American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Brokerages

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the nineteen analysts that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $16.4559.

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on AAL shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a report on Monday. Citigroup assumed coverage on American Airlines Group in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. They set a “buy” rating and a $19.00 target price on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on American Airlines Group in a report on Thursday, December 18th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $17.00 price target on the stock. Susquehanna boosted their price target on American Airlines Group from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, Evercore ISI raised their price objective on American Airlines Group from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

NASDAQ:AAL opened at $15.60 on Thursday. American Airlines Group has a 1-year low of $8.50 and a 1-year high of $19.10. The company has a 50-day moving average of $13.73 and a 200 day moving average of $12.62. The firm has a market cap of $10.30 billion, a PE ratio of 18.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.26.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The airline reported ($0.17) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.27) by $0.10. American Airlines Group had a net margin of 1.11% and a negative return on equity of 18.14%. The business had revenue of $13.69 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.65 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.30 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up .3% on a year-over-year basis. American Airlines Group has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.450-0.750 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 0.650-0.950 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that American Airlines Group will post 2.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of American Airlines Group

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Two Sigma Investments LP grew its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 49.1% in the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 13,670,800 shares of the airline’s stock worth $153,660,000 after buying an additional 4,500,897 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its stake in American Airlines Group by 319.4% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 5,019,492 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $56,319,000 after acquiring an additional 3,822,757 shares in the last quarter. Hennessy Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in American Airlines Group in the third quarter worth $37,533,000. Nearwater Capital Markets Ltd purchased a new position in American Airlines Group in the first quarter worth $29,012,000. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of American Airlines Group during the second quarter worth $15,133,000. 52.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About American Airlines Group

American Airlines Group Inc is a leading global airline holding company headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. Formed in December 2013 through the merger of AMR Corporation (parent of American Airlines) and US Airways Group, the company operates one of the world’s largest passenger and cargo networks. Its subsidiaries include American Airlines, which provides mainline service, and American Eagle, a network of regional carriers operating short- and medium-haul routes on behalf of the mainline carrier.

The company offers scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo to more than 350 destinations in over 50 countries.