American Airlines Group Inc. $AAL Shares Bought by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.

Key Points

• Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. significantly increased its stake in American Airlines Group, growing its holdings by 422.8% to 149,334 shares valued at approximately $1.57 million.
• American Airlines reported $0.95 earnings per share for the last quarter, surpassing analyst estimates of $0.79, with revenues reaching $14.39 billion, slightly above expectations.
• Despite recent earnings, analysts maintain a mixed outlook with price target revisions; the average target price is set at $16.82, indicating potential for future growth in the airline's stock.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. grew its stake in American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL - Free Report) by 422.8% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 149,334 shares of the airline's stock after acquiring an additional 120,772 shares during the quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.'s holdings in American Airlines Group were worth $1,569,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Voloridge Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in American Airlines Group during the fourth quarter worth about $60,190,000. Two Sigma Advisers LP purchased a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $42,693,000. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $35,141,000. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in American Airlines Group in the first quarter valued at approximately $15,677,000. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. grew its position in American Airlines Group by 305.8% in the first quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,499,338 shares of the airline's stock worth $15,818,000 after acquiring an additional 1,129,845 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 52.44% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the company. UBS Group upped their price target on American Airlines Group from $9.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Raymond James Financial set a $14.00 target price on shares of American Airlines Group in a research report on Monday. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of American Airlines Group from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price target on shares of American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $15.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $16.94.

American Airlines Group Stock Performance

Shares of American Airlines Group stock traded down $0.01 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $13.14. 46,253,281 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 57,165,348. The firm has a market cap of $8.67 billion, a PE ratio of 16.42, a PEG ratio of 3.29 and a beta of 1.43. American Airlines Group Inc. has a 1 year low of $8.50 and a 1 year high of $19.10. The stock's fifty day moving average is $11.95 and its 200 day moving average is $11.78.

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

American Airlines Group 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.