If You Invested $1,000 In United Airlines Stock At Its Pandemic Low, Here's How Much You'd Have Now

Zinger Key Points
  • United Airlines stock ultimately bottomed at $17.80 on March 18, 2020.
  • The average price target among 20 analysts for UAL stock in the next 12 months is $54.
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Investors who bought stocks during the COVID-19 market crash in 2020 have generally experienced some big gains in the past two years. But there is no question some big-name stocks performed better than others since the pandemic bottom.

United's Bumpy Ride: One company that has been a solid investment in the past two years has been United Airlines Holdings Inc UAL.

American and other travel stocks experienced a near worst-case scenario when the COVID-19 breakout occurred in early 2020. Travel demand fell to nearly 0% during the worst of the pandemic.

At the beginning of 2020, United shares were trading at around $90. By the beginning of March, the stock had dropped to around $61 after news of the virus spreading in China prompted concerns about a U.S. pandemic. The stock ultimately bottomed at $17.80 on March 18, five days before the S&P 500 hit its pandemic low.

On March 27, airlines received $25 billion in federal bailouts. On that day, United shares closed back above $32.

Airlines got another $15 billion in government bailouts in December. By that time, vaccine optimism had boosted United’s share price back up to above $44.

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United In 2022, Beyond: United eventually made it as high as $63.70 in March 2021 before pulling back to $42.85 today.

Still, investors who bought United Airlines stock on the day it hit its pandemic low and held on have generated a nice return on their investment. In fact, $1,000 in United Airlines stock bought on March 18, 2020, would be worth about $2,020 today.

Looking ahead, analysts are expecting United Airlines stock to gain altitude in the next 12 months. The average price target among the 20 analysts covering the stock is $54, suggesting 26.1% upside from current levels.

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