NYSE:UAL - United Continental Stock Price, Price Target & More

United Continental trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "UAL."

United Continental declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase program on Friday, December 8th 2017, which permits the company to repurchase $3,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE:UAL) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 17th. The transportation company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.43. The transportation company earned $9.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.01 billion. United Continental had a return on equity of 23.63% and a net margin of 5.69%. United Continental's quarterly revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.31 EPS. View United Continental's Earnings History.

United Continental is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July, 17th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for United Continental.

United Continental issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Tuesday, April, 17th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $7.00-8.50 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $7.67.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for United Continental's shares. Their predictions range from $64.00 to $130.00. On average, they anticipate United Continental's stock price to reach $84.0667 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 16.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for United Continental.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for United Continental in the last year. There are currently 9 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

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Press coverage about UAL stock has trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. United Continental earned a media sentiment score of 0.13 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the transportation company an impact score of 46.76 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.

United Continental's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.09%), Denali Advisors LLC (0.06%), Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt (0.02%), First American Trust FSB (0.02%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.01%) and Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB (0.01%). Company insiders that own United Continental stock include Andrew C Levy, Chris Kenny, Edward Shapiro, Gregory L Hart, Michael P Bonds, Robert A Milton and Walter Isaacson. View Institutional Ownership Trends for United Continental.

UAL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Continental.

UAL stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Denali Advisors LLC, First American Trust FSB, Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A., Palo Capital Inc., Addison Capital Co, Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have bought United Continental stock in the last two years include Andrew C Levy, Edward Shapiro and Robert A Milton. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Continental.

Shares of UAL can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of UAL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $72.10.

United Continental has a market capitalization of $19.99 billion and generates $37.74 billion in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $2.13 billion in net income (profit) each year or $6.76 on an earnings per share basis. United Continental employs 89,800 workers across the globe.

United Continental's mailing address is 233 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL, 60606. The transportation company can be reached via phone at 872-825-4000 or via email at [email protected]