United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) Updates FY25 Earnings Guidance

United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) issued an update on its FY25 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $11.50-13.50 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $12.78. United Airlines also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 11.500-13.500 EPS.

United Airlines Price Performance

UAL stock opened at $110.52 on Wednesday. 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 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 PEG ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 1.44. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $98.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $69.80.

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

United Airlines announced that its board has approved a share buyback program on Tuesday, October 15th that allows the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the transportation company to buy 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.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on United Airlines from $108.00 to $133.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 9th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of United Airlines from $75.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 21st. Melius Research raised shares of United Airlines to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 2nd. Raymond James boosted their target price on shares of United Airlines from $90.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, December 30th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price objective on United Airlines from $70.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 17th. One investment 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 company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $106.45.

Insider Transactions at United Airlines

In other United Airlines news, EVP Linda P. Jojo sold 60,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 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 the SEC website. Also, EVP Kate Gebo sold 17,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the executive vice president now owns 40,012 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,218,565.28. This represents a 30.43 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate 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.