American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• American Airlines Group has updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance to 0.650-0.950 EPS, significantly higher than the consensus estimate of 0.390 EPS.
• Shares of American Airlines Group rose 5.6% during trading, with the stock currently at $12.77 and a market cap of $8.43 billion.
• Analysts have set new price targets for American Airlines Group, with a range that includes a high of $20.00 from JPMorgan Chase & Co., which currently rates the stock as "overweight".

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.650-0.950 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.390. The company issued revenue guidance of -. American Airlines Group also updated its Q4 2025 guidance to 0.450-0.750 EPS.

American Airlines Group Trading Up 5.6%

Shares of AAL traded up $0.68 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $12.77. 90,838,123 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 61,484,617. The company has a market cap of $8.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.99 and a beta of 1.36. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $12.43 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.59. American Airlines Group has a 1 year low of $8.50 and a 1 year high of $19.10.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The airline reported ($0.17) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.27) by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $13.69 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.65 billion. American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 24.55% and a net margin of 1.05%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up .3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.30 EPS. American Airlines Group has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.450-0.750 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 0.650-0.950 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that American Airlines Group will post 2.42 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the company. Susquehanna boosted their target price on American Airlines Group from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Raymond James Financial set a $14.00 price target on American Airlines Group in a research note on Monday, August 25th. Barclays upped their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c-)" rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, 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 research note on Friday, September 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, American Airlines Group currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $16.59.

Institutional Trading of American Airlines Group

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 1.3% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,978,006 shares of the airline's stock worth $33,413,000 after purchasing an additional 36,877 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. grew its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 42.6% during the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 45,358 shares of the airline's stock worth $509,000 after purchasing an additional 13,539 shares in the last quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System grew its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 5.0% during the second quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 1,164,443 shares of the airline's stock worth $13,065,000 after purchasing an additional 55,059 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in 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 buying an additional 823 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. boosted its stake in American Airlines Group by 34.4% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 1,315,532 shares of the airline's stock valued at $14,760,000 after buying an additional 336,993 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 52.44% of the company's stock.

American Airlines Group Company Profile

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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