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United Airlines (UAL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$82.20 +1.20 (+1.48%)
Closing price 07/3/2025 03:58 PM Eastern
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$82.32 +0.11 (+0.13%)
As of 07/3/2025 04:59 PM Eastern
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About United Airlines Stock (NASDAQ:UAL)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$81.50
$83.64
50-Day Range
$68.82
$84.23
52-Week Range
$37.02
$116.00
Volume
4.05 million shs
Average Volume
7.68 million shs
Market Capitalization
$26.85 billion
P/E Ratio
7.49
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$104.64
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

United Airlines Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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94th Percentile Overall Score

UAL MarketRank™: 

United Airlines scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 11th out of 124 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    United Airlines has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.06, and is based on 13 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    United Airlines has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about United Airlines' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for United Airlines are expected to grow by 12.19% in the coming year, from $12.96 to $14.54 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of United Airlines is 7.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.66.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of United Airlines is 7.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 13.10.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    United Airlines has a PEG Ratio of 1.41. 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 2.13. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about United Airlines' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.69% 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 1.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in United Airlines has recently increased by 11.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    United Airlines does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.69% 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 1.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in United Airlines has recently increased by 11.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    United Airlines has a news sentiment score of 1.22. 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 0.53 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for United Airlines this week, compared to 26 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 23 people have searched for UAL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -21% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    23 people have added United Airlines to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 130% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, United Airlines insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.71% 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.

  • Read more about United Airlines' insider trading history.
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UAL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

United Airlines' stock was trading at $97.10 at the start of the year. Since then, UAL shares have decreased by 15.3% and is now trading at $82.2050.

United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UAL) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 15th. The transportation company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.16. The transportation company had revenue of $13.21 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.47 billion. United Airlines had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 32.90% and a net margin of 6.34%.
Read the conference call transcript
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United Airlines' board initiated a stock repurchase program on Tuesday, October 15th 2024, which allows the company to repurchase $1,500,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 7.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

United Airlines subsidiaries include Westwind School of Aeronautics, MyPoints, Air Micronesia LLC., Air Wisconsin Inc., Air Wis Services Inc., CAL Cargo S.A. de C.V., CALFINCO Caymans Ltd., and more.

United Airlines' top institutional investors include Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc., Kera Capital Partners Inc. and Doliver Advisors LP. Insiders that own company stock include Edward Shapiro, Gerald Laderman, Linda P Jojo, Kate Gebo, Torbjorn J Enqvist, James A C Kennedy, Gregory L Hart and Chris Kenny.
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Shares of UAL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that United Airlines investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Salesforce (CRM), Delta Air Lines (DAL) and Verizon Communications (VZ).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/15/2025
Today
7/06/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/16/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
TRANS - AIRLINE
Sub-Industry
Airlines
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:UAL
Employees
107,300
Year Founded
1926

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$104.64
High Stock Price Target
$140.00
Low Stock Price Target
$80.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+27.3%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.06
Research Coverage
16 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
7.49
Forward P/E Ratio
6.34
P/E Growth
1.41
Net Income
$3.15 billion
Pretax Margin
8.33%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$57.06 billion
Cash Flow
$19.62 per share
Price / Cash Flow
4.19
Book Value
$38.54 per share
Price / Book
2.13

Miscellaneous

Free Float
324,282,000
Market Cap
$26.85 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.42

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This page (NASDAQ:UAL) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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