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United Airlines (UAL) Stock Forecast, Price Target & Predictions

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UAL Stock Forecast

United Airlines stock forecast is as follows: an average price target of $74.06 (represents a -21.43% downside from UAL’s last price of $94.26) and a rating consensus of 'Buy', based on 19 wall street analysts offering a 1-year stock forecast.

UAL Price Target

The average price target for United Airlines (UAL) is $74.06 based on 1-year price targets from 19 Wall Street analysts in the past 3 months, with a price target range of $119.00 to $33.00. This represents a potential -21.43% downside from UAL's last price of $94.26.

UAL Analyst Ratings

Buy

According to 19 Wall Street analysts, United Airlines's rating consensus is 'Buy'. The analyst rating breakdown for UAL stock is 0 'Strong Buy' (0.00%), 17 'Buy' (89.47%), 2 'Hold' (10.53%), 0 'Sell' (0.00%), and 0 'Strong Sell' (0.00%).

United Airlines Price Target by Analyst

DateAnalystCompanyPrice TargetPrice when PublishedPrice Target/Price when PublishedPrice Target/Last Closing Price
Nov 15, 2024Catherine O’BrienGoldman Sachs$119.00$91.1630.54%26.25%
Oct 21, 2024Sheila KahyaogluJefferies$95.00$74.1528.12%0.79%
Oct 17, 2024Ravi ShankerMorgan Stanley$88.00$72.0222.20%-6.64%
Oct 17, 2024Christopher StathoulopoulosSusquehanna$85.00$72.0218.03%-9.82%
Oct 17, 2024Daniel McKenzieSeaport Global$97.00$72.0234.69%2.91%
Oct 17, 2024David VernonBernstein$85.00$72.0218.03%-9.82%
Oct 16, 2024Duane PfennigwerthEvercore ISI$85.00$72.0218.03%-9.82%
Oct 16, 2024Michael LinenbergDeutsche Bank$80.00$64.0524.90%-15.13%
Oct 16, 2024Brandon OglenskiBarclays$75.00$64.0517.10%-20.43%
Oct 14, 2024Brandon OglenskiBarclays$66.00$61.806.80%-29.98%
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The latest United Airlines stock forecast, released on Nov 15, 2024 by Catherine O’Brien from Goldman Sachs, set a price target of $119.00, which represents a 30.54% increase from the stock price at the time of the forecast ($91.16), and a 26.25% increase from UAL last price ($94.26).

United Airlines Price Target by Period

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# Anlaysts21018
Avg Price Target$107.00$87.50$74.90
Last Closing Price$94.26$94.26$94.26
Upside/Downside13.52%-7.17%-20.54%

In the current month, the average price target of United Airlines stock is $107.00, according to 2 Wall Street analysts offering twelve months forecast. The average price target represents a 13.52% increase as opposed to United Airlines's last price of $94.26. This month's average price target is up 22.29% compared to last quarter, and up 42.86% compared to last year.

Analyst Ratings Upgrades/Downgrades

DateCompanyPrevious RatingNew RatingRating Change
Oct 17, 2024Morgan StanleyOverweightOverweightHold
Oct 17, 2024Seaport GlobalBuyBuyHold
Oct 17, 2024BernsteinOutperformOutperformHold
Oct 17, 2024Cowen & Co.BuyBuyHold
Oct 16, 2024Evercore ISIOutperformOutperformHold
Oct 16, 2024Deutsche BankBuyBuyHold
Oct 15, 2024CitigroupBuyBuyHold
Oct 15, 2024Raymond JamesOutperformOutperformHold
Oct 14, 2024BarclaysOverweightOverweightHold
Oct 09, 2024SusquehannaPositivePositiveHold
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United Airlines's last stock rating was published by Morgan Stanley on Oct 17, 2024. The company gave UAL a "Overweight" rating, the same as its previous rate.

