Research Analysts Offer Predictions for AAL Q1 Earnings

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) – Analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for American Airlines Group in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, September 24th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the airline will earn ($0.28) per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of ($0.13). The consensus estimate for American Airlines Group’s current full-year earnings is $2.42 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for American Airlines Group’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 18th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $8.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 27th. Raymond James Financial set a $14.00 target price on shares of American Airlines Group in a research note on Monday, August 25th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $17.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 12th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, American Airlines Group has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $16.65.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

Shares of AAL stock opened at $11.31 on Friday. American Airlines Group has a 1 year low of $8.50 and a 1 year high of $19.10. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $12.45 and a 200-day moving average price of $11.46. The company has a market cap of $7.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.14, a PEG ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 1.40.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The airline reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $14.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.27 billion. American Airlines Group had a net margin of 1.05% and a negative return on equity of 24.55%. The business’s revenue was up .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.09 earnings per share. American Airlines Group has set its Q3 2025 guidance at -0.600–0.100 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AAL. Marshall Wace LLP raised its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 319.4% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 5,019,492 shares of the airline’s stock worth $56,319,000 after buying an additional 3,822,757 shares during the last quarter. Nearwater Capital Markets Ltd purchased a new position in shares of American Airlines Group in the first quarter worth $29,012,000. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in shares of American Airlines Group in the first quarter worth $15,677,000. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of American Airlines Group in the second quarter worth $15,133,000. Finally, Jump Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 203.3% in the second quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 1,914,890 shares of the airline’s stock worth $21,485,000 after buying an additional 1,283,590 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 52.44% of the company’s stock.

American Airlines Group Company Profile

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.