American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL - Get Free Report) have earned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the eighteen brokerages that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $17.53.

A number of research firms have recently commented on AAL. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of American Airlines Group from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $17.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, January 22nd. UBS Group began coverage on shares of American Airlines Group in a research note on Wednesday, March 20th. They set a "buy" rating and a $19.00 price objective for the company. Morgan Stanley restated an "overweight" rating and set a $20.00 price objective on shares of American Airlines Group in a research note on Tuesday, March 5th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of American Airlines Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $18.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 11th. Finally, Evercore ISI reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a $17.00 target price on shares of American Airlines Group in a research note on Monday, January 29th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. increased its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 21,594 shares of the airline's stock worth $297,000 after purchasing an additional 761 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 6.7% during the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 12,311 shares of the airline's stock worth $156,000 after purchasing an additional 771 shares during the period. Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 6.1% during the second quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 14,930 shares of the airline's stock worth $268,000 after purchasing an additional 855 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 3.9% during the third quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 23,952 shares of the airline's stock worth $307,000 after purchasing an additional 888 shares during the period. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 38.4% during the first quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 3,331 shares of the airline's stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 924 shares during the period. 52.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

AAL stock traded up $0.05 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $13.95. 27,833,264 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 34,064,305. The firm's 50-day moving average is $14.70 and its 200-day moving average is $13.54. The company has a market cap of $9.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.68, a PEG ratio of 0.11 and a beta of 1.57. American Airlines Group has a 12 month low of $10.86 and a 12 month high of $19.08.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 25th. The airline reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.11 by $0.18. American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 36.28% and a net margin of 1.56%. The firm had revenue of $13.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $13.01 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.17 EPS. The company's revenue was down 1.0% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that American Airlines Group will post 2.53 earnings per share for the current year.

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.