United Airlines Financial Forecast

United Airlines Revenue Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19
Revenue------------$13.63B$14.48B$14.18B$11.43B$12.40B$12.88B$12.11B$7.57B$8.19B$7.75B$5.47B$3.22B$3.41B$2.49B$1.48B$7.98B$10.89B$11.38B
Avg Forecast$16.68B$17.12B$17.36B$14.13B$15.26B$15.90B$16.02B$13.31B$14.33B$14.77B$15.04B$12.45B$13.55B$14.43B$13.90B$11.42B$12.23B$12.74B$12.12B$7.67B$7.96B$7.64B$5.35B$3.26B$3.42B$2.50B$1.32B$8.28B$10.89B$11.42B
High Forecast$16.87B$17.31B$17.56B$14.28B$15.43B$16.08B$16.20B$13.40B$14.40B$14.86B$15.04B$12.45B$13.59B$14.59B$14.06B$11.55B$12.37B$12.87B$12.25B$7.75B$8.04B$7.72B$5.41B$3.29B$3.46B$2.53B$1.33B$8.37B$11.00B$11.53B
Low Forecast$16.34B$16.76B$17.00B$13.83B$14.94B$15.57B$15.69B$13.20B$14.27B$14.69B$15.04B$12.45B$13.52B$14.13B$13.62B$11.19B$11.98B$12.53B$11.92B$7.54B$7.83B$7.51B$5.26B$3.20B$3.36B$2.46B$1.30B$8.14B$10.70B$11.22B
# Analysts444433359454845443435454545443
Surprise %------------1.01%1.00%1.02%1.00%1.01%1.01%1.00%0.99%1.03%1.01%1.02%0.99%1.00%1.00%1.12%0.96%1.00%1.00%

United Airlines's average Quarter revenue forecast for Mar 24 based on 4 analysts is $12.45B, with a low forecast of $12.45B, and a high forecast of $12.45B. UAL's average Quarter revenue forecast represents a -8.63% decrease compared to the company's last Quarter revenue of $13.63B (Dec 23).

United Airlines EBITDA Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19
# Analysts444433359454845443435454545443
EBITDA------------$1.73B$1.66B$1.56B$182.00M$1.56B$1.57B$1.01B$-1.36B$-439.00M$1.03B$-160.00M$-1.42B$-2.04B$-2.00B$-1.82B$-1.96B$985.00M$1.52B
Avg Forecast$437.71M$449.01M$455.44M$370.55M$400.33M$417.20M$420.23M$349.23M$376.00M$387.58M$394.52M$-1.62B$355.45M$378.60M$364.72M$-1.48B$-599.62M$-928.38M$-883.19M$-1.34B$-580.14M$-556.54M$-389.83M$-237.45M$-249.40M$-182.21M$-96.23M$-2.47B$-793.03M$-831.65M
High Forecast$442.60M$454.04M$460.54M$374.70M$404.81M$421.87M$424.93M$351.59M$377.84M$389.70M$394.52M$-1.30B$356.50M$382.84M$368.81M$-1.18B$-479.70M$-912.54M$-868.11M$-1.07B$-570.24M$-547.05M$-383.18M$-233.39M$-245.15M$-179.10M$-94.59M$-1.98B$-779.50M$-817.46M
Low Forecast$428.66M$439.74M$446.03M$362.89M$392.06M$408.58M$411.55M$346.35M$374.43M$385.46M$394.52M$-1.95B$354.66M$370.78M$357.19M$-1.77B$-719.54M$-937.91M$-892.25M$-1.61B$-586.09M$-562.25M$-393.83M$-239.88M$-251.96M$-184.08M$-97.22M$-2.97B$-801.17M$-840.18M
Surprise %------------4.86%4.37%4.29%-0.12%-2.60%-1.69%-1.14%1.01%0.76%-1.86%0.41%5.96%8.18%10.99%18.95%0.79%-1.24%-1.83%

4 analysts predict UAL's average Quarter EBITDA for Mar 24 to be $-1.62B, with a high of $-1.30B and a low of $-1.95B. This is -193.94% lower than United Airlines's previous annual EBITDA (Dec 23) of $1.73B.

