American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the eighteen analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have assigned a hold recommendation and nine have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $17.6094.

Several research firms recently commented on AAL. Evercore ISI upped their target price on American Airlines Group from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on American Airlines Group in a report on Thursday, December 18th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $17.00 price target for the company. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $20.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Susquehanna raised shares of American Airlines Group from a “neutral” rating to a “positive” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $14.00 to $20.00 in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised shares of American Airlines Group to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Two Sigma Investments LP raised its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 49.1% in 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 period. Marshall Wace LLP raised its holdings in American Airlines Group by 319.4% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 5,019,492 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $56,319,000 after buying an additional 3,822,757 shares during the period. Hennessy Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in American Airlines Group during the third quarter valued at approximately $37,533,000. Norges Bank acquired a new position in American Airlines Group during the second quarter valued at approximately $15,133,000. Finally, Jump Financial LLC grew its stake in American Airlines Group by 203.3% during 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 period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 52.44% of the company’s stock.

American Airlines Group Trading Down 2.2%

Shares of AAL stock opened at $15.37 on Monday. American Airlines Group has a twelve month low of $8.50 and a twelve month high of $19.10. The company has a market capitalization of $10.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.87, a PEG ratio of 0.54 and a beta of 1.23. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $14.66 and a 200 day moving average price of $13.17.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 business 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 quarterly revenue was up .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $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. As a group, research analysts predict that American Airlines Group will post 2.42 earnings per share for the current year.

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.