American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) Given Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts have given American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy", with varying perspectives: one sell rating, eight holds, eight buys, and two strong buys.
• The average 1-year price target among analysts for AAL shares is $16.59, with notable price target increases from several investment firms, including JPMorgan Chase's increase from $17 to $20.
• American Airlines reported earnings of $0.95 per share for the last quarter, exceeding estimates, while revenue was $14.39 billion, showing a 0.4% year-over-year growth.

Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL - Get Free Report) have been given an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by the nineteen analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $16.5882.

Several analysts recently weighed in on AAL shares. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, August 18th. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $9.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, July 7th. Raymond James Financial set a $14.00 target price on shares of American Airlines Group in a report on Monday, August 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $17.00 to $20.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $8.00 to $10.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 27th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Airlines Group

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of AAL. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 6.6% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 13,251 shares of the airline's stock valued at $149,000 after purchasing an additional 823 shares in the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio boosted its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 0.4% during the second quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 204,485 shares of the airline's stock valued at $2,294,000 after purchasing an additional 848 shares in the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas boosted its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 3.9% during the second quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 24,965 shares of the airline's stock valued at $280,000 after purchasing an additional 948 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 11.3% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 9,558 shares of the airline's stock valued at $101,000 after purchasing an additional 969 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC boosted its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 3.2% during the first quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 32,418 shares of the airline's stock valued at $342,000 after purchasing an additional 1,007 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 52.44% of the company's stock.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AAL opened at $12.53 on Tuesday. American Airlines Group has a one year low of $8.50 and a one year high of $19.10. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $12.47 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $11.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.66, a PEG ratio of 3.33 and a beta of 1.40.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The airline reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.16. American Airlines Group had a net margin of 1.05% and a negative return on equity of 24.55%. The firm had revenue of $14.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $14.27 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.09 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up .4% on a year-over-year basis. American Airlines Group has set its Q3 2025 guidance at -0.600--0.100 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that American Airlines Group will post 2.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.

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