United Airlines Holdings (UAL) stock, explained like you're 5

Is United Airlines Holdings a small, medium or large cap company?

Yes. United Airlines Holdings is a large cap stock. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 34.9 billion dollars.

Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.

How United Airlines Holdings makes money

• Selling products and services people buy when they feel confident, like cars, travel, shopping and dining.
• Online and in store sales.
• Memberships, financing and services around the main product.

What moves UAL stock

• How confident shoppers feel and how much they spend.
• Interest rates, which affect big purchases.
• Prices, costs and competition.

In the news lately

• United (UAL) Stock Looks Reasonable On Its 173% Three Year Run (Yahoo Finance)
• AAL, UAL, DAL Get Fresh Rothschild Targets Firm Sees Domestic Revenue Strength Extending Into 2027 (Stocktwits)
• United Airlines CEO Defends Fare Hikes Amid Rising Costs; UAL St (GuruFocus)
• United CEO Kirby defends higher airfares, seat fees as costs rise (UAL:NASDAQ) (Seeking Alpha)
• United Airlines Holdings Inc. stock underperforms Friday when compared to competitors (MarketWatch)

Key terms to know before you follow UAL

• Market cap
• P/E ratio
• EPS (earnings per share)
• Earnings report
• Volatility