United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) Issues Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.750-1.250 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.570. The company issued revenue guidance of -. United Airlines also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 11.500-13.500 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have issued reports on UAL shares. Raymond James raised their target price on United Airlines from $90.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on United Airlines from $108.00 to $133.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of United Airlines from $70.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Dbs Bank upgraded shares of United Airlines from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price objective on shares of United Airlines from $68.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $106.45.

United Airlines Trading Up 2.9 %

Shares of NASDAQ UAL traded up $3.14 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $110.52. 12,639,336 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,480,611. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $98.09 and its 200 day moving average price is $69.80. United Airlines has a 12 month low of $37.02 and a 12 month high of $110.92. The stock 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. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.95.

United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 business’s revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.00 earnings per share. 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 initiated a stock 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 reacquire 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 shares are undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling at United Airlines

In other United Airlines news, EVP Linda P. Jojo sold 60,000 shares of the company’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 transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 63,599 shares in the company, valued at $6,049,536.88. This represents a 48.54 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Kate Gebo sold 17,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 directly owns 40,012 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,218,565.28. This trade represents a 30.43 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.63% 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.