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

Key Points

• American Airlines Group Inc. has received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from analysts, with one sell, seven hold, nine buy, and two strong buy recommendations.
• The average 12-month price target for the stock among brokerages is set at $16.82, reflecting varying assessments from different analysts.
• American Airlines reported a quarterly EPS of $0.95, surpassing analyst estimates and demonstrating a slight revenue increase compared to the previous year.

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL - Get Free Report) has earned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the nineteen analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $16.9412.

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on AAL shares. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Bank of America boosted their target price 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. Raymond James Financial set a $14.00 target price on shares of American Airlines Group in a report on Monday. 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. 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.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

NASDAQ:AAL traded down $0.02 on Friday, reaching $13.13. 52,961,732 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 64,772,216. The firm has a market cap of $8.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.41, a P/E/G ratio of 3.40 and a beta of 1.43. American Airlines Group has a 52 week low of $8.50 and a 52 week high of $19.10. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $12.00 and a 200-day simple moving average of $11.79.

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 for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $14.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.27 billion. American Airlines Group had a net margin of 1.05% and a negative return on equity of 24.55%. The company's quarterly revenue was up .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.09 earnings per share. American Airlines Group has set its Q3 2025 guidance at -0.600--0.100 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that American Airlines Group will post 2.42 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Airlines Group

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in American Airlines Group by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 63,625,284 shares of the airline's stock valued at $671,247,000 after acquiring an additional 639,760 shares during the period. Primecap Management Co. CA increased its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 0.4% in the first quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 60,445,097 shares of the airline's stock worth $637,696,000 after purchasing an additional 219,390 shares during the period. U S Global Investors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 7.5% in the second 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 during the period. Northern Trust Corp increased its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 22.0% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 5,437,904 shares of the airline's stock worth $94,783,000 after purchasing an additional 980,409 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 21.8% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 5,280,289 shares of the airline's stock worth $92,043,000 after purchasing an additional 943,336 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 52.44% of the company's stock.

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.