BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. Makes New $9.28 Million Investment in American Airlines Group Inc. $AAL

BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. purchased a new position in shares of American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 605,000 shares of the airline’s stock, valued at approximately $9,275,000. BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. owned 0.09% of American Airlines Group as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in American Airlines Group by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,978,006 shares of the airline’s stock worth $33,413,000 after purchasing an additional 36,877 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. raised its position in American Airlines Group by 42.6% in the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 45,358 shares of the airline’s stock worth $509,000 after purchasing an additional 13,539 shares during the last quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System raised its position in American Airlines Group by 5.0% in the 2nd quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 1,164,443 shares of the airline’s stock worth $13,065,000 after purchasing an additional 55,059 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in American Airlines Group by 6.6% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 13,251 shares of the airline’s stock worth $149,000 after purchasing an additional 823 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. raised its position in American Airlines Group by 34.4% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 1,315,532 shares of the airline’s stock worth $14,760,000 after purchasing an additional 336,993 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 52.44% of the company’s stock.

American Airlines Group Trading Down 2.0%

Shares of AAL stock opened at $14.34 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $12.13 and a 200 day simple moving average of $13.34. American Airlines Group Inc. has a 1 year low of $10.09 and a 1 year high of $16.50. The stock has a market cap of $9.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.26 and a beta of 1.35.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The airline reported ($0.40) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.45) by $0.05. American Airlines Group had a net margin of 0.36% and a negative return on equity of 9.11%. The company had revenue of $13.91 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.13 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted ($0.59) EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. American Airlines Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at -0.400-1.100 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at -0.200-0.200 EPS. Analysts forecast that American Airlines Group Inc. will post -0.07 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of American Airlines Group from $16.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of American Airlines Group from $17.00 to $12.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of American Airlines Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 25th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on shares of American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, American Airlines Group presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $15.53.

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.