UAL vs. AAL, ALGT, JBHT, JBLU, SKYW, ULCC, ALK, CPA, DAL, and LUV
Should you be buying United Airlines stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Airlines include American Airlines Group (AAL), Allegiant Travel (ALGT), J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), JetBlue Airways (JBLU), SkyWest (SKYW), Frontier Group (ULCC), Alaska Air Group (ALK), Copa (CPA), Delta Air Lines (DAL), and Southwest Airlines (LUV). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector.
United Airlines vs. Its Competitors
United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) and American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.
69.7% of United Airlines shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of United Airlines shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
United Airlines has higher revenue and earnings than American Airlines Group. United Airlines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Airlines Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
United Airlines has a net margin of 5.71% compared to American Airlines Group's net margin of 1.05%. United Airlines' return on equity of 30.09% beat American Airlines Group's return on equity.
United Airlines presently has a consensus price target of $111.43, indicating a potential upside of 6.12%. American Airlines Group has a consensus price target of $16.94, indicating a potential upside of 26.71%. Given American Airlines Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe American Airlines Group is more favorable than United Airlines.
United Airlines has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, United Airlines had 6 more articles in the media than American Airlines Group. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for United Airlines and 23 mentions for American Airlines Group. United Airlines' average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat American Airlines Group's score of 0.89 indicating that United Airlines is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
United Airlines beats American Airlines Group on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding UAL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NASDAQ:UAL) was last updated on 9/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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