United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) Updates FY25 Earnings Guidance

United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) updated its FY25 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $11.50-13.50 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.78. United Airlines also updated its Q1 guidance to $0.75-1.25 EPS.

United Airlines Trading Up 2.9 %

Shares of UAL traded up $3.14 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $110.52. 12,339,013 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,451,333. United Airlines has a 12 month low of $37.02 and a 12 month high of $110.92. The company 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’s fifty day moving average price is $98.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $69.80. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.95.

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

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Dbs Bank upgraded United Airlines from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Citigroup upped their target price on United Airlines from $98.00 to $122.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Barclays upped their target price on shares of United Airlines from $75.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Raymond James lifted their price objective on shares of United Airlines from $90.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 30th. Finally, Susquehanna raised their price target on United Airlines from $85.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $106.45.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Kate Gebo sold 17,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 40,012 shares in the company, valued at $3,218,565.28. The trade was a 30.43 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Linda P. Jojo sold 60,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 63,599 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,049,536.88. This represents 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.