SYM FINANCIAL Corp Takes Position in United Airlines Holdings Inc $UAL

SYM FINANCIAL Corp bought a new stake in United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UAL) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 3,150 shares of the transportation company’s stock, valued at approximately $251,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of United Airlines by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 36,961,616 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $2,552,200,000 after purchasing an additional 413,753 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of United Airlines by 2.1% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,010,293 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $415,011,000 after purchasing an additional 125,284 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of United Airlines by 10,777.6% in the 1st quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 5,068,103 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $349,953,000 after purchasing an additional 5,021,511 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of United Airlines by 26.1% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,661,186 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $321,855,000 after purchasing an additional 964,388 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alyeska Investment Group L.P. boosted its position in shares of United Airlines by 86.4% in the 1st quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 3,985,560 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $275,203,000 after purchasing an additional 1,847,884 shares during the last quarter. 69.69% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on UAL shares. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $140.00 price target on shares of United Airlines in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Susquehanna raised their price target on United Airlines from $109.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. UBS Group reduced their price target on United Airlines from $131.00 to $128.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Weiss Ratings lowered United Airlines from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Loop Capital set a $110.00 target price on United Airlines in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $124.93.

Insider Transactions at United Airlines

In other news, EVP Kate Gebo sold 6,343 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.81, for a total value of $620,408.83. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 69,106 shares in the company, valued at $6,759,257.86. The trade was a 8.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Barney Harford sold 9,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.76, for a total value of $879,840.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 80,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,820,800. This trade represents a 10.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 61,119 shares of company stock worth $5,847,907. Corporate insiders own 0.63% of the company’s stock.

United Airlines Stock Performance

UAL stock opened at $98.80 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $101.69 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $87.76. The company has a current ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45. The firm has a market cap of $31.99 billion, a PE ratio of 9.90, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.45. United Airlines Holdings Inc has a 1-year low of $52.00 and a 1-year high of $116.00.

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

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.