United Airlines Net Income Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19
# Analysts444433359454845443435454545443
Net Income------------$600.00M$1.14B$1.07B$-194.00M$843.00M$942.00M$329.00M$-1.38B$-646.00M$473.00M$-434.00M$-1.36B$-1.90B$-1.84B$-1.63B$-1.70B$641.00M$1.02B
Avg Forecast$1.36B$1.39B$1.94B$113.12M$1.02B$1.31B$1.66B$193.81M$968.44M$1.05B$1.31B$-1.65B$560.94M$1.12B$1.34B$-1.50B$-882.36M$757.93M$617.15M$-1.37B$-695.71M$-526.75M$-1.32B$-1.28B$-2.20B$-2.50B$-2.98B$-2.15B$881.17M$1.32B
High Forecast$1.38B$1.41B$1.96B$114.76M$1.03B$1.33B$1.69B$235.11M$1.02B$1.07B$1.31B$-1.32B$623.65M$1.14B$1.36B$-1.20B$-705.89M$768.04M$625.38M$-1.09B$-680.27M$-515.07M$-1.29B$-1.02B$-2.15B$-2.45B$-2.91B$-1.72B$892.92M$1.34B
Low Forecast$1.32B$1.36B$1.88B$110.08M$990.34M$1.27B$1.62B$158.86M$932.45M$1.03B$1.31B$-1.99B$529.58M$1.09B$1.30B$-1.80B$-1.06B$741.12M$603.46M$-1.64B$-704.98M$-533.78M$-1.34B$-1.53B$-2.23B$-2.54B$-3.02B$-2.58B$861.62M$1.29B
Surprise %------------1.07%1.01%0.80%0.13%-0.96%1.24%0.53%1.01%0.93%-0.90%0.33%1.06%0.86%0.73%0.55%0.79%0.73%0.78%

United Airlines's average Quarter net income forecast for Mar 24 is $-1.65B, with a range of $-1.99B to $-1.32B. UAL's average Quarter net income forecast represents a -375.72% decrease compared to the company's last Quarter net income of $600.00M (Dec 23).

United Airlines SG&A Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19
# Analysts444433359454845443435454545443
SG&A------------$571.00M$516.00M$487.00M$403.00M$434.00M$482.00M$393.00M$226.00M$235.00M$218.00M$139.00M$85.00M$80.00M$53.00M$31.00M$295.00M$417.00M$432.00M
Avg Forecast$555.58M$569.93M$578.09M$470.33M$508.13M$529.55M$533.39M$443.28M$477.26M$491.95M$500.76M$271.51M$451.17M$480.55M$462.94M$246.83M$320.98M$424.32M$403.66M$224.39M$265.16M$254.37M$178.17M$79.96M$113.99M$83.28M$43.98M$371.51M$362.46M$380.11M
High Forecast$561.79M$576.31M$584.55M$475.60M$513.82M$535.47M$539.36M$446.27M$479.58M$494.65M$500.76M$325.81M$452.50M$485.93M$468.12M$296.19M$385.18M$428.67M$407.80M$269.27M$267.88M$256.98M$180.00M$95.95M$115.16M$84.13M$44.43M$445.82M$366.17M$384.01M
Low Forecast$544.10M$558.15M$566.14M$460.62M$497.63M$518.60M$522.37M$439.62M$475.26M$489.25M$500.76M$217.21M$450.17M$470.62M$453.37M$197.46M$256.78M$417.08M$396.77M$179.51M$260.63M$250.03M$175.13M$63.97M$112.05M$81.86M$43.23M$297.21M$356.27M$373.62M
Surprise %------------1.27%1.07%1.05%1.63%1.35%1.14%0.97%1.01%0.89%0.86%0.78%1.06%0.70%0.64%0.70%0.79%1.15%1.14%

United Airlines's average Quarter SG&A projection for Mar 24 is $271.51M, based on 4 Wall Street analysts, with a range of $217.21M to $325.81M. The forecast indicates a -52.45% fall compared to UAL last annual SG&A of $571.00M (Dec 23).

United Airlines EPS Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19
# Analysts444433359454845443435454545443
EPS------------$1.81$3.42$3.28$-0.59$2.58$2.88$1.01$-4.24$-1.99$1.46$-1.34$-4.19$-6.08$-6.33$-5.59$-6.89$2.55$4.04
Avg Forecast$4.08$4.19$5.82$0.34$3.06$3.93$4.99$0.58$2.91$3.17$3.93$-0.54$1.69$3.38$4.03$-0.73$2.11$2.28$1.85$-4.22$-2.09$-1.58$-3.96$-7.08$-6.62$-7.53$-8.96$-2.61$2.65$3.97
High Forecast$4.14$4.25$5.90$0.34$3.10$3.99$5.07$0.71$3.08$3.22$3.93$-0.53$1.87$3.43$4.09$-0.71$2.19$2.31$1.88$-4.12$-2.04$-1.55$-3.87$-6.93$-6.48$-7.36$-8.76$-2.55$2.68$4.02
Low Forecast$3.97$4.08$5.66$0.33$2.98$3.83$4.86$0.48$2.80$3.11$3.93$-0.55$1.59$3.29$3.92$-0.74$2.03$2.23$1.81$-4.27$-2.12$-1.60$-4.01$-7.18$-6.71$-7.63$-9.08$-2.65$2.59$3.88
Surprise %------------1.07%1.01%0.81%0.80%1.22%1.26%0.54%1.01%0.95%-0.92%0.34%0.59%0.92%0.84%0.62%2.64%0.96%1.02%

