Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC Takes $494,000 Position in American Airlines Group Inc. $AAL

Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC acquired a new stake in American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 43,924 shares of the airline’s stock, valued at approximately $494,000.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Arizona State Retirement System lifted its stake in 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 in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 6.6% in the second 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. Teacher Retirement System of Texas raised its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 3.9% in the second quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 24,965 shares of the airline’s stock worth $280,000 after buying an additional 948 shares in the last quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC boosted its stake in American Airlines Group by 35.1% during the third quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 3,855 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 1,002 shares during the period. Finally, Ballentine Partners LLC grew its position in American Airlines Group by 5.7% during the third quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 18,674 shares of the airline’s stock worth $210,000 after buying an additional 1,003 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 52.44% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AAL has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Barclays upped their price objective on American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Susquehanna raised American Airlines Group from a “neutral” rating to a “positive” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $14.00 to $20.00 in a report on Friday, January 9th. BMO Capital Markets restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $17.00 target price on shares of American Airlines Group in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Bank of America increased their price target on shares of American Airlines Group from $15.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $17.19.

American Airlines Group Trading Up 1.7%

NASDAQ AAL opened at $13.15 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $8.68 billion, a PE ratio of 77.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.50 and a beta of 1.25. American Airlines Group Inc. has a 1-year low of $8.50 and a 1-year high of $16.50. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $14.83 and a 200-day moving average of $13.61.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The airline reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.38 by ($0.22). The company had revenue of $14 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.12 billion. American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 5.90% and a net margin of 0.20%.American Airlines Group’s revenue was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.86 earnings per share. American Airlines Group has set its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.500–0.100 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 1.700-2.700 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that American Airlines Group Inc. will post 2.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Trending Headlines about American Airlines Group

Here are the key news stories impacting American Airlines Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: American applied to resume service to Venezuela (Caracas and Maracaibo) via subsidiary Envoy, signaling network expansion and growth opportunities in Latin America that can support revenue recovery. American Airlines Seeks Approval for Venezuela Flights
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data for February shows anomalous values (reported as 0 shares / NaN change), which appears to be a data/reporting glitch and is unlikely by itself to be a real market driver. Traders should treat the reading with caution. (Internal short-interest entry)
• Negative Sentiment: East Coast “bomb cyclone” / winter storm led to tens of thousands of canceled flights and additional groundings, hitting airline revenues and pressuring near-term demand and operations for carriers including AAL. Airline Stocks Drop as Winter Storm Grounds Flights
• Negative Sentiment: Rising crude/oil prices have pushed jet fuel costs higher, pressuring margins and adding risk to AAL’s 2026 margin targets — a macro headwind that can weigh on estimates and investor sentiment. Valuation & Oil Pressure on AAL

About American Airlines Group

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.