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

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) has received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the nineteen analysts that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nine have assigned a hold recommendation and eight have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $15.6471.

Several research firms recently weighed in on AAL. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $13.50 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Susquehanna decreased their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $17.00 to $16.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of American Airlines Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 25th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on shares of American Airlines Group from $13.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price target on shares of American Airlines Group from $16.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in American Airlines Group by 39.0% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,165,162 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $23,254,000 after acquiring an additional 608,049 shares during the last quarter. South Dakota Investment Council bought a new position in American Airlines Group during the first quarter valued at approximately $243,000. Amundi bought a new position in American Airlines Group during the first quarter valued at approximately $496,000. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its position in American Airlines Group by 19.0% during the first quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 216,876 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $2,329,000 after acquiring an additional 34,698 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC grew its position in American Airlines Group by 47.4% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 27,558 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $296,000 after acquiring an additional 8,859 shares during the last quarter. 52.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

American Airlines Group Trading Down 1.8%

AAL stock opened at $15.42 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $13.00 and its 200 day moving average is $13.45. The stock has a market cap of $10.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.74 and a beta of 1.35. American Airlines Group has a 1-year low of $10.09 and a 1-year high of $16.50.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The airline reported ($0.40) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.45) by $0.05. The company had revenue of $13.91 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.13 billion. American Airlines Group had a net margin of 0.36% and a negative return on equity of 9.11%. American Airlines Group’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned ($0.59) earnings per share. 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. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that American Airlines Group will post -0.07 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.