American Airlines Group Target of Unusually Large Options Trading (NASDAQ:AAL)

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) saw some unusual options trading activity on Friday. Investors purchased 233,500 put options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 76% compared to the typical volume of 132,759 put options.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have issued reports on AAL shares. Evercore ISI lifted their price target 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. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a report on Monday. Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of American Airlines Group in a report on Thursday. They set a “buy” rating and a $19.00 price objective on the stock. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a research report on Monday, October 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $16.38.

American Airlines Group Trading Up 3.3%

Shares of AAL opened at $14.81 on Friday. American Airlines Group has a twelve month low of $8.50 and a twelve month high of $19.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.22, a PEG ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 1.26. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $12.76 and its two-hundred day moving average is $12.25.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in American Airlines Group by 1.0% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 63,625,284 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $671,247,000 after acquiring an additional 639,760 shares in the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP boosted its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 49.1% in the third quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 13,670,800 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $153,660,000 after purchasing an additional 4,500,897 shares during the period. U S Global Investors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 7.5% in the second quarter. U S Global Investors Inc. now owns 7,718,224 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $86,598,000 after purchasing an additional 536,978 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in American Airlines Group by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,709,023 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $75,414,000 after purchasing an additional 316,143 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP increased its stake in American Airlines Group by 319.4% during the 2nd 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 period. 52.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.