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.

United Airlines Stock Performance

United Airlines stock traded up $3.14 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $110.52. 12,648,817 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,514,081. The firm has a market cap of $36.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.33, a PEG 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. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $98.09 and a 200 day moving average of $69.80. United Airlines has a 12 month low of $37.02 and a 12 month high of $110.92.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.96 by $0.30. The firm had revenue of $14.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.00 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts anticipate that United Airlines will post 10.34 earnings per share for the current year.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on UAL shares. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on United Airlines from $75.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 21st. Dbs Bank raised United Airlines from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on United Airlines from $108.00 to $133.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. Citigroup increased their price objective on United Airlines from $98.00 to $122.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Finally, TD Cowen increased their price objective on United Airlines from $100.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. One research 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $106.45.

Insider Buying and Selling at United Airlines

In related news, EVP Kate Gebo sold 17,500 shares of United Airlines stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the executive vice president now directly 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Linda P. Jojo sold 60,000 shares of United Airlines stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.12, for a total value of $5,707,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 63,599 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $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. Company 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.