Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. Acquires 1,540 Shares of United Airlines Holdings Inc $UAL

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. increased its holdings in United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UAL) by 15.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,625 shares of the transportation company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,540 shares during the period. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.’s holdings in United Airlines were worth $925,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in UAL. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings 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 buying an additional 413,753 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in United Airlines by 1.0% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,819,876 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $704,994,000 after acquiring an additional 90,350 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in United Airlines by 2.1% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,010,293 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $415,011,000 after acquiring an additional 125,284 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its stake in United Airlines by 10,777.6% during the first quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 5,068,103 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $349,953,000 after acquiring an additional 5,021,511 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of United Airlines by 26.1% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,661,186 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $321,855,000 after acquiring an additional 964,388 shares during the period. 69.69% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on shares of United Airlines from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Susquehanna upped their price objective on shares of United Airlines from $109.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Loop Capital set a $110.00 target price on shares of United Airlines in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Wall Street Zen downgraded United Airlines from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 8th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price target on United Airlines from $131.00 to $128.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, United Airlines has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $125.38.

United Airlines Stock Performance

Shares of United Airlines stock opened at $89.95 on Tuesday. 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 simple moving average of $99.07 and a 200 day simple moving average of $90.88. United Airlines Holdings Inc has a fifty-two week low of $52.00 and a fifty-two week high of $116.00. The firm has a market cap of $29.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.01, a P/E/G ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.45.

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

United Airlines 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.