Susquehanna Boosts American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) Price Target to $25.00

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) had its price objective hoisted by stock analysts at Susquehanna from $16.00 to $25.00 in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a “positive” rating on the airline’s stock. Susquehanna’s target price points to a potential upside of 40.85% from the company’s previous close.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price objective on American Airlines Group from $20.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of American Airlines Group from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $16.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $16.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $19.39.

American Airlines Group Stock Performance

NASDAQ:AAL opened at $17.75 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $14.44 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $13.68. The firm has a market cap of $11.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 57.26 and a beta of 1.32. American Airlines Group has a fifty-two week low of $10.09 and a fifty-two week high of $18.79.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The airline reported ($0.40) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.45) by $0.05. The company had revenue of $13.91 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.13 billion. American Airlines Group had a net margin of 0.36% and a negative return on equity of 9.11%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm 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. On average, equities research analysts predict that American Airlines Group will post 0.25 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at American Airlines Group

In other American Airlines Group news, COO David Seymour sold 56,456 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.00, for a total transaction of $1,016,208.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 969,033 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,442,594. This trade represents a 5.51% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in American Airlines Group by 569.4% in the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 9,687,232 shares of the airline’s stock worth $104,041,000 after buying an additional 8,240,100 shares during the period. Two Sigma Investments LP raised its holdings in American Airlines Group by 49.1% during the third quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 13,670,800 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $153,660,000 after acquiring an additional 4,500,897 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of American Airlines Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $33,198,000. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 1,711.5% in the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,984,457 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $30,422,000 after acquiring an additional 1,874,909 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 572.8% in the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,152,577 shares of the airline’s stock worth $32,999,000 after acquiring an additional 1,832,613 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 52.44% of the company’s stock.

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.