Townsquare Capital LLC Takes Position in American Airlines Group Inc. $AAL

Townsquare Capital LLC acquired a new stake in American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 34,698 shares of the airline's stock, valued at approximately $366,000.

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

American Airlines Group Trading Down 1.7%

Shares of AAL traded down $0.2150 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $12.5850. The company had a trading volume of 47,646,090 shares, compared to its average volume of 56,951,949. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $11.76 and a 200-day simple moving average of $11.92. American Airlines Group Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $8.50 and a fifty-two week high of $19.10. The stock has a market cap of $8.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.34 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 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $14.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.27 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.09 earnings per share. The firm'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. As a group, equities analysts predict that American Airlines Group Inc. will post 2.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have issued reports on AAL. Bank of America boosted their target price on American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday. UBS Group upped their price objective on American Airlines Group from $9.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, July 7th. Barclays increased their price objective on 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. TD Cowen boosted their price target on American Airlines Group to $13.00 and gave the stock an "unchanged" rating in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Finally, Raymond James Financial lowered 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. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently 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.