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

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

UAL has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $119.00 price objective on shares of United Airlines in a research report on Friday, November 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective 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. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of United Airlines from $70.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Susquehanna upped their price objective on shares of United Airlines from $85.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price target 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. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $106.45.

United Airlines Trading Up 2.9 %

NASDAQ UAL traded up $3.14 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $110.52. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 12,648,817 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,514,081. United Airlines has a 52-week low of $37.02 and a 52-week high of $110.92. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $98.09 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $69.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.95, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $36.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 1.44.

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

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

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.