Sfmg LLC Takes $212,000 Position in United Airlines Holdings Inc $UAL

Sfmg LLC purchased a new stake in shares of United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UAL) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 2,665 shares of the transportation company’s stock, valued at approximately $212,000.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its position in United Airlines by 10.5% during the 1st quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 1,395,615 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $96,367,000 after acquiring an additional 132,373 shares during the period. Blueshift Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of United Airlines during the first quarter valued at approximately $577,000. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of United Airlines during the first quarter valued at approximately $12,592,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of United Airlines by 382.4% in the 1st quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 11,259 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $777,000 after purchasing an additional 8,925 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of United Airlines by 25.5% in the 1st quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 15,009 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,036,000 after buying an additional 3,048 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 69.69% of the company’s stock.

United Airlines Price Performance

NASDAQ UAL opened at $92.20 on Friday. United Airlines Holdings Inc has a one year low of $52.00 and a one year high of $116.00. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $97.80 and a 200 day moving average of $91.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.67. The company has a market capitalization of $29.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.24, a PEG ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.45.

United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 15th. The transportation company reported $2.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.65 by $0.13. United Airlines had a net margin of 5.64% and a return on equity of 26.94%. The business had revenue of $15.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.31 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $3.33 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year. United Airlines has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 3.000-3.500 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that United Airlines Holdings Inc will post 12.96 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have issued reports on UAL. Barclays lifted their price objective on United Airlines from $115.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on United Airlines from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Susquehanna increased their price objective on shares of United Airlines from $109.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Weiss Ratings cut shares of United Airlines from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Loop Capital set a $110.00 target price on shares of United Airlines in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $125.38.

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.