D.A. Davidson & CO. Has $227,000 Stock Position in United Airlines Holdings Inc $UAL

D.A. Davidson & CO. lowered its stake in United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UAL) by 7.9% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,855 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 245 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO.’s holdings in United Airlines were worth $227,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in UAL. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in United Airlines by 1.1% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,520,643 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $105,000,000 after buying an additional 16,477 shares during the last quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. bought a new position in United Airlines during the first quarter worth $15,089,000. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd increased its stake in United Airlines by 147.5% in the first quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 16,113 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,113,000 after purchasing an additional 9,604 shares in the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG increased its stake in United Airlines by 10.5% in the first quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 1,395,615 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $96,367,000 after purchasing an additional 132,373 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blueshift Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in United Airlines in the first quarter valued at $577,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.69% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at United Airlines

In other United Airlines news, Director Barney Harford sold 9,000 shares of the company’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 directly owned 80,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,820,800. This represents a 10.11% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Kate Gebo sold 6,343 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.81, for a total transaction of $620,408.83. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 69,106 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,759,257.86. The trade was a 8.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 61,119 shares of company stock valued at $5,847,907 over the last ninety days. 0.71% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

United Airlines Trading Up 0.7%

NASDAQ:UAL opened at $94.04 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a current ratio of 0.67 and a quick ratio of 0.61. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $101.21 and a 200-day moving average of $88.43. The company has a market cap of $30.44 billion, a PE ratio of 9.42, a PEG ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.45. United Airlines Holdings Inc has a one year low of $52.00 and a one year high of $116.00.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of United Airlines from $90.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of United Airlines from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of United Airlines from $149.00 to $156.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, October 20th. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of United Airlines from $131.00 to $128.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of United Airlines from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 18th. 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’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $124.93.

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.