Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Reduces Position in United Airlines Holdings Inc $UAL

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans decreased its stake in shares of United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UAL) by 25.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 23,520 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 7,989 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in United Airlines were worth $2,630,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID purchased a new position in United Airlines during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in United Airlines during the third quarter worth $29,000. BOCHK Asset Management Ltd purchased a new position in United Airlines during the fourth quarter worth $34,000. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of United Airlines by 51.4% in the fourth quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 318 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the period. Finally, Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. grew its position in shares of United Airlines by 1,304.3% in the fourth quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 323 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.69% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

UAL has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Citigroup lowered their price objective on United Airlines from $155.00 to $132.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Zacks Research downgraded United Airlines from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $136.00 price objective on shares of United Airlines in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Wall Street Zen raised United Airlines from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 25th. Finally, TD Cowen raised United Airlines from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, United Airlines presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $132.18.

Insider Activity at United Airlines

In other United Airlines news, EVP Andrew P. Nocella sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.19, for a total transaction of $631,330.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 215,345 shares in the company, valued at $19,421,965.55. The trade was a 3.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.86% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

United Airlines Price Performance

UAL stock opened at $99.96 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $93.76 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $101.99. United Airlines Holdings Inc has a 12-month low of $71.55 and a 12-month high of $119.21. The company has a current ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38. The company has a market cap of $32.44 billion, a PE ratio of 8.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 1.20.

United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The transportation company reported $1.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.08 by $0.11. United Airlines had a return on equity of 24.33% and a net margin of 6.06%.The firm had revenue of $14.61 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.19 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.91 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.5% compared to the same quarter last year. United Airlines has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.000-11.000 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.000-2.000 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that United Airlines Holdings Inc will post 9.43 EPS for the current year.

United Airlines Company Profile

United Airlines Holdings, Inc operates United Airlines, a major U.S. full-service passenger carrier providing scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo. The company offers a comprehensive route network that covers domestic markets across the United States as well as extensive international service to Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the Pacific. United operates a mixed fleet of narrow- and wide-body aircraft on point-to-point and hub-and-spoke routes, and supports corporate and leisure travel through offerings such as premium cabins, basic economy, and ancillary services including baggage, seat selection and in-flight amenities.

In addition to passenger operations, United provides cargo services through United Cargo, handling freight, mail and specialized shipments.