The IBD SmartSelect Composite Rating for United Airlines increased from 89 to 98 Wednesday.
The revised score means the stock currently tops 98% of all other stocks in terms of key performance metrics and technical strength.
United Airlines is now out of buy range after clearing the 49.67 buy point in a double bottom.
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One weak spot is the company's 48 EPS Rating, which tracks quarterly and annual earnings-per-share growth. Look for that to improve to 80 or better to show it's in the top 20% of all stocks.
Its Accumulation/Distribution Rating of A shows heavy buying by institutional investors over the last 13 weeks.
The company posted a 63% earnings gain for Q4. That means it's now posted two straight quarters of rising EPS gains. Sales growth climbed 8%, up from 2% in the prior report. That marks one quarter of increasing revenue gains.
United Airlines holds the No. 2 rank among its peers in the Transportation-Airline industry group. Skywest is the No. 1-ranked stock within the group.
