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

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have weighed in on UAL. Susquehanna increased their price objective on United Airlines from $85.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Dbs Bank upgraded United Airlines from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of United Airlines from $108.00 to $133.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of United Airlines from $75.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of United Airlines from $139.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, United Airlines currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $106.45.

United Airlines Stock Performance

Shares of UAL traded up $3.14 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $110.52. 12,639,336 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,480,611. The stock has a market cap of $36.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.33, a P/E/G ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 1.44. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $98.09 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $69.80. United Airlines has a 1 year low of $37.02 and a 1 year 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.

United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The transportation company reported $3.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.96 by $0.30. United Airlines had a return on equity of 30.72% and a net margin of 4.94%. The business had revenue of $14.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.40 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.00 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts anticipate that United Airlines will post 10.34 earnings per share for the current year.

United Airlines announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Tuesday, October 15th that permits the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the transportation company to repurchase up to 7.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Kate Gebo sold 17,500 shares of United Airlines stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.44, for a total transaction of $1,407,700.00. Following the sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Linda P. Jojo sold 60,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.12, for a total transaction of $5,707,200.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 63,599 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,049,536.88. The trade was a 48.54 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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.