United Airlines (UAL) Competitors $94.63 +0.37 (+0.39%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends UAL vs. DAL, LUV, ALK, SKYW, CPA, JBLU, ALGT, RYAAY, AAL, and ULCCShould you be buying United Airlines stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Airlines include Delta Air Lines (DAL), Southwest Airlines (LUV), Alaska Air Group (ALK), SkyWest (SKYW), Copa (CPA), JetBlue Airways (JBLU), Allegiant Travel (ALGT), Ryanair (RYAAY), American Airlines Group (AAL), and Frontier Group (ULCC). These companies are all part of the "air transportation, scheduled" industry. United Airlines vs. Delta Air Lines Southwest Airlines Alaska Air Group SkyWest Copa JetBlue Airways Allegiant Travel Ryanair American Airlines Group Frontier Group Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) and United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community favor DAL or UAL? Delta Air Lines received 259 more outperform votes than United Airlines when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.62% of users gave Delta Air Lines an outperform vote while only 66.44% of users gave United Airlines an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDelta Air LinesOutperform Votes124576.62% Underperform Votes38023.38% United AirlinesOutperform Votes98666.44% Underperform Votes49833.56% Is DAL or UAL more profitable? Delta Air Lines has a net margin of 7.71% compared to United Airlines' net margin of 4.94%. United Airlines' return on equity of 30.72% beat Delta Air Lines' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Delta Air Lines7.71% 29.93% 4.83% United Airlines 4.94%30.72%4.30% Do analysts rate DAL or UAL? Delta Air Lines currently has a consensus price target of $71.22, indicating a potential upside of 11.90%. United Airlines has a consensus price target of $88.28, indicating a potential downside of 6.71%. Given Delta Air Lines' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Delta Air Lines is more favorable than United Airlines.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Delta Air Lines 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.07United Airlines 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.93 Does the media prefer DAL or UAL? In the previous week, Delta Air Lines had 24 more articles in the media than United Airlines. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Delta Air Lines and 29 mentions for United Airlines. United Airlines' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Delta Air Lines' score of 0.82 indicating that United Airlines is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Delta Air Lines 22 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 16 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive United Airlines 11 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders believe in DAL or UAL? 69.9% of Delta Air Lines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.7% of United Airlines shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Delta Air Lines shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of United Airlines shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, DAL or UAL? Delta Air Lines has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Airlines has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings & valuation, DAL or UAL? Delta Air Lines has higher revenue and earnings than United Airlines. Delta Air Lines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United Airlines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDelta Air Lines$58.05B0.71$4.61B$7.208.84United Airlines$53.72B0.58$2.62B$8.2911.41 SummaryDelta Air Lines beats United Airlines on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Wide Moat ResearchTrump said you could learn something from this manEarly Warning: A Deep Crack Is Forming In The US Economy Stocks are booming thanks to Trump’s landslide victory. Yet one former Trump advisor says the picture is less rosy than it seems. “I’ve found a deep crack forming in the foundations of the US economy,” he says. “And before too long, it could tear our country apart.” It’s critical you learn more today, BEFORE it impacts your money and your retirement. Here’s everything you need to know. Get United Airlines News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UAL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart UAL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnited AirlinesAir transportation, scheduled IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$31.00B$2.27T$333.07B$8.87BDividend YieldN/A2.56%4.47%4.06%P/E Ratio11.418.0416.5314.18Price / Sales0.58194.4458.2389.42Price / Cash5.037.6212.2932.79Price / Book2.722.082.165.12Net Income$2.62B$799.75M$570.30M$225.99M7 Day Performance3.81%-4.04%-1.57%-1.32%1 Month Performance27.88%0.63%-1.14%0.60%1 Year Performance139.93%9.89%14.02%26.23% United Airlines Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UALUnited Airlines4.2976 of 5 stars$94.63+0.4%$88.28-6.7%+136.5%$31.00B$53.72B11.4110,300Analyst ForecastDALDelta Air Lines4.7301 of 5 stars$63.64-1.7%$71.22+11.9%+74.4%$41.78B$58.05B8.84100,000LUVSouthwest Airlines3.7403 of 5 stars$31.77-1.8%$30.78-3.1%+26.4%$19.41B$26.09B0.0074,806ALKAlaska Air Group3.8186 of 5 stars$53.12+0.1%$57.31+7.9%+42.4%$6.74B$10.43B21.4226,043SKYWSkyWest3.6989 of 5 stars$108.98-0.8%$105.75-3.0%+130.1%$4.43B$2.94B18.6313,121CPACopa4.869 of 5 stars$105.83-1.3%$148.83+40.6%+11.9%$4.17B$3.46B6.487,625News CoverageJBLUJetBlue Airways3.1438 of 5 stars$6.04+1.3%$6.43+6.4%+37.3%$2.07B$9.62B0.0023,388ALGTAllegiant Travel3.7736 of 5 stars$72.70+2.7%$70.11-3.6%+4.4%$1.33B$2.50B-48.475,643Analyst RevisionRYAAYRyanair4.2887 of 5 stars$43.94-2.4%$154.67+252.0%-61.9%$24.50B$14.59B14.6527,076Positive NewsAALAmerican Airlines Group3.6409 of 5 stars$14.46+0.9%$13.96-3.4%+16.6%$9.50B$53.61B43.82132,100Analyst RevisionULCCFrontier Group3.0215 of 5 stars$5.47+1.5%$6.52+19.1%+38.1%$1.21B$3.59B0.007,235Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DAL Alternatives LUV Alternatives ALK Alternatives SKYW Alternatives CPA Alternatives JBLU Alternatives ALGT Alternatives RYAAY Alternatives AAL Alternatives ULCC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:UAL) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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