American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) Receives Consensus Rating of "Hold" from Brokerages

Key Points

• American Airlines Group has a consensus “Hold” rating from 21 analysts: 10 recommend holding, eight recommend buying, two recommend selling and one gives a strong-buy rating. The average 12-month price target is approximately $19.03.
• AAL shares opened at $16.03, with a market capitalization of $10.61 billion and a 52-week trading range of $10.09 to $18.79. The company recently reported quarterly EPS of $0.15, exceeding the $0.03 consensus estimate, while revenue of $16.73 billion was broadly in line with expectations.
• Insiders have been selling shares: executives sold 205,044 shares worth about $3.41 million over the past 90 days. Institutional investors own 52.44% of the company.

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average rating of "Hold" from the twenty-one research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $19.0263.

AAL has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price objective on American Airlines Group from $20.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a "market outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on American Airlines Group from $19.50 to $19.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Barclays boosted their target price on American Airlines Group from $16.00 to $19.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on American Airlines Group from $13.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Susquehanna lifted their price objective on American Airlines Group from $16.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 7th.

American Airlines Group Stock Performance

NASDAQ AAL opened at $16.03 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $10.61 billion, a PE ratio of -32.71 and a beta of 1.34. American Airlines Group has a 52-week low of $10.09 and a 52-week high of $18.79. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $15.71 and a 200 day simple moving average of $13.69.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The airline reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.03 by $0.12. American Airlines Group had a negative net margin of 0.56% and a negative return on equity of 9.11%. The firm had revenue of $16.73 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $16.70 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.95 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 16.3% on a year-over-year basis. American Airlines Group has set its Q3 2026 guidance at -0.700--0.100 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at -0.650-0.650 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that American Airlines Group will post 0.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, COO David Seymour sold 69,343 shares of American Airlines Group stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.00, for a total value of $1,178,831.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 1,025,489 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,433,313. The trade was a 6.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Angela Owens sold 40,077 shares of American Airlines Group stock in a transaction on Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.26, for a total value of $611,575.02. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 178,799 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,728,472.74. This trade represents a 18.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 205,044 shares of company stock valued at $3,407,451 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.70% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Airlines Group

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 21.8% in the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,276 shares of the airline's stock worth $66,000 after buying an additional 766 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in American Airlines Group by 6.6% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 13,251 shares of the airline's stock valued at $149,000 after buying an additional 823 shares in the last quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in American Airlines Group by 4.5% in the 1st quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 20,205 shares of the airline's stock worth $217,000 after acquiring an additional 871 shares during the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC increased its stake in American Airlines Group by 33.1% in the 1st quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 3,816 shares of the airline's stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 949 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 4.9% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 20,631 shares of the airline's stock worth $222,000 after acquiring an additional 966 shares in the last quarter. 52.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.

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