American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have assigned a hold recommendation, nine have issued a buy recommendation and two have given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $16.6471.

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on AAL. UBS Group lifted their target price on American Airlines Group from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on American Airlines Group from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on American Airlines Group from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Bank of America boosted their price objective on American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Finally, Raymond James Financial set a $14.00 price objective on American Airlines Group in a research note on Monday, August 25th.

American Airlines Group Trading Down 5.2%

Shares of AAL stock opened at $12.65 on Wednesday. American Airlines Group has a 12-month low of $8.50 and a 12-month high of $19.10. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $12.43 and its 200-day moving average price is $11.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.36.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The airline reported ($0.17) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.27) by $0.10. American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 18.14% and a net margin of 1.11%.The firm had revenue of $13.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.65 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.30 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up .3% compared to the same quarter last year. American Airlines Group has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.450-0.750 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 0.650-0.950 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that American Airlines Group will post 2.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Airlines Group

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Arizona State Retirement System boosted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 48,781 shares of the airline’s stock worth $548,000 after purchasing an additional 811 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 6.6% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 13,251 shares of the airline’s stock worth $149,000 after purchasing an additional 823 shares during the period. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio boosted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 204,485 shares of the airline’s stock worth $2,294,000 after purchasing an additional 848 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas boosted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 3.9% in the 2nd quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 24,965 shares of the airline’s stock worth $280,000 after purchasing an additional 948 shares during the period. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 11.3% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 9,558 shares of the airline’s stock worth $101,000 after purchasing an additional 969 shares during the period. 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.