United Continental Reaches New 52-Week High (UAL)

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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- United Continental Holdings (NYSE: UAL) hit a new 52-week high Tuesday as it is currently trading at $29.41, above its previous 52-week high of $28.98 with 1.7 million shares traded as of 10:16 a.m. ET. Average volume has been 4.6 million shares over the past 30 days.

United Continental has a market cap of $9.11 billion and is part of the services sector and transportation industry. Shares are up 10.2% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday.

United Continental Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides passenger and cargo air transportation services. The company operates in six continents from its hubs in Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Guam, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark, San Francisco, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C.

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TheStreet Ratings rates United Continental as a hold. Among the primary strengths of the company is its solid stock price performance. At the same time, however, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, poor profit margins and feeble growth in the company's earnings per share. You can view the full United Continental Ratings Report.

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