United Airlines (UAL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: UAL) is the parent company of United Airlines, Inc., a major U.S. airline headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. United provides scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo, serving destinations across the United States and connecting North America with international markets throughout Latin America, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

The company operates a broad network through hubs including Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Newark, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Its services include economy, premium-economy and business-class travel, as well as air cargo transportation. United also offers loyalty and travel-related services through its MileagePlus program and participates in the Star Alliance global airline network.

United traces its history to Varney Air Lines, founded in 1926, and has grown through mergers and acquisitions involving several airlines, including Continental Airlines. Scott Kirby has served as United Airlines’ chief executive officer since 2020. The company’s operations are supported by a fleet of mainline and regional aircraft and a network designed to provide both domestic connectivity and international service.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $104.64 to $107.89
• 50-Day Range: $104.63 to $133.32
• 52-Week Range: $84.64 to $138.77
• Volume: 3.76 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.89 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $34.56 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.96
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $156.79
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

United Airlines Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

United Airlines scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 20th out of 658 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 2.89, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 16 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

United Airlines has a consensus price target of $156.79, representing about 47.4% upside from its current price of $106.39.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

United Airlines has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 56.91%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for United Airlines are expected to grow by 56.91% in the coming year, from $9.91 to $15.55 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of United Airlines is 9.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of United Airlines is 9.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.44.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

United Airlines has a PEG Ratio of 0.87. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

United Airlines has a P/B Ratio of 2.25. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.42% 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 6.97.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in United Airlines has recently decreased by 12.18%, 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: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.23

News Sentiment

United Airlines has a news sentiment score of 1.23. 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 0.74 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for United Airlines this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 22 people have searched for UAL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -35% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added United Airlines to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 60% 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 $32,317,909.00 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: 7/15/2026
• Today: 9/10/2026
• Morgan Stanley's 14th Annual Laguna Conference: 9/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/21/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

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: 113,200
• Year Founded: 1926

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for United Airlines: $156.79
• High Price Target: $203.00
• Low Price Target: $110.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +47.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.89
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $10.69
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.96
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.75
• P/E Growth: 0.87
• Net Income: $3.35 billion
• Net Margins: 5.56%
• Pretax Margin: 7.12%
• Return on Equity: 19.05%
• Return on Assets: 3.72%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.45
• Current Ratio: 0.78
• Quick Ratio: 0.72

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $59.07 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.59
• Cash Flow: $19.79 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.38
• Book Value: $47.21 per share
• Price / Book: 2.26

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 324,580,000
• Free Float: 321,793,000
• Market Cap: $34.56 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.27