American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eighteen research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have issued a hold recommendation and nine have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $17.6094.

AAL has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $16.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. BMO Capital Markets upgraded American Airlines Group to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Susquehanna raised American Airlines Group from a “neutral” rating to a “positive” rating and upped their target price for the company from $14.00 to $20.00 in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Barclays increased their target price on American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $16.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a research note on Monday, December 29th.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

NASDAQ:AAL opened at $15.37 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $14.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is $13.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.15 billion, a PE ratio of 17.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.54 and a beta of 1.23. American Airlines Group has a 12 month low of $8.50 and a 12 month high of $19.10.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Airlines Group

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC acquired a new position in American Airlines Group in the second quarter valued at approximately $7,452,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 87.6% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 23,819 shares of the airline’s stock worth $267,000 after purchasing an additional 11,119 shares during the last quarter. Kwmg LLC lifted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 9.8% in the 2nd quarter. Kwmg LLC now owns 420,429 shares of the airline’s stock worth $4,717,000 after purchasing an additional 37,375 shares during the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC boosted its position in American Airlines Group by 56.7% during the 2nd quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 17,671 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $198,000 after purchasing an additional 6,391 shares during the period. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio grew its stake in American Airlines Group by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 204,485 shares of the airline’s stock worth $2,294,000 after buying an additional 848 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 52.44% of the company’s stock.

American Airlines Group Company 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.