TFB Advisors LLC Takes $448,000 Position in United Airlines Holdings Inc $UAL

TFB Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UAL) during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 5,630 shares of the transportation company’s stock, valued at approximately $448,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of UAL. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of 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 valued at $349,953,000 after buying an additional 5,021,511 shares during the period. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. increased its position in shares of 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 worth $275,203,000 after purchasing an additional 1,847,884 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of United Airlines by 334.6% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,793,454 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $116,539,000 after purchasing an additional 1,380,804 shares during the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH increased its position in shares of United Airlines by 1,575.1% in the first quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 1,277,374 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $88,203,000 after purchasing an additional 1,201,118 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec bought a new position in shares of United Airlines in the first quarter worth approximately $72,722,000. 69.69% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently weighed in on UAL shares. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on shares of United Airlines from $105.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Loop Capital set a $110.00 price objective on shares of United Airlines in a research report on Tuesday. 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 report on Friday, October 3rd. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of United Airlines from $131.00 to $128.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $140.00 price objective on shares of United Airlines in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Two research 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $124.93.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Kate Gebo sold 6,343 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 owned 69,106 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,759,257.86. This represents a 8.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, President Brett J. Hart sold 24,772 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.50, for a total value of $2,217,094.00. Following the sale, the president directly owned 283,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,385,601. This trade represents a 8.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 86,791 shares of company stock worth $8,147,918. 0.71% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

United Airlines Stock Down 3.8%

Shares of UAL opened at $96.27 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $31.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.65, a P/E/G ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.45. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $101.86 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $86.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a current ratio of 0.67 and a quick ratio of 0.61. 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 earnings results 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 business had revenue of $15.23 billion during 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%.United Airlines’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.33 earnings per share. United Airlines has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 3.000-3.500 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that United Airlines Holdings Inc will post 12.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.