American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) Expected to Post FY2025 Earnings of $3.50 Per Share

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn upped their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of American Airlines Group in a research note issued on Thursday, April 25th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Mckenzie now expects that the airline will earn $3.50 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $3.35. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for American Airlines Group’s current full-year earnings is $2.67 per share.

A number of other research firms also recently issued reports on AAL. Barclays increased their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 26th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of American Airlines Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $18.00 target price for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 11th. Evercore ISI reissued a “hold” rating and set a $17.00 target price on shares of American Airlines Group in a research report on Monday, January 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 26th. Finally, UBS Group started coverage on shares of American Airlines Group in a research report on Wednesday, March 20th. They set a “buy” rating and a $19.00 target price for the company. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $17.53.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

Shares of AAL stock opened at $13.88 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $9.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.13, a PEG ratio of 0.11 and a beta of 1.57. American Airlines Group has a 1-year low of $10.86 and a 1-year high of $19.08. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $14.46 and its 200-day simple moving average is $13.64.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The airline reported ($0.34) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.28) by ($0.06). The firm had revenue of $12.57 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.60 billion. American Airlines Group had a net margin of 0.94% and a negative return on equity of 31.65%. American Airlines Group’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.05 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Airlines Group

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 0.9% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 78,888,859 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $1,010,566,000 after acquiring an additional 667,660 shares during the period. U S Global Investors Inc. boosted its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 18.7% in the fourth quarter. U S Global Investors Inc. now owns 12,675,358 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $174,159,000 after acquiring an additional 2,001,247 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 28.3% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 12,119,358 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $155,249,000 after acquiring an additional 2,672,793 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 2.1% in the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,748,260 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $60,825,000 after acquiring an additional 98,130 shares during the period. Finally, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group in the third quarter valued at approximately $59,411,000. Institutional investors own 52.44% of the company’s stock.

About American Airlines Group

American Airlines Group Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a network air carrier. The company provides scheduled air transportation services for passengers and cargo through its hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washington, DC, as well as through partner gateways in London, Doha, Madrid, Seattle/Tacoma, Sydney, and Tokyo.