FY2025 EPS Estimates for United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UAL) Boosted by Seaport Res Ptn

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UAL) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn raised their FY2025 earnings estimates for United Airlines in a report released on Wednesday, April 17th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Mckenzie now expects that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $12.25 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $11.75. The consensus estimate for United Airlines’ current full-year earnings is $9.78 per share.

United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 23rd. The transportation company reported $2.00 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.61 by $0.39. The company had revenue of $13.63 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.55 billion. United Airlines had a net margin of 4.90% and a return on equity of 39.85%. The company’s revenue was up 9.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.46 EPS.

UAL has been the subject of several other research reports. UBS Group initiated coverage on United Airlines in a research report on Wednesday, March 20th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $47.00 target price for the company. Evercore ISI upgraded shares of United Airlines from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $58.00 to $65.00 in a research note on Friday, February 9th. TD Cowen increased their target price on shares of United Airlines from $55.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 24th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of United Airlines from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 18th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of United Airlines from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 18th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $66.53.

United Airlines Stock Up 5.0 %

Shares of United Airlines stock opened at $53.94 on Monday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $44.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $41.59. United Airlines has a fifty-two week low of $33.68 and a fifty-two week high of $58.23. The firm has a market cap of $17.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.67, a P/E/G ratio of 0.52 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a quick ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.52.

Institutional Trading of United Airlines

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. JB Capital LLC acquired a new position in United Airlines during the fourth quarter worth about $201,000. NWI Management LP raised its holdings in shares of United Airlines by 69.6% in the 3rd quarter. NWI Management LP now owns 195,000 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $8,249,000 after purchasing an additional 80,000 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in United Airlines by 3,636.1% during the fourth quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 82,231 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $3,393,000 after purchasing an additional 80,030 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in United Airlines by 43.1% during the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 295,615 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $12,197,000 after buying an additional 89,106 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC grew its position in United Airlines by 1,993.1% in the third quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 861,835 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $36,456,000 after buying an additional 820,660 shares during the last quarter. 69.69% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Kate Gebo sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.86, for a total transaction of $762,900.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 57,512 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,925,060.32. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

About United Airlines

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.