—
C+
C+ The full Closelook — membership. Open the C+ overview

United Airlines Holdings Inc (UAL) — chart, structure and Closelook read

Home› Indices›
Pick a ticker to load its detail page.

Company snapshot — United Airlines Holdings Inc

UAL in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
United Airlines carries passengers and cargo across North America, the Atlantic, the Pacific and Latin America through its mainline and regional fleets. It also runs ground handling, a flight training academy, and maintenance work for other carriers, alongside freight, mail and loyalty programmes. Bookings flow through its own website and app as well as travel agencies. It is based in Chicago and was known as United Continental Holdings before its 2019 renaming.
Where it sits in the stack
United Airlines does not sit in any Closelook build-out layer; it belongs to the airlines sleeve within the Industrials sector of our wider coverage, apart from the AI infrastructure stack.
Who it is priced against
The name the market most often sets against it is Delta Air Lines, the other large full-service US carrier competing on the same domestic and international routes.
Why Closelook tracks it
It carries an S&P 500 seat and does not yet hold a Closelook score. The diary has quoted it four times; the Midday 10 flagged it moving with the oil price alongside other fuel-sensitive travel names.
What the diary watches
Whether moves in oil prices continue to explain its daily swings more than airline-specific news does.

United Airlines Holdings Inc (UAL) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for UAL, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 2 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Barclays, 2026-09-11

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for UAL from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Barclays — target 160 from 175 Target cut to $160 from $175 (+50.2% to spot) 2026-09-11
  • Price target UBS — target 137 from 153 Target cut to $137 from $153 (+27.9% to spot) 2026-09-10

2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is United Airlines Holdings Inc (UAL)?

United Airlines Holdings Inc trades as UAL on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is UAL in a Closelook index?

Not currently — United Airlines Holdings Inc is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-18.

Where does UAL trade against its moving averages?

Mixed moving-average stack: Trades -8.5% vs the 50-day and -1% vs the 200-day average, 22.4% below the 52-week high and +27.2% off the 52-week low; a golden cross printed 60 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does United Airlines Holdings Inc do?

United Airlines carries passengers and cargo across North America, the Atlantic, the Pacific and Latin America through its mainline and regional fleets. It also runs ground handling, a flight training academy, and maintenance work for other carriers, alongside freight, mail and loyalty programmes. Bookings flow through its own website and app as well as travel agencies. The name the market most often sets against it is Delta Air Lines, the other large full-service US carrier competing on the same domestic and international routes.

Where does United Airlines Holdings Inc sit in the AI build-out?

United Airlines does not sit in any Closelook build-out layer; it belongs to the airlines sleeve within the Industrials sector of our wider coverage, apart from the AI infrastructure stack. It carries an S&P 500 seat and does not yet hold a Closelook score. The diary has quoted it four times; the Midday 10 flagged it moving with the oil price alongside other fuel-sensitive travel names.

What has Wall Street done on United Airlines Holdings Inc recently?

The most recent analyst action on United Airlines Holdings Inc on the Closelook wire is a price target by Barclays on 2026-09-11 (target 160 from 175). 2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

Where has Closelook written about United Airlines Holdings Inc?

United Airlines Holdings Inc appears in 4 Closelook pieces, most recently Morning 10: Oil settles at $107.63, the 10-year hits 4.95% and the 30-year 5.36%, its highest since 2007: chips lead a fourth down day, Oracle beats and jumps 4% after hours, Adobe beats and slips — and Asia sells its chipmakers 3% to 7% (2026-09-11); Midday 10: Stocks snap a four-day losing streak as oil slips under $100 and chips bounce 2% — despite core inflation hotter than hoped and Fed hike odds at 82%; Oracle gives back its entire after-hours jump (2026-09-11); Morning 10: Brent closes above $100 for the first time since July and the 10-year hits 4.86%: Wall Street falls a third day while Cloudflare +10%, Datadog +7% and Meta +7% catch the money the chip leaders gave back (2026-09-10). What Closelook said most recently: The users of oil are the day’s beneficiaries: United Airlines +3.5% at $110.25 after four down days, Royal Caribbean +1.0%, Freeport-McMoRan +1.0% after −7.3%. (Midday 10, 2026-09-11). The "Mentioned on Closelook" block on this page lists the long reads, the reference entries and the dailies that name it.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for UAL, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Mentioned on Closelook 4 pieces · newest: Morning 10, “Oil settles at $107.63, the 10-year hits 4.95% and the 30-year 5.36%, its highest since 2007: chips lead a fourth down day, Oracle beats and jumps 4% after hours, Adobe beats and slips — and Asia sells its chipmakers 3% to 7%” (2026-09-11)

Mentioned on Closelook

Where UAL appears in the diary — 4 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

Dailies

Related in the Closelook universe