According to 4 Wall Street analysts, United Airlines's projected average Quarter EPS for Mar 24 is $-0.54, with a low estimate of $-0.55 and a high estimate of $-0.53. This represents a -129.94% decrease compared to UAL previous annual EPS of $1.81 (Dec 23).

United Airlines Peer Comparison by Price Target

TickerCompanyLast Closing PriceAvg Price TargetUpside/DownsideAvg Rating
SAVESpirit Airlines$1.08$17.481518.52%Buy
ULCCFrontier Group$5.39$10.96103.34%Hold
JBLUJetBlue Airways$5.96$9.2555.20%Hold
LUVSouthwest Airlines$32.36$42.3630.90%Hold
AALAmerican Airlines Group$14.33$18.6530.15%Hold
DALDelta Air Lines$64.75$59.42-8.23%Buy
UALUnited Airlines$94.26$74.06-21.43%Buy

UAL Forecast FAQ

Is United Airlines a good buy?

Yes, according to 19 Wall Street analysts, United Airlines (UAL) is considered a 'Buy'. The rating consensus is based on 0 'Strong Buy' and 17 'Buy' recommendations, accounting for 89.47% of UAL's total ratings.

What is UAL's price target?

United Airlines (UAL) average price target is $74.06 with a range of $33 to $119, implying a -21.43% from its last price of $94.26. The data is based on 19 Wall Street analysts who provided a twelve-month price target estimate in the last three months.

Will United Airlines stock go up soon?

According to Wall Street analysts' prediction for UAL stock, the company can go down by -21.43% (from the last price of $94.26 to the average price target of $74.06), up by 26.25% based on the highest stock price target, and down by -64.99% based on the lowest stock price target.

Can United Airlines stock reach $140?

UAL's average twelve months analyst stock price target of $74.06 does not support the claim that United Airlines can reach $140 in the near future.

What is United Airlines's current price target trend?

2 Wall Street analysts forecast a $107 price target for United Airlines (UAL) this month, up 13.52% from its last price of $94.26. Compared to the last 3 and 12 months, the average price target decreased by -7.17% and decreased by -20.54%, respectively.

What are United Airlines's analysts' financial forecasts?

United Airlines's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2025) are as follows: average revenue is $60.49B (high $61.11B, low $59.41B), average EBITDA is $1.59B (high $1.6B, low $1.56B), average net income is $4.18B (high $4.28B, low $4.04B), average SG&A $2.01B (high $2.03B, low $1.98B), and average EPS is $12.57 (high $12.87, low $12.14). UAL's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2026) are as follows: average revenue is $65.29B (high $66.02B, low $63.94B), average EBITDA is $1.71B (high $1.73B, low $1.68B), average net income is $4.8B (high $4.87B, low $4.67B), average SG&A $2.17B (high $2.2B, low $2.13B), and average EPS is $14.43 (high $14.64, low $14.04).

Did the UAL's actual financial results beat the analysts' financial forecasts?

Based on United Airlines's last annual report (Dec 2023), the company's revenue was $53.72B, beating the average analysts forecast of $53.31B by 0.77%. Apple's EBITDA was $7.02B, missing the average prediction of $-378M by -1957.18%. The company's net income was $2.62B, beating the average estimation of $1.52B by 72.17%. Apple's SG&A was $1.98B, beating the average forecast of $1.64B by 20.44%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $7.89, missing the average prediction of $8.36 by -5.58%. In terms of the last quarterly report (Dec 2023), United Airlines's revenue was $13.63B, beating the average analysts' forecast of $13.55B by 0.57%. The company's EBITDA was $1.73B, beating the average prediction of $355.45M by 386.43%. United Airlines's net income was $600M, beating the average estimation of $560.94M by 6.96%. The company's SG&A was $571M, beating the average forecast of $451.17M by 26.56%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $1.81, beating the average prediction of $1.69 by 7.35%