PREVIEW: United Airlines shares up; Q3 EPS seen falling, rev seen rising
** Shares in United Airlines Holdings UAL.O up 1.9% on Tues amid broader rally in airline stocks as oil prices fell; UAL due to release Q3 earnings report before market open Wed
** Wall Street consensus estimates UAL adj EPS of $3.17 vs $3.65 in year-ago quarter on rev of $14.78 bln, which would be up 2% y/y, according to data from LSEG
** In last 8 quarters, UAL met or beat revenue expectations seven times while its profit beat every time
** When UAL reported Q2 results in July, it forecast a lower-than-expected Q3 profit, announced plans to cut capacity, signaling U.S. carrier struggles to lift earnings despite record travel demand
** UAL shares last traded at $64.63 vs median PT of $70 as per LSEG which shows 21 analyst ratings: seven 'strong buy,' 13 'buy' and one 'hold' rating
** YTD shares in UAL up ~56% vs 3.7% gain for Dow transports index .DJT and 14% gain for the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI in the same timeframe
(Reporting By Sinéad Carew)
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