American Airlines Group Inc. $AAL Shares Sold by Bank of New York Mellon Corp

Bank of New York Mellon Corp decreased its position in shares of American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) by 3.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,933,780 shares of the airline’s stock after selling 120,047 shares during the quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp’s holdings in American Airlines Group were worth $42,249,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes 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 worth $153,660,000 after purchasing an additional 4,500,897 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in American Airlines Group by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 12,803,168 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $196,323,000 after acquiring an additional 159,844 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,934,622 shares of the airline’s stock worth $106,306,000 after purchasing an additional 225,599 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in American Airlines Group by 6.7% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,483,781 shares of the airline’s stock worth $99,396,000 after buying an additional 406,393 shares during the period. Finally, U S Global Investors Inc. raised its position in American Airlines Group by 15.5% in the first quarter. U S Global Investors Inc. now owns 6,435,049 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $69,112,000 after purchasing an additional 865,205 shares during the period. 52.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting American Airlines Group

Here are the key news stories impacting American Airlines Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan raised its price target on AAL to $24 from $22 and kept an overweight rating, signaling greater confidence in the stock’s upside after the post-earnings pullback. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks added American Airlines to its Rank #1 (Strong Buy) list, while other commentary said the stock looks technically oversold and could be due for a turnaround. Zacks
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary pointed to improving sentiment around revenue strategy, premium demand, loyalty growth, and network gains, which supports the case for a recovery after the stock’s recent drop. Yahoo Finance
• Neutral Sentiment: American Airlines reported record quarterly revenue of $16.74 billion and beat EPS expectations, but investors are balancing that strength against a sharp profit decline year over year and a weaker full-year outlook. GlobeNewswire
• Negative Sentiment: The main pressure point remains surging jet fuel costs, which led American Airlines to cut its earnings guidance and cloud the profit outlook despite strong demand trends. CNBC

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, COO David Seymour sold 69,343 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.00, for a total value of $1,178,831.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 1,025,489 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,433,313. The trade was a 6.33% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

American Airlines Group Stock Up 6.8%

Shares of AAL stock opened at $14.48 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $15.35 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $13.71. The company has a market capitalization of $9.58 billion, a PE ratio of -29.55 and a beta of 1.32. American Airlines Group Inc. has a 12-month low of $10.09 and a 12-month high of $18.79.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The airline reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $16.73 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.70 billion. American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 9.11% and a negative net margin of 0.56%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.95 earnings per share. American Airlines Group has set its Q3 2026 guidance at -0.700–0.100 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at -0.650-0.650 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that American Airlines Group Inc. will post 0.2 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AAL has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Barclays raised 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 report on Thursday, June 25th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of American Airlines Group from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on American Airlines Group from $15.00 to $13.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Susquehanna upped their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $16.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on American Airlines Group from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $19.18.

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.