Natixis Makes New Investment in United Airlines Holdings Inc $UAL

Natixis bought a new stake in United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UAL) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 33,716 shares of the transportation company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,685,000.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in United Airlines by 1.0% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 37,330,017 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $2,972,589,000 after purchasing an additional 368,401 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of United Airlines by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,819,876 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $704,994,000 after buying an additional 90,350 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of United Airlines by 2.1% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,010,293 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $415,011,000 after buying an additional 125,284 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in United Airlines by 2.9% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,798,423 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $382,098,000 after buying an additional 137,237 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alyeska Investment Group L.P. grew its position in United Airlines by 86.4% in the first quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 3,985,560 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $275,203,000 after acquiring an additional 1,847,884 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.69% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other United Airlines news, CEO J Scott Kirby sold 120,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $107.86, for a total transaction of $12,943,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 666,535 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $71,892,465.10. This represents a 15.26% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.71% of the stock is owned by insiders.

United Airlines Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:UAL opened at $107.74 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.67. United Airlines Holdings Inc has a 52 week low of $52.00 and a 52 week high of $116.00. The firm has a market cap of $34.88 billion, a PE ratio of 10.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.30. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $98.21 and its 200-day moving average is $93.59.

United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 15th. The transportation company reported $2.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.65 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $15.23 billion during 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%.United Airlines’s quarterly revenue was up 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.33 earnings per share. 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 year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

UAL has been the subject of a number of research reports. Susquehanna increased their target price on shares of United Airlines from $109.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. BMO Capital Markets upgraded shares of United Airlines to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen cut shares of United Airlines from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of United Airlines from $149.00 to $156.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised their price objective on United Airlines from $105.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $126.07.

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.