Zacks Research Has Positive Estimate for AAL Q3 Earnings

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL - Free Report) - Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2025 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 estimate 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.

AAL has been the topic of a number of other reports. Raymond James Financial lowered their price target on American Airlines Group from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 25th. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $16.00 to $11.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of American Airlines Group from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating and dropped their price target for the company from $16.00 to $8.00 in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group to $13.00 and gave the company an "unchanged" rating in a report on Friday, April 25th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein raised their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $15.68.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

AAL opened at $11.13 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $7.34 billion, a PE ratio of 12.37, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.39. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $10.91 and a 200-day moving average price of $13.38. American Airlines Group has a 1 year low of $8.50 and a 1 year high of $19.10.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The airline reported ($0.59) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 quarterly revenue was down .2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted ($0.34) EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Airlines Group

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Principal Securities Inc. lifted its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 139.6% in the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 3,261 shares of the airline's stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 1,900 shares in the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in American Airlines Group in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,849,000. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund increased its stake in American Airlines Group by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 133,774 shares of the airline's stock worth $2,332,000 after acquiring an additional 774 shares during the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $231,000. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 11.8% during the 4th quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 63,568 shares of the airline's stock valued at $1,108,000 after acquiring an additional 6,696 shares during the last quarter. 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.

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