United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UAL) Shares Bought by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UAL - Free Report) by 7.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,885,009 shares of the transportation company's stock after purchasing an additional 392,610 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned 1.79% of United Airlines worth $571,490,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in UAL. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust purchased a new position in shares of United Airlines during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Hemington Wealth Management increased its stake in United Airlines by 70.8% in the fourth quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 316 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares during the period. Roxbury Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of United Airlines during the fourth quarter worth $32,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of United Airlines during the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Bell Investment Advisors Inc increased its stake in United Airlines by 60.3% in the 4th quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 359 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 135 shares during the period. 69.69% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have commented on UAL. TD Cowen upped their target price on shares of United Airlines from $73.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Evercore ISI reduced their price objective on United Airlines from $145.00 to $100.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 11th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on United Airlines from $154.00 to $80.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of United Airlines from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Raymond James downgraded shares of United Airlines from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $97.14.

United Airlines Stock Up 1.1 %

UAL traded up $0.76 on Thursday, reaching $68.79. The company's stock had a trading volume of 4,530,828 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,955,128. The company has a market capitalization of $22.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.30, a P/E/G ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.19. United Airlines Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $37.02 and a fifty-two week high of $116.00. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.99. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $76.95 and a two-hundred day moving average of $87.53.

United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 15th. The transportation company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.16. United Airlines had a net margin of 5.52% and a return on equity of 32.26%. The firm had revenue of $13.21 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.47 billion. As a group, analysts forecast that United Airlines Holdings, Inc. will post 12.96 EPS 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.