What's Going On With United Airlines?


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United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UAL) shares are trading lower on Wednesday. The stock has struggled over the past month in sympathy with other airline stocks.

What To Know: Over the past few weeks, several airline companies have reported earnings. However, the results overall have not been satisfactory.

JetBlue stock fell after issuing weak guidance. Southwest reported mixed second-quarter results and an increase in fuel costs. 

Alaska Air fell after posting second-quarter earnings and guiding 0% to 3% topline growth in the third-quarter.

Airline stocks, including United Airlines, have traded lower in sympathy after each report. However, at the end of July, United Airlines reported better-than-expected second-quarter results and issued strong full-year 2023 guidance.

The company reported quarterly earnings of $5.03 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.03, a 251.75% increase over earnings of $1.43 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $14.18 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $13.91 billion, a 17.08% increase over sales of $12.11 billion the same period last year.

Furthermore, United estimated full-year 2023 earnings per share between $11 to $12, versus the $9.73 estimate.

More recently, Redburn Partners analyst James Goodall upgraded United Airlines Holdings from Neutral to Buy and announced a $80 price target on Monday.

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UAL Price Action: Shares of UAL were down 2.46% at $53.51 at the time of publication, according to Benzinga Pro.

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27% profits every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his options buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads... BUYING options. Most traders don't even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here's how he does it.


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