter. Senator Investment Group LP now owns 3,261,051 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $316,648,000 after purchasing an additional 2,225,000 shares during the period. Finally, Capital World Investors boosted its stake in shares of United Airlines by 22.4% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 9,788,405 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $950,461,000 after purchasing an additional 1,791,654 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.69% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $88.00 target price on United Airlines in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Cowen restated a "buy" rating on shares of United Airlines in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. UBS Group raised United Airlines from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $67.00 to $105.00 in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Raymond James downgraded shares of United Airlines from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Finally, Susquehanna reduced their price objective on shares of United Airlines from $90.00 to $81.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, United Airlines currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $102.33.

United Airlines Stock Up 5.9%

NASDAQ:UAL traded up $4.41 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $79.06. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,823,172 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,620,544. United Airlines Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $37.02 and a 1 year high of $116.00. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $70.91 and a 200-day moving average of $87.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.82 billion, a PE ratio of 8.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.99.

United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 15th. The transportation company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.16. The business had revenue of $13.21 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.47 billion. United Airlines had a net margin of 5.52% and a return on equity of 32.26%. Equities research analysts forecast that United Airlines Holdings, Inc. will post 12.96 earnings per share for the current year.

United Airlines Profile

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.