American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) Lowered to Hold Rating by Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen lowered shares of American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note published on Saturday morning.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on AAL. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on American Airlines Group from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $24.00 price target on American Airlines Group in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. TD Cowen lifted their price target on American Airlines Group from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. Weiss Ratings raised American Airlines Group from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, Bank of America boosted their price target on American Airlines Group from $16.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $19.37.

American Airlines Group Stock Down 4.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:AAL opened at $14.98 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $15.15 and a two-hundred day moving average of $13.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 48.32 and a beta of 1.32. American Airlines Group has a 12-month low of $10.09 and a 12-month high of $18.79.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The airline reported ($0.40) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.45) by $0.05. American Airlines Group had a net margin of 0.36% and a negative return on equity of 9.11%. The business had revenue of $13.91 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.13 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted ($0.59) EPS. American Airlines Group’s revenue was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. American Airlines Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at -0.400-1.100 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at -0.200-0.200 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that American Airlines Group will post 0.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at American Airlines Group

In related news, COO David Seymour sold 56,456 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.00, for a total value of $1,016,208.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 969,033 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,442,594. This represents a 5.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of American Airlines Group

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. West Branch Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of American Airlines Group in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted 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 worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 1,188 shares during the period. Center for Financial Planning Inc. boosted its position in American Airlines Group by 377.4% during the fourth quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 2,530 shares of the airline’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC boosted its position in American Airlines Group by 33.1% during the first quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 3,816 shares of the airline’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 949 shares during the period. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC grew its holdings in American Airlines Group by 140.3% during the fourth quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 2,968 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 1,733 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 52.44% of the company’s stock.

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.