United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: UAL)’s stock price has gone rise by 0.39 in comparison to its previous close of 95.11, however, the company has experienced a -0.56% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-12-16 that United Airlines (UAL) reachead $95.48 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a +0.39% change compared to its last close.
Is It Worth Investing in United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: UAL) Right Now?
United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: UAL) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.51x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for UAL is 1.45. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 16 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for UAL is 327.25M and currently, short sellers hold a 5.76% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of UAL on December 17, 2024 was 7.14M shares.
UAL’s Market Performance
UAL stock saw an increase of -0.56% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 4.74% and a quarterly increase of 81.38%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.38%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.36% for United Airlines Holdings Inc (UAL). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.99% for UAL’s stock, with a 67.30% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of UAL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for UAL stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for UAL by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for UAL in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $139 based on the research report published on November 26, 2024 of the current year 2024.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see UAL reach a price target of $125, previously predicting the price at $100. The rating they have provided for UAL stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on November 19th, 2024.
Goldman gave a rating of “Buy” to UAL, setting the target price at $119 in the report published on November 15th of the current year.
UAL Trading at 13.45% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought UAL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -9.14% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.36%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.38%, as shares surge +4.73% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +61.23% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, UAL fell by -0.56%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +112.93% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $96.43. In addition, United Airlines Holdings Inc saw 131.41% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at UAL starting from Jojo Linda P, who sale 60,000 shares at the price of $95.12 back on Nov 22 ’24. After this action, Jojo Linda P now owns 63,599 shares of United Airlines Holdings Inc, valued at $5,707,500 using the latest closing price.
Jojo Linda P, the Officer of United Airlines Holdings Inc, proposed sale 60,000 shares at $93.93 during a trade that took place back on Nov 22 ’24, which means that Jojo Linda P is holding shares at $5,635,800 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for UAL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.16 for the gross margin
The net margin for United Airlines Holdings Inc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 27.24, with 3.79 for asset returns.
Based on United Airlines Holdings Inc (UAL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.69 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.25. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.23. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.99.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 7.83 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.72. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.95. The receivables turnover for the company is 27.42for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.77. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.79.
Conclusion
In conclusion, United Airlines Holdings Inc (UAL) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
