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United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (UAL)

Industrials | Airlines | Chicago, United States | NasdaqGS
121.16 USD -4.84 (-3.841%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 3:52 a.m. EDT

United Airlines presents a solid long-term investment case driven by explosive earnings growth of 84.5% and a forward P/E of just 8.5x, which supports a four-star long-term rating despite the high debt load. The company is navigating a leveraged balance sheet with a debt-to-equity ratio exceeding 195%, but the operating cash flow remains healthy, preventing a downgrade on fundamentals. For the short term, the stock trades above key moving averages with bullish options flow targeting $145 to $150, yet the neutral statistical forecast and recent price volatility warrant a 3.5-star rating rather than full conviction. Finally, the dividend rating is zero as the company has not issued payouts in the last five years, confirming this is a pure growth vehicle. Options activity highlights a bifurcated sentiment, with traders hedging downside risk near the $120 strike while aggressively accumulating call volume at higher targets, signaling a belief in continued upside momentum despite near-term risks.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.151329
AutoETS0.157182
AutoARIMA0.157183
AutoTheta0.185304

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 34%
H-stat 51.82
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.275
Excess Kurtosis -0.83
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2008-01-06
Last Dividend Date 2008-01-06
Debt to Equity Ratio 195.081
Revenue per Share 186.649
Market Cap 39,324,868,608
Trailing P/E 10.84
Forward P/E 8.16
Beta 1.26
Profit Margins 6.06%
Website https://www.united.com

As of July 11, 2026, 3:52 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a volatile recovery with a bifurcated strategy. Call volume clusters heavily at $145 and $150 strikes, indicating bullish bets on upside momentum beyond current levels. Conversely, put open interest forms a dense wall around the $110 to $120 range, suggesting traders are hedging downside risk near the 50-day average. Implied volatility remains elevated at the money, reflecting uncertainty around the upcoming earnings report and fuel price fluctuations.


Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2008-01-07 2.15 7.36806
Additional Data
exDividendDate 2008-01-07
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 2.15
lastDividendDate 2008-01-07
dividendDate 2008-01-23

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.4026395
Address1 233 South Wacker Drive
All Time High 138.77
All Time Low 2.8
Ask 128.71
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 9
Average Analyst Rating 1.4 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 4,462,770
Average Daily Volume3 Month 6,105,654
Average Volume 6,105,654
Average Volume10Days 4,462,770
Beta 1.258
Bid 115.09
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 3
Book Value 48.909
City Chicago
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 121.16
Current Ratio 0.698
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 125.24
Day Low 120.62
Debt To Equity 195.081
Display Name United Airlines
Dividend Date 1,201,046,400
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,232,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,232,000
Earnings Growth 0.845
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.806
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,145,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,784,145,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,784,145,600
Ebitda 7,885,000,192
Ebitda Margins 0.13041
Enterprise To Ebitda 7.118
Enterprise To Revenue 0.928
Enterprise Value 56,128,868,352
Eps Current Year 10.42569
Eps Forward 14.84441
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 11.18
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,199,664,000
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 111.3908
Fifty Day Average Change 9.769203
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.087702066
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 40.26395
Fifty Two Week High 138.77
Fifty Two Week High Change -17.61
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.12690063
Fifty Two Week Low 82.42
Fifty Two Week Low Change 38.740005
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.47003162
Fifty Two Week Range 82.42 - 138.77
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,139,236,200,000
Float Shares 321,833,605
Forward Eps 14.84441
Forward P E 8.161995
Free Cashflow 1,647,000,064
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 115,600
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.33795
Gross Profits 20,433,999,872
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0061000003
Held Percent Institutions 0.89352995
Implied Shares Outstanding 324,569,728
Industry Airlines
Industry Disp Airlines
Industry Key airlines
Ir Website http://ir.unitedcontinentalholdings.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=83680&p=irol-IRHome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,199,664,000
Last Dividend Value 2.15
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary United Airlines Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides air transportation services in the United States, Canada, Atlantic, the Pacific, and Latin America. It transports people and cargo through its mainline and regional fleets. The company also offers ground handling, flight academy, frequent flyer award non-travel redemptions, and maintenance services for third parties. In addition, it provides freight and mail transportation services to commercial businesses, freight forwarders, logistics firms, and national postal services, as well as loyalty programs. The company distributes its products through direct channels, such as the Company's website and the Company's mobile app; and traditional travel agencies, online travel agencies, and other intermediaries. The company was formerly known as United Continental Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to United Airlines Holdings, Inc. in June 2019. United Airlines Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
Long Name United Airlines Holdings, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 39,324,868,608
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_309845
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 3,664,999,936
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 39,324,868,244
Number Of Analyst Opinions 23
Open 124.95
Operating Cashflow 9,520,000,000
Operating Margins 0.043470003
Overall Risk 9
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 6.5
Phone 872 825 4000
Pre Market Change -0.26000214
Pre Market Change Percent -0.21459404
Pre Market Price 120.9
Pre Market Time 1,784,030,159
Previous Close 126.0
Price Eps Current Year 11.621294
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.4772537
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.65037405
Profit Margins 0.06061
Quick Ratio 0.606
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.36
Region US
Regular Market Change -4.84
Regular Market Change Percent -3.84127
Regular Market Day High 125.24
Regular Market Day Low 120.62
Regular Market Day Range 120.62 - 125.24
Regular Market Open 124.95
Regular Market Previous Close 126.0
Regular Market Price 121.16
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 4,257,241
Return On Assets 0.041360002
Return On Equity 0.25726998
Revenue Growth 0.106
Revenue Per Share 186.649
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 10
Shares Outstanding 324,569,728
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0646
Shares Short 20,960,520
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 14,591,838
Short Name United Airlines Holdings, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0651
Short Ratio 3.67
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol UAL
Target High Price 185.0
Target Low Price 95.0
Target Mean Price 153.96523
Target Median Price 160.0
Total Cash 14,167,000,064
Total Cash Per Share 43.649
Total Debt 30,971,000,832
Total Revenue 60,465,000,448
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 11.18
Trailing P E 10.83721
Trailing Peg Ratio 6.5026
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 104.03315
Two Hundred Day Average Change 17.126854
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.16462882
Type Disp Equity
Volume 4,257,241
Website https://www.united.com
Zip 60,606