Why United Airlines (UAL) is a Top Growth Stock for the Long-Term

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For new and old investors, taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals.

Many investors also have a go-to methodology that helps guide their buy and sell decisions. One way to find winning stocks based on your preferred way of investing is to use the Zacks Style Scores, which are indicators that rate stocks based on three widely-followed investing types: value, growth, and momentum.

Why This 1 Growth Stock Should Be On Your Watchlist

Growth investors build their portfolios around companies that are financially strong and have a bright future, and the Growth Style Score helps take projected and historical earnings, sales, and cash flow into account to uncover stocks that will see long-term, sustainable growth.

United Airlines (UAL)

United Airlines Holdings is based in Chicago. The carrier changed its name from United Continental Holdings to United Airlines Holdings in June 2019. It is the holding company for both United Airlines and Continental Airlines.

UAL is a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stock, with a Growth Style Score of B and VGM Score of A. Earnings are expected to grow 18.4% year-over-year for the current fiscal year, with sales growth of 6%.

Eight analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.88 to $12.56 per share for 2025. UAL boasts an average earnings surprise of 22.9%.

On a historic basis, United Airlines has generated cash flow growth of 5.6%, and is expected to report cash flow expansion of 78.5% this year.

With solid fundamentals, a good Zacks Rank, and top-tier Growth and VGM Style Scores, UAL should be on investors' short lists.

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