Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, airline operator United Continental Holdings (UAL -0.06%) has received the dreaded one-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at United Continental and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
United Continental facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Chicago (1934) |
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Market Cap |
$8.6 billion |
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Industry |
Airlines |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$37.4 billion |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO Jeffery Smisek |
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Return on Capital |
11.4% |
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Cash/Debt |
$6.7 billion / $12.2 billion |
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Competitors |
Delta Air Lines (DAL 1.02%)Southwest Airlines (LUV -0.98%)US Airways Group (NYSE: LCC) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 51% of the 782 members who have rated United Continental believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, adamathm, succinctly summed up the United Continental bear case for our community:
This is the classic airline stock right now. Heavy [capital expenditures], low profitability, labor union problems that can only be solved by throwing lots of money at workers, etc. I think [United Continental] will continue to disappoint for the next few quarters.
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