American Airlines Group Inc. $AAL Shares Acquired by LPL Financial LLC

Key Points

• LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in American Airlines Group Inc. by 38.7%, owning 370,940 shares after purchasing an additional 103,413 shares in the first quarter, valued at approximately $3.9 million.
• Analysts have revised their price targets for American Airlines Group, with the consensus target now at $16.76, while the stock currently trades around $13.17.
• American Airlines reported quarterly earnings of $0.95 per share, exceeding estimates, with revenue of $14.39 billion, indicating a 0.4% year-over-year increase.

LPL Financial LLC increased its position in shares of American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL - Free Report) by 38.7% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 370,940 shares of the airline's stock after acquiring an additional 103,413 shares during the quarter. LPL Financial LLC owned about 0.06% of American Airlines Group worth $3,913,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in American Airlines Group by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 38,133 shares of the airline's stock valued at $665,000 after purchasing an additional 2,011 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in American Airlines Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $3,858,000. CreativeOne Wealth LLC acquired a new position in American Airlines Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $243,000. Guggenheim Capital LLC increased its stake in American Airlines Group by 74.6% during the 4th quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 54,617 shares of the airline's stock valued at $952,000 after purchasing an additional 23,335 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Zacks Investment Management acquired a new position in American Airlines Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $4,409,000. Institutional investors own 52.44% of the company's stock.

American Airlines Group Trading Up 0.1%

AAL stock traded up $0.0170 on Tuesday, hitting $13.1870. The company's stock had a trading volume of 46,640,361 shares, compared to its average volume of 56,883,250. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $11.70 and a two-hundred day moving average of $11.91. American Airlines Group Inc. has a 1 year low of $8.50 and a 1 year high of $19.10. The stock has a market cap of $8.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 1.43.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The airline reported $0.95 EPS 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 firm had revenue of $14.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.27 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.09 EPS. American Airlines Group'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 analysts forecast that American Airlines Group Inc. will post 2.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AAL has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of American Airlines Group to $13.00 and gave the company an "unchanged" rating in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. 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 note on Monday. Raymond James Financial cut their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $9.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $16.82.

About American Airlines Group

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.