Nuveen LLC Takes $15.68 Million Position in American Airlines Group Inc. $AAL

Key Points

• Nuveen LLC has acquired a new stake in American Airlines Group Inc. with 1,485,990 shares valued at approximately $15.7 million, representing about 0.23% ownership as of their most recent SEC filing.
• Despite reporting a quarterly earnings increase with $0.95 EPS surpassing estimates, American Airlines also indicated a challenging Q3 2025 guidance of -0.600 to -0.100 EPS.
• Wall Street analysts have varied price targets for American Airlines, with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $16.82.

Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 1,485,990 shares of the airline's stock, valued at approximately $15,677,000. Nuveen LLC owned approximately 0.23% of American Airlines Group at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of AAL. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted 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 acquiring an additional 2,011 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in American Airlines Group during the 4th quarter valued at $3,858,000. Guggenheim Capital LLC lifted 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 acquiring an additional 23,335 shares in the last quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board bought a new position in American Airlines Group during the 4th quarter valued at $220,000. Finally, GeoWealth Management LLC lifted its stake in American Airlines Group by 107.6% during the 4th quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 3,819 shares of the airline's stock valued at $67,000 after acquiring an additional 1,979 shares in the last quarter. 52.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on AAL shares. UBS Group lifted their target price on American Airlines Group from $9.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a "market perform" rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a research report on Monday. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted 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 report on Tuesday, May 13th. Bank of America lifted 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. Finally, Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $16.82.

American Airlines Group Stock Down 4.7%

American Airlines Group stock traded down $0.6350 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $12.9150. The stock had a trading volume of 52,234,305 shares, compared to its average volume of 57,052,777. American Airlines Group Inc. has a 12 month low of $8.50 and a 12 month high of $19.10. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $11.86 and its 200 day moving average price is $11.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.52 billion, a PE ratio of 16.17, a P/E/G ratio of 3.43 and a beta of 1.43.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly 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 negative return on equity of 24.55% and a net margin of 1.05%.The firm had revenue of $14.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $14.27 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.09 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up .4% on a year-over-year basis. American Airlines Group has set its Q3 2025 guidance at -0.600--0.100 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that American Airlines Group Inc. will post 2.42 EPS 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.