UAL President Brett Hart Sells $3.6M in Open Market, Exercises Options
UAL sits 50% above its 52-week low of $82.415.
Summary
UAL President Brett Hart sold $3.6M in shares at $120.72, adding to recent insider selling by the CEO. The discretionary sale follows strong Q2 results and raised guidance.
Key Events · Ownership and Investor Activity · UAL
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President Sells $3.6M Open Market
Brett Hart sold 30,108 shares at $120.72 on July 28, generating $3.63 million. The sale was discretionary, not under a 10b5-1 plan.
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Adds to Insider Selling Pattern
CEO Scott Kirby filed a Form 144 on July 21 to sell $18.8M and had already sold $6M recently. Hart's sale reinforces a distribution signal from top executives.
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Option Exercise and Grant
Hart exercised 21,521 options at $77.56 and received a grant of 46,375 shares. Tax withholding and a charitable gift accompanied the transactions.
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Post-Transaction Holdings
Hart directly holds 164,774 shares worth approximately $20.3 million after the reported transactions.
Analysis · UAL · Energy & Transportation
United Airlines President Brett Hart sold $3.6 million worth of shares on the open market at $120.72, just two weeks after the company raised guidance and the CEO filed to sell $18.8 million. While the sale represents only 0.024% of the company, it comes from a key insider and adds to a pattern of officer selling — the CEO's recent Form 144 and $6 million in prior sales already signaled distribution. The sale was not part of a 10b5-1 plan, giving it more weight as a discretionary move. Hart also exercised options and received a large grant, but the open-market sale is the primary signal.
At the time of this filing, UAL was trading at $123.25 on NASDAQ in the Energy & Transportation sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $40.2B. The 52-week trading range was $82.42 to $138.77. This filing was assessed with negative market sentiment and an importance score of 7 out of 10.