Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for UAL in the last 90 days.
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United Airlines (UAL) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Nov 4 close
$115.76+8.55 (+8.0%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryNov 4 closeUnited Airlines shares advanced this week, surging over 6% on November 2 to close at $110.63 without a specific company catalyst, and stock finished at $115.76. President Brett J. Hart sold 39,000 shares on October 30 at an average price of $102.68, worth over $4 million, leaving him with 325,122 shares directly held, a transaction disclosed across several filings. Separately, coverage noted United's five-year average annual return of 15.43%, alongside mention of the Starlink Wi-Fi rollout discussed on the Q3 2026 call, with 50% of departures currently equipped and a target of 87% by mid-2027.
Price sits at $115.76, above both the 50-day average of $107.41 and the 200-day average of $108.02, with a one-month return of 3.5% and a six-month return of 15.7%, though the three-month return is -10.3%. The GekkoIndex reads 49.5, placing UAL in the Neutral zone, down 10.1 points over five sessions. Gekko Fair Value stands at $166.83, leaving price 30.6% below that level.
The next earnings date falls on 19 January 2027, 75 days out, beyond a typical 20-trading-day hold. Last quarter's EPS of $2.54 missed the $2.57 estimate but still produced a 6.3% reaction, continuing a run of 7 beats in 8 quarters. Options activity shows 5 unusual signals over the last 30 days, with call premium of $9,721,170 against put premium of $1,968,554. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged an 8% return over 5 years, rising in 4 of them. All 16 covering analysts rate the stock buy, with a consensus target of $149.70.
Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
United Airlines price vs fair value
Close $115.76200-day averageGekko Fair Value $166.83
United Airlines quick facts
- Market cap
- $37.61B
- P/E ratio
- 10
- Forward P/E
- 8.6
- EPS, TTM
- $10.92
- Revenue, TTM
- $65.55B
- Profit margin
- 5.5%
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.37
- Volume
- 7.87M avg 5.36M
- 1-year return
- +20.4%
- Typical daily move
- ±4.8%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±8.5%
- 50-day average
- $107.41
- 200-day average
- $108.02
- Next earnings
- Jan 19
- Shares outstanding
- 324.9M
United Airlines swing-trade checklist
United Airlines scores 4 supportive, 2 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
4 supportive2 mixed0 headwinds
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $115.76 sits between the 50-day ($107.41) and 200-day ($108.02) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
49.5, Neutral
Reading 49.5 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
30.6% below
Price is 30.6% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneysupportive
Leans bullish
Last 30 days: 5 unusual options signals.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 75 days
Next report Jan 19, 2027, 75 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+8.0% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +8% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
See seasonality
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United Airlines stock chart and price history
United Airlines closed at $115.76 on Nov 4, 2026, +20.4% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $84.64 to $138.77.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +3.5%
- 3 months
- −10.3%
- 6 months
- +15.7%
- 1 year
- +20.4%
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About United Airlines
United Airlines carries passengers and cargo across a wide network spanning North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Pacific, the Middle East and Latin America. Flights run on a mix of mainline and regional aircraft, connecting travelers and shippers across these regions. The company is widely recognized for this global passenger and freight transport business.
Alongside its flight operations, United Airlines works with outside clients, offering services such as catering, ground handling, aircraft maintenance and training for aviation personnel. This side of the business extends the company's operational capabilities beyond its own flights to support other operators in the industry.
The company traces its founding back to 1968 and runs its main offices out of Chicago, Illinois. It took on its present corporate name in mid-2019, after having been known previously as United Continental Holdings. Its shares trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker UAL.
- Listed
- NASDAQ
- Sector
- Transportation
- Industry
- Airlines
- Website
- united.com
United Airlines GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
United Airlines’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 49.5, in the Neutral zone, down 10.1 points over five sessions.
49.5Neutral
Down 10.1 points over five sessions.
Reading for Nov 4, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 29 | +2.2% | +1.2% | ||
| Accumulation | 196 | +0.5% | +2.4% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 401 | +1.0% | +3.0% | ||
| Distribution | 70 | +1.3% | +12.5% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average UAL share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.0% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is United Airlines stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
United Airlines trades 30.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $166.83, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what United Airlines shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$166.83
Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026
30.6% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 42.9% below the estimate.
Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
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United Airlines insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for United Airlines, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in UAL were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
United Airlines has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Mar 31, 2026
- $27.00M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.07%
- Trailing four quarters
- $315.0M
From company filings.
Unusual options activity last 30 days
5signals, 83% of the flagged premium in calls.
Latest: Bullish flow on Oct 31, $842K in unusual premium.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
3of the funds Gekko tracks hold UAL.
2added0opened1trimmed1sold out
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United Airlines earnings: next date and track record
United Airlines reports on Jan 19, 2027 (75 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Jan 19, 2027
75 days away
- EPS estimate
- $1.24
- Revenue estimate
- $18.61B
7 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±3.8%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Oct 20, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- United Airlines Q3 2026 earnings call highlighted the company's brand differentiation strategy and resilience in volatile conditions. Management emphasized Starlink Wi-Fi deployment as a key RASM driver, with 50% of departures currently equipped, targeting 87% by mid-2027 and full fleet coverage by end-2027. Boeing MAX-10 certification was noted with first deliveries expected next year. CEO Kirby stressed yield improvements and capacity discipline as critical factors for achieving double-digit pretax margins.
