American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the nineteen ratings firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $16.4559.

Several analysts have issued reports on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. BMO Capital Markets upgraded American Airlines Group to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on American Airlines Group in a report on Thursday, December 18th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $17.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Citigroup initiated coverage on American Airlines Group in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. They set a “buy” rating and a $19.00 price target for the company.

American Airlines Group Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AAL opened at $15.14 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $9.99 billion, a PE ratio of 17.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 1.26. American Airlines Group has a fifty-two week low of $8.50 and a fifty-two week high of $19.10. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $13.94 and a 200-day moving average of $12.72.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The airline reported ($0.17) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.27) by $0.10. American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 18.14% and a net margin of 1.11%.The business had revenue of $13.69 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.65 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.30 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up .3% compared to the same quarter last year. American Airlines Group has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.450-0.750 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 0.650-0.950 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that American Airlines Group will post 2.42 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of American Airlines Group

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Two Sigma Investments LP grew its position in 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 acquiring an additional 4,500,897 shares in the last quarter. U S Global Investors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 7.5% in the 2nd quarter. U S Global Investors Inc. now owns 7,718,224 shares of the airline’s stock worth $86,598,000 after purchasing an additional 536,978 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 4.9% in the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,709,023 shares of the airline’s stock worth $75,414,000 after purchasing an additional 316,143 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP increased its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 319.4% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 5,019,492 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $56,319,000 after purchasing an additional 3,822,757 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 8.6% during the 2nd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,779,849 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $42,410,000 after buying an additional 299,219 shares in 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.