Farther Finance Advisors LLC Grows Position in American Airlines Group Inc. $AAL

Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) by 9,081.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 117,798 shares of the airline’s stock after buying an additional 116,515 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC’s holdings in American Airlines Group were worth $1,324,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. U S Global Investors Inc. grew its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 7.5% during the second quarter. U S Global Investors Inc. now owns 7,718,224 shares of the airline’s stock worth $86,598,000 after acquiring an additional 536,978 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its stake in American Airlines Group by 319.4% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 5,019,492 shares of the airline’s stock worth $56,319,000 after purchasing an additional 3,822,757 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in American Airlines Group by 8.6% during the 2nd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,779,849 shares of the airline’s stock worth $42,410,000 after purchasing an additional 299,219 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in American Airlines Group by 1.3% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,978,006 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $33,413,000 after purchasing an additional 36,877 shares during the period. Finally, Nearwater Capital Markets Ltd acquired a new position in American Airlines Group in the first quarter valued at $29,012,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 52.44% of the company’s stock.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

AAL opened at $15.44 on Friday. American Airlines Group Inc. has a 12 month low of $8.50 and a 12 month high of $19.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.95, a P/E/G ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 1.26. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $13.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $12.68.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 23rd. The airline reported ($0.17) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.27) by $0.10. American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 18.14% and a net margin of 1.11%.The firm had revenue of $13.69 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.65 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.30 earnings per share. American Airlines Group’s revenue was up .3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Research analysts anticipate that American Airlines Group Inc. will post 2.42 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on AAL shares. Evercore ISI increased their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on American Airlines Group in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $17.00 price objective for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on American Airlines Group from $17.00 to $20.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 12th. UBS Group set a $20.00 target price on American Airlines Group and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upgraded shares of American Airlines Group to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $16.46.

American Airlines Group Profile

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.