United Airlines (UAL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. operates United Airlines, a major U.S. passenger and cargo airline. The company provides domestic and international air transportation, cargo services, and travel-related offerings, including its MileagePlus loyalty program. Regional service is also offered under the United Express brand through partner airlines.

United serves destinations across the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. Its network is organized around hubs including Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Newark, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.

The airline traces its history to Varney Air Lines, founded in 1926, and has developed through mergers and acquisitions over the decades. United Airlines is headquartered in Chicago, and Scott Kirby has served as its chief executive officer since 2020.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $111.28 to $113.60
• 50-Day Range: $95.60 to $115.76
• 52-Week Range: $84.64 to $138.77
• Volume: 5.08 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.35 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $36.63 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.31
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $156.19
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

United Airlines Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

United Airlines scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 21st out of 654 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

United Airlines has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 16 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

United Airlines has a consensus price target of $156.19, representing about 38.5% upside from its current price of $112.74.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

United Airlines has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 67.04%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for United Airlines are expected to grow by 67.04% in the coming year, from $7.10 to $11.86 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of United Airlines is 10.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.48.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of United Airlines is 10.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 32.00.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

United Airlines has a PEG Ratio of 1.38. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

United Airlines has a P/B Ratio of 2.06. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.18% of the float of United Airlines has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

United Airlines has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.88, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in United Airlines has recently decreased by 19.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

United Airlines does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

United Airlines does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.91

News Sentiment

United Airlines has a news sentiment score of 0.91. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.46 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for United Airlines this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

33 people have searched for UAL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 120% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

9 people have added United Airlines to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 125% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, United Airlines insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,589,520.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.86% of the stock of United Airlines is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

69.69% of the stock of United Airlines is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/20/2026
• Today: 11/07/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/19/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Passenger Airlines
• Sub-Industry: Passenger Airlines
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:UAL
• CIK: 100517
• Web: www.united.com
• Phone: (872) 825-4000
• Fax: 847-700-2214
• Employees: 117,900
• Year Founded: 1926

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for United Airlines: $156.19
• High Price Target: $203.00
• Low Price Target: $125.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +38.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $10.93
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.31
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.51
• P/E Growth: 1.38
• Net Income: $3.35 billion
• Net Margins: 5.46%
• Pretax Margin: 6.91%
• Return on Equity: 17.59%
• Return on Assets: 3.53%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.38
• Current Ratio: 0.75
• Quick Ratio: 0.68

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $59.07 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.62
• Cash Flow: $20.76 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.43
• Book Value: $54.65 per share
• Price / Book: 2.06

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 324,890,000
• Free Float: 322,100,000
• Market Cap: $36.63 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.38