Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of AAL Q2 Earnings

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for American Airlines Group in a note issued to investors on Thursday, August 14th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the airline will post earnings per share of $0.42 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.38. The consensus estimate for American Airlines Group's current full-year earnings is $2.42 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for American Airlines Group's Q2 2027 earnings at $0.75 EPS.

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

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on AAL. 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 note on Monday. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of American Airlines Group from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. UBS Group lifted their price target 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. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price target 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. Finally, Raymond James Financial dropped their price target on shares of American Airlines Group from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $16.82.

American Airlines Group Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AAL traded down $0.2550 on Monday, reaching $12.5450. The company's stock had a trading volume of 54,626,977 shares, compared to its average volume of 56,998,434. American Airlines Group has a 52-week low of $8.50 and a 52-week high of $19.10. The company has a market cap of $8.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.72, a PEG ratio of 3.34 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $11.76 and a 200 day simple moving average of $11.92.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Elequin Capital LP grew its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 208.5% in the 4th quarter. Elequin Capital LP now owns 1,749 shares of the airline's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 1,182 shares during the last quarter. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. purchased a new position in shares of American Airlines Group in the 4th quarter worth approximately $42,000. Bogart Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 1,300.0% in the 1st quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 2,800 shares of the airline's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 2,600 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. purchased a new position in shares of American Airlines Group in the 1st quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC grew its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 58.0% in the 1st quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 2,839 shares of the airline's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 1,042 shares during 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, 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.