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 authorized a stock repurchase plan on Friday, December 8th 2017, which permits the company to repurchase $3,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE:UAL) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 17th. The transportation company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.43. The transportation company had revenue of $9.03 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.01 billion. United Continental had a return on equity of 23.63% and a net margin of 5.69%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period 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 Monday, July, 16th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for United Continental.

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

17 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for United Continental's stock. Their forecasts range from $64.00 to $130.00. On average, they anticipate United Continental's share price to reach $87.3529 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for United Continental.

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Media stories about UAL stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. United Continental earned a news impact score of 0.15 on Accern's scale. They also gave news headlines about the transportation company an impact score of 46.16 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

United Continental's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (7.13%), Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. (2.02%), Newport Trust Co (1.87%), LSV Asset Management (1.53%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.51%) and Northern Trust Corp (0.96%). 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 Gendell Jeffrey L, Boston Partners, OppenheimerFunds Inc., Interval Partners LP, BlackRock Inc., O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC, Neuberger Berman Group LLC and Northern Trust Corp. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Continental.

UAL stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc., Rockefeller Capital Management L.P., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Tyvor Capital LLC, Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, Summit Trail Advisors LLC, Delek Group Ltd. and Cobalt Capital Management Inc.. 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 $72.51.

United Continental has a market capitalization of $20.49 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]