Assenagon Asset Management S.A. Makes New Investment in American Airlines Group Inc. $AAL

Assenagon Asset Management S.A. purchased a new stake in American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 630,364 shares of the airline’s stock, valued at approximately $9,663,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Two Sigma Investments LP raised its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 49.1% during the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 13,670,800 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $153,660,000 after buying an additional 4,500,897 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 319.4% in the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 5,019,492 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $56,319,000 after purchasing an additional 3,822,757 shares during the last quarter. Hennessy Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of American Airlines Group during the 3rd quarter worth $37,533,000. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of American Airlines Group during the 2nd quarter worth $15,133,000. Finally, Jump Financial LLC increased its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 203.3% during the 2nd quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 1,914,890 shares of the airline’s stock worth $21,485,000 after purchasing an additional 1,283,590 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 52.44% of the company’s stock.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

AAL opened at $10.30 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $12.89 and a 200 day moving average price of $13.34. American Airlines Group Inc. has a 12 month low of $8.50 and a 12 month high of $16.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.59 and a beta of 1.22.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The airline reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by ($0.22). The company had revenue of $14 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.12 billion. American Airlines Group had a net margin of 0.20% and a negative return on equity of 5.90%. American Airlines Group’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.86 EPS. American Airlines Group has set its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.500–0.100 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 1.700-2.700 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that American Airlines Group Inc. will post 2.42 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have commented on AAL shares. Susquehanna raised shares of 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. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $17.00 price target on shares of American Airlines Group in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a research note on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $15.00 to $14.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $17.00 price objective on shares of American Airlines Group in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, American Airlines Group presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $14.97.

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.