Rothschild & Co Redburn Reiterates "Neutral" Rating for American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL)

Key Points

• Rothschild & Co Redburn reiterated a "neutral" rating on American Airlines and cut its target price to $12.50 (from $17.00), implying only about a 2.2% upside from the prior close.
• Analyst consensus remains a Hold with a $16.47 average target and mixed broker views—6 Buys, 9 Holds and 2 Sells—indicating divided sentiment.
• American reported an EPS miss for the quarter ($0.16 vs. $0.38) with revenue slightly below estimates, provided Q1 2026 guidance of -0.50 to -0.10 EPS and FY2026 guidance of 1.70–2.70 EPS, and its shares recently traded around $12.23 (market cap ≈ $8.1B).

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "neutral" rating restated by Rothschild & Co Redburn in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, Marketbeat reports. They presently have a $12.50 target price on the airline's stock, down from their prior target price of $17.00. Rothschild & Co Redburn's target price would indicate a potential upside of 2.21% from the company's previous close.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on AAL. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on American Airlines Group in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. They set an "equal weight" rating and a $17.00 target price for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on American Airlines Group from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $15.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, UBS Group raised their target price on American Airlines Group from $20.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $16.47.

American Airlines Group Stock Down 1.8%

Shares of NASDAQ AAL opened at $12.23 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $14.50 and a 200-day simple moving average of $13.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 71.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.48 and a beta of 1.22. American Airlines Group has a 52 week low of $8.50 and a 52 week high of $16.50.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The airline reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.38 by ($0.22). American Airlines Group had a net margin of 0.20% and a negative return on equity of 5.90%. The company had revenue of $14 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.12 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.86 EPS. American Airlines Group's revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. American Airlines Group has set its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.500--0.100 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 1.700-2.700 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that American Airlines Group will post 2.42 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of American Airlines Group

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new position in shares of American Airlines Group in the second quarter worth $10,917,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 51.5% during the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 868,776 shares of the airline's stock valued at $9,765,000 after acquiring an additional 295,298 shares during the last quarter. Neo Ivy Capital Management purchased a new stake in American Airlines Group during the 2nd quarter worth about $404,000. Vontobel Holding Ltd. raised its stake in American Airlines Group by 80.1% in the 3rd quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 171,048 shares of the airline's stock valued at $1,923,000 after purchasing an additional 76,081 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in American Airlines Group by 9,081.4% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 117,798 shares of the airline's stock valued at $1,324,000 after purchasing an additional 116,515 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 52.44% of the company's stock.

American Airlines Group Company Profile

American Airlines Group Inc is a leading global airline holding company headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. Formed in December 2013 through the merger of AMR Corporation (parent of American Airlines) and US Airways Group, the company operates one of the world's largest passenger and cargo networks. Its subsidiaries include American Airlines, which provides mainline service, and American Eagle, a network of regional carriers operating short- and medium-haul routes on behalf of the mainline carrier.

The company offers scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo to more than 350 destinations in over 50 countries.

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