American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.10 EPS

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The airline reported ($0.17) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.27) by $0.10, Zacks reports. American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 24.55% and a net margin of 1.05%.The company had revenue of $13.69 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.65 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.30 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .3% compared to the same quarter last year. American Airlines Group updated its Q4 2025 guidance to 0.450-0.750 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to 0.650-0.950 EPS.

American Airlines Group Trading Up 5.6%

NASDAQ:AAL opened at $12.77 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $8.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.91 and a beta of 1.36. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $12.43 and its 200-day moving average is $11.59. American Airlines Group has a 1-year low of $8.50 and a 1-year high of $19.10.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays raised their price target on American Airlines Group from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. UBS Group raised their price target on American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, September 26th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised their price target on American Airlines Group from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, American Airlines Group has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $16.59.

Institutional Trading of American Airlines Group

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AAL. Diversify Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in American Airlines Group in the second quarter valued at approximately $118,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in American Airlines Group by 6.6% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 13,251 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $149,000 after acquiring an additional 823 shares during the last quarter. Boothbay Fund Management LLC bought a new stake in American Airlines Group in the second quarter valued at approximately $242,000. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC bought a new stake in American Airlines Group in the second quarter valued at approximately $440,000. Finally, Brown Advisory Inc. boosted its holdings in American Airlines Group by 42.6% in the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 45,358 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $509,000 after acquiring an additional 13,539 shares during the last quarter. 52.44% of the stock is currently owned by 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.