Invesco Ltd. Sells 4,509,723 Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. $AAL

Key Points

• Invesco Ltd. reduced its stake in American Airlines Group by 60.5%, selling over 4.5 million shares, leaving it with approximately 2.9 million shares valued at $31 million.
• Despite the sell-off by Invesco, other institutional investors increased their positions, with notable boosts from firms like Atlas Capital Advisors and Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management.
• American Airlines Group reported an earnings per share of $0.95 for the quarter, beating estimates and reflecting a 0.4% revenue increase year-over-year, with projected EPS guidance for Q3 2025 set between -0.600 and -0.100.

Invesco Ltd. reduced its position in American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL - Free Report) by 60.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,941,129 shares of the airline's stock after selling 4,509,723 shares during the quarter. Invesco Ltd. owned approximately 0.45% of American Airlines Group worth $31,029,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of AAL. Elequin Capital LP lifted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 208.5% in the fourth quarter. Elequin Capital LP now owns 1,749 shares of the airline's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 1,182 shares in the last quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 1,300.0% in the first quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 2,800 shares of the airline's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 2,600 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. purchased a new position in shares of American Airlines Group in the first quarter worth $30,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 121.4% in the first quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,117 shares of the airline's stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 1,709 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bernard Wealth Management Corp. purchased a new position in shares of American Airlines Group in the fourth quarter worth $42,000. 52.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

Shares of AAL traded down $0.55 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $13.00. The stock had a trading volume of 76,082,272 shares, compared to its average volume of 64,962,328. American Airlines Group Inc. has a 1 year low of $8.50 and a 1 year high of $19.10. The firm has a market cap of $8.58 billion, a PE ratio of 16.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.43 and a beta of 1.43. The stock's 50 day moving average is $11.90 and its 200 day moving average is $11.77.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Raymond James Financial reissued a "market perform" rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a report on Monday. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $9.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, July 7th. Barclays boosted 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 report on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, August 18th. Two 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 issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $16.82.

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.