Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of AAL Q3 Earnings

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of American Airlines Group in a report issued on Wednesday, June 25th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now expects that the airline will post earnings of $0.16 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.13. 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 FY2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.30 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.57 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.74 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.49 EPS.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The airline reported ($0.59) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.69) by $0.10. The company had revenue of $12.55 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.71 billion. American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 26.59% and a net margin of 1.26%. The firm's revenue was down .2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned ($0.34) EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on AAL. TD Cowen boosted their target price on American Airlines Group to $13.00 and gave the company an "unchanged" rating in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their target price on American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $15.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Wall Street Zen lowered American Airlines Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "hold" rating and issued a $12.00 target price (down from $20.00) on shares of American Airlines Group in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. Finally, Bank of America decreased their price objective on American Airlines Group from $16.00 to $12.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $15.68.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AAL opened at $11.28 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $7.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.53, a P/E/G ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.39. The business's 50-day moving average is $10.94 and its 200-day moving average is $13.31. American Airlines Group has a 1 year low of $8.50 and a 1 year high of $19.10.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of AAL. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. grew its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 14,751 shares of the airline's stock worth $257,000 after acquiring an additional 635 shares during the period. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund grew its holdings in American Airlines Group by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 133,774 shares of the airline's stock valued at $2,332,000 after purchasing an additional 774 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp grew its holdings in American Airlines Group by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 34,525 shares of the airline's stock valued at $602,000 after purchasing an additional 794 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in American Airlines Group by 11.3% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 9,558 shares of the airline's stock valued at $101,000 after purchasing an additional 969 shares during the period. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC grew its holdings in American Airlines Group by 3.2% during the first quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 32,418 shares of the airline's stock valued at $342,000 after purchasing an additional 1,007 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 52.44% of the company's stock.

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.

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