American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) Rating Lowered to Hold at Wall Street Zen

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) was downgraded by research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Saturday.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on the stock. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $13.50 to $19.50 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. Bank of America increased their price target on shares of American Airlines Group from $16.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $13.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $18.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, Susquehanna upped their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $16.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, American Airlines Group currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $19.37.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

AAL opened at $14.98 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $15.15 and a 200-day simple moving average of $13.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 48.32 and a beta of 1.32. American Airlines Group has a 12 month low of $10.09 and a 12 month high of $18.79.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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. The firm had revenue of $13.91 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.13 billion. American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 9.11% and a net margin of 0.36%.American Airlines Group’s quarterly revenue was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted ($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. Research analysts anticipate that American Airlines Group will post 0.57 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 569.4% during the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 9,687,232 shares of the airline’s stock worth $104,041,000 after purchasing an additional 8,240,100 shares in the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP lifted its stake in American Airlines Group by 49.1% in 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 in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in American Airlines Group in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $33,198,000. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in American Airlines Group by 1,711.5% during the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,984,457 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $30,422,000 after buying an additional 1,874,909 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP grew its holdings in American Airlines Group by 572.8% during the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,152,577 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $32,999,000 after buying an additional 1,832,613 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.