- Guidance
- Management targets double-digit pretax margins in 2027 but acknowledges difficulty given elevated fuel costs and accelerating industry capacity. Starlink coverage expected fleet-wide by end-2027, positioned as a structural RASM tailwind. Planning assumes no fuel price relief or favorable capacity environment.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | $2.54 est $2.57 | $17.90B est $17.89B | +6.3% |
| Jul 15, 2026 | $1.99 est $1.92 | $17.67B est $17.62B | −1.3% |
| Apr 21, 2026 | $1.19 est $1.08 | $14.61B est $14.39B | −7.3% |
| Jan 20, 2026 | $3.10 est $2.93 | $15.40B est $15.37B | −2.2% |
| Oct 15, 2025 | $2.78 est $2.65 | $15.23B est $15.33B | −4.8% |
| Jul 16, 2025 | $3.87 est $3.81 | $15.24B est $15.36B | +5.6% |
| Apr 15, 2025 | $0.91 est $0.75 | $13.21B est $13.23B | +2.0% |
| Jan 21, 2025 | $3.26 est $3.03 | $14.70B est $14.41B | +0.5% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
United Airlines stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for United Airlines is $149.70, +29.3% from the last close, from 16 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$149.70consensus 12-month target, +29.3% from the last close
Now $115.76Avg $149.70
Low $125High $203
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 16 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 | Wells Fargo | $155 | +33.9% |
| Oct 27 | Bernstein | $160 | +38.2% |
| Oct 22 | J.P. Morgan | $203 | +75.4% |
| Oct 22 | Morgan Stanley | $190 | +64.1% |
| Oct 22 | UBS | $139 | +20.1% |
+3.0%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+8.0%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±4.8%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
United Airlines seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, United Airlines averaged +8.0% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +6.2% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +4.7% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +5.2% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +8.0% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +5.9% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, UAL’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 8.5%.
United Airlines market cap and key statistics
United Airlines’s market cap is $37.61B, with a P/E ratio of 10 and revenue of $65.55B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $37.61B
- P/E ratio
- 10
- Forward P/E
- 8.6
- EPS, TTM
- $10.92
- Gekko Fair Value
- $166.83
Trading
- Volume
- 7.87M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 5.36M
- 52-week high
- $138.77
- 52-week low
- $84.64
- Shares outstanding
- 324.9M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $65.55B
- Profit margin
- 5.5%
- Return on equity
- 22.3%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +8.3%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.37
- Typical daily move
- ±4.8%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±8.5%
United Airlines stock news this week
Coverage of United Airlines this week reads neutral: 4 positive, 5 neutral and 3 negative headlines.
- President Of United Airlines Holdings Makes $4.00M SaleBenzinga, Nov 4
- Form 4 United Airlines Holdings Inc: Brett J. Hart (President) For: 30 October By Investing.comInvesting.com India, Nov 4
- United Airlines president Brett Hart sells $4 million of UAL stockInvesting.com, Nov 4
- United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) President Brett Hart Sells 39,000 Shares of Company StockMarketBeat, Nov 4
- After selling 39,000 shares, United Airlines (UAL) President Brett J. Hart holds 325,122.Stock Titan, Nov 4
- Here’s How Much You Would Have Made Owning United Airlines Holdings Stock In The Last 5 YearsBenzinga, Nov 3
United Airlines peers
United Airlines’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| DALDelta Air Lines | Neutral | 0.7% above |
| LUVSouthwest Airlines | Neutral | 4.4% above |
| AALAmerican Airlines | Neutral | 32.9% below |
| CPACopa | Neutral | 3.7% below |
| ALKAlaska Air | Neutral | 9.2% below |
| SKYWSkyWest | Buying | 22.6% below |
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United Airlines stock FAQ
What is United Airlines’s market cap?
United Airlines’s market cap is $37.61B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $115.76, with 324.9M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 10.
What is the United Airlines stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for United Airlines is $149.70, +29.3% from the last close. Of the 16 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 16 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is United Airlines stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate United Airlines is undervalued: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $115.76 is 30.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $166.83. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does United Airlines report earnings next?
United Airlines is expected to report on Jan 19, 2027 (75 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.24 per share on revenue of $18.61B. United Airlines beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 3.8% on average across the report.
What is United Airlines’s 52-week high and low?
United Airlines’s 52-week high is $138.77 and its 52-week low is $84.64; it closed at $115.76 on Nov 4, 2026, +20.4% over the past year.
Is United Airlines stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (fair value, smart money, earnings risk and seasonality), 2 as mixed (trend and gekkoindex). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
Is there unusual options activity in United Airlines?
Gekko flagged 5 unusual options signals in United Airlines over the last 30 days, with $9.72M of flagged premium in calls and $1.97M in puts. The latest, bullish flow, was on Oct 31, 2026 with $842K in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.
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