American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL - Get Free Report) has earned a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the nineteen analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $16.76.
AAL has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded American Airlines Group from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating and decreased their target price for the company from $16.00 to $8.00 in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their target price on American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $15.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. TD Cowen upped their target price on American Airlines Group to $13.00 and gave the company an "unchanged" rating in a report on Friday, April 25th. Bank of America upped their target price on American Airlines Group from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 1st. Finally, Raymond James Financial decreased their target price on American Airlines Group from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 25th.
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American Airlines Group Stock Performance
AAL traded down $0.02 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $11.49. The stock had a trading volume of 14,380,852 shares, compared to its average volume of 55,998,781. The company has a market cap of $7.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.36. American Airlines Group has a 1 year low of $8.50 and a 1 year high of $19.10. The business has a fifty day moving average of $11.52 and a 200 day moving average of $12.49.
American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The airline reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 negative return on equity of 24.55% and a net margin of 1.05%. The business's quarterly revenue was up .4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.09 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that American Airlines Group will post 2.42 earnings per share for the current year.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Airlines Group
Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Voloridge Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of American Airlines Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $60,190,000. Nearwater Capital Markets Ltd purchased a new position in American Airlines Group in the 1st quarter worth approximately $29,012,000. Two Sigma Advisers LP purchased a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $42,693,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership purchased a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $40,333,000. Finally, Alyeska Investment Group L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $35,141,000. 52.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
American Airlines Group Company Profile
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Get Free ReportAmerican 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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