American Airlines Group (AAL) Competitors $12.65 -0.17 (-1.35%) As of 12:06 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AAL vs. ALGT, JBLU, SKYW, UAL, ULCC, ALK, DAL, LUV, WAB, and RYAAYShould you be buying American Airlines Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American Airlines Group include Allegiant Travel (ALGT), JetBlue Airways (JBLU), SkyWest (SKYW), United Airlines (UAL), Frontier Group (ULCC), Alaska Air Group (ALK), Delta Air Lines (DAL), Southwest Airlines (LUV), Wabtec (WAB), and Ryanair (RYAAY). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector. American Airlines Group vs. Its Competitors Allegiant Travel JetBlue Airways SkyWest United Airlines Frontier Group Alaska Air Group Delta Air Lines Southwest Airlines Wabtec Ryanair Allegiant Travel (NASDAQ:ALGT) and American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation and profitability. Do analysts rate ALGT or AAL? Allegiant Travel presently has a consensus price target of $64.33, indicating a potential upside of 1.47%. American Airlines Group has a consensus price target of $16.94, indicating a potential upside of 33.34%. Given American Airlines Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe American Airlines Group is more favorable than Allegiant Travel.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Allegiant Travel 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.18American Airlines Group 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 Which has more risk & volatility, ALGT or AAL? Allegiant Travel has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders believe in ALGT or AAL? 85.8% of Allegiant Travel shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are held by institutional investors. 14.7% of Allegiant Travel shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of American Airlines Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is ALGT or AAL more profitