4,936 Shares in United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UAL) Purchased by Yeomans Consulting Group Inc.

Yeomans Consulting Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UAL - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 4,936 shares of the transportation company's stock, valued at approximately $479,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Sei Investments Co. boosted its holdings in United Airlines by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 146,621 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $7,135,000 after purchasing an additional 2,471 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new position in United Airlines during the second quarter worth about $9,026,000. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd bought a new position in United Airlines in the 2nd quarter worth about $1,659,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of United Airlines in the 2nd quarter valued at about $698,000. Finally, Dark Forest Capital Management LP raised its holdings in shares of United Airlines by 108.9% in the 2nd quarter. Dark Forest Capital Management LP now owns 8,950 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $436,000 after acquiring an additional 4,666 shares in the last quarter. 69.69% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

United Airlines Trading Up 1.9 %

Shares of NASDAQ UAL traded up $2.00 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $105.00. The company's stock had a trading volume of 8,640,695 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,559,756. United Airlines Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $37.02 and a 12 month high of $116.00. The stock has a market cap of $34.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.13, a P/E/G ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.99, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 0.81. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $99.11 and a 200-day simple moving average of $70.73.

United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The transportation company reported $3.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.96 by $0.30. The firm had revenue of $14.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.40 billion. United Airlines had a return on equity of 32.26% and a net margin of 5.52%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.00 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that United Airlines Holdings, Inc. will post 12.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

United Airlines announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, October 15th that permits the company to buyback $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the transportation company to purchase up to 7.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently weighed in on UAL. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of United Airlines from $98.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on shares of United Airlines from $75.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, October 21st. TD Cowen upped their target price on shares of United Airlines from $142.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday. Raymond James restated an "outperform" rating and set a $130.00 price target (up previously from $120.00) on shares of United Airlines in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on United Airlines from $75.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, United Airlines presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $110.20.

Insider Buying and Selling at United Airlines

In other news, EVP Kate Gebo sold 17,500 shares of United Airlines stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.44, for a total transaction of $1,407,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 40,012 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,218,565.28. This trade represents a 30.43 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Linda P. Jojo sold 60,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.12, for a total value of $5,707,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 63,599 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,049,536.88. This represents a 48.54 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.63% of the company's stock.

United Airlines Company 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.