American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) Raised to Hold at Argus

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Argus to a “hold” rating in a research note issued on Wednesday,Zacks.com reports.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. UBS Group raised their price target 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. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $15.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Susquehanna upgraded shares of American Airlines Group from a “neutral” rating to a “positive” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $14.00 to $20.00 in a report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a report on Wednesday. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $17.59.

American Airlines Group Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:AAL opened at $13.51 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 79.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.23. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $14.97 and its 200-day moving average price is $13.31. American Airlines Group has a 12-month low of $8.50 and a 12-month high of $17.40.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The airline reported $0.16 earnings per share 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 analysts’ expectations of $14.12 billion. American Airlines Group had a net margin of 0.20% and a negative return on equity of 5.90%. The company’s revenue was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company 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, research analysts predict that American Airlines Group will post 2.42 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AAL. Two Sigma Investments LP lifted 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 worth $153,660,000 after buying an additional 4,500,897 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP raised its holdings in American Airlines Group by 319.4% in the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 5,019,492 shares of the airline’s stock worth $56,319,000 after acquiring an additional 3,822,757 shares during the last quarter. Hennessy Advisors Inc. bought a new position in American Airlines Group in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $37,533,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in American Airlines Group in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $15,133,000. Finally, Jump Financial LLC boosted its stake in American Airlines Group by 203.3% during the 2nd quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 1,914,890 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $21,485,000 after purchasing an additional 1,283,590 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 52.44% of the company’s stock.

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.