United Airlines Q1 EPS Estimate Lifted by Zacks Research

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UAL - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2027 earnings estimates for shares of United Airlines in a research note issued on Tuesday, June 10th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now anticipates that the transportation company will earn $2.30 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.20. The consensus estimate for United Airlines' current full-year earnings is $12.96 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for United Airlines' FY2027 earnings at $14.11 EPS.

United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 15th. The transportation company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.16. The business had revenue of $13.21 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.47 billion. United Airlines had a net margin of 5.52% and a return on equity of 32.26%.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on UAL. Wall Street Zen cut shares of United Airlines from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, June 7th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $88.00 price target on shares of United Airlines in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Susquehanna lowered their price target on shares of United Airlines from $90.00 to $81.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of United Airlines in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, UBS Group raised shares of United Airlines from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $67.00 to $105.00 in a research report on Monday, May 19th. One research 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 company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, United Airlines currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $104.64.

United Airlines Stock Down 1.5%

Shares of UAL traded down $1.20 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $77.43. The company's stock had a trading volume of 7,614,167 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,610,781. The company's 50-day moving average is $73.14 and its 200-day moving average is $87.08. United Airlines has a 52-week low of $37.02 and a 52-week high of $116.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.21, a PEG ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a current ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.99.

Institutional Trading of United Airlines

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in United Airlines by 1.1% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 36,961,616 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $2,552,200,000 after buying an additional 413,753 shares during the period. Capital International Investors grew its position in United Airlines by 6.3% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 21,261,443 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $2,064,825,000 after buying an additional 1,257,443 shares during the period. Sanders Capital LLC grew its position in 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 buying an additional 4,390,721 shares during the period. Capital World Investors grew its position in 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 buying an additional 1,791,654 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in United Airlines by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,554,755 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $840,533,000 after buying an additional 243,535 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.69% of the company's stock.

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.