United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 11.500-13.500 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 12.850. The company issued revenue guidance of -. United Airlines also updated its FY25 guidance to $11.50-13.50 EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Melius Research raised United Airlines to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. Barclays lifted their target price on United Airlines from $75.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of United Airlines from $75.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 21st. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of United Airlines from $139.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $119.00 target price on shares of United Airlines in a research note on Friday, November 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $106.45.

United Airlines Stock Up 2.9 %

UAL stock traded up $3.14 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $110.52. 12,639,336 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,480,611. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $98.09 and a 200 day simple moving average of $69.80. United Airlines has a 12 month low of $37.02 and a 12 month high of $110.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.95, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 0.79. The company has a market capitalization of $36.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 1.44.

United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The transportation company reported $3.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.96 by $0.30. The business had revenue of $14.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.40 billion. United Airlines had a net margin of 4.94% and a return on equity of 30.72%. The company’s revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.00 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that United Airlines will post 10.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

United Airlines announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase plan on Tuesday, October 15th that allows the company to buyback $1.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the transportation company to buy up to 7.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Transactions at United Airlines

In related news, EVP Kate Gebo sold 17,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.44, for a total value of $1,407,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 40,012 shares in the company, valued at $3,218,565.28. This trade represents a 30.43 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Linda P. Jojo sold 60,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.12, for a total value of $5,707,200.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 63,599 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,049,536.88. The trade was a 48.54 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.63% of the company’s stock.

United Airlines Company Profile

United Airlines Holdings, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides air transportation services in North America, Asia, Europe, Africa, the Pacific, the Middle East, and Latin America. The company transports people and cargo through its mainline and regional fleets. It also offers catering, ground handling, flight academy, and maintenance services for third parties.