American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) Shares Gap Up – What’s Next?

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) gapped up prior to trading on Monday . The stock had previously closed at $10.43, but opened at $11.14. American Airlines Group shares last traded at $10.9530, with a volume of 19,650,048 shares.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have weighed in on AAL shares. Susquehanna raised American Airlines Group from a “neutral” rating to a “positive” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $14.00 to $20.00 in a report on Friday, January 9th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $17.00 price objective on shares of American Airlines Group in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Bank of America boosted 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. Rothschild & Co Redburn reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $12.50 target price (down from $17.00) on shares of American Airlines Group in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, Argus raised shares of American Airlines Group to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $15.03.

American Airlines Group Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of $7.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 64.62 and a beta of 1.22. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $13.38 and a 200-day moving average price of $13.42.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 during 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%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $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. Sell-side analysts forecast that American Airlines Group Inc. will post 2.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of American Airlines Group

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group during the 3rd quarter worth $30,000. West Branch Capital LLC bought a new position in American Airlines Group in the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its position in American Airlines Group by 102.0% during the fourth quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 2,353 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 1,188 shares in the last quarter. Guerra Advisors Inc purchased a new stake in American Airlines Group during the third quarter valued at about $37,000. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. lifted its stake in American Airlines Group by 845.1% during the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 3,251 shares of the airline’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 2,907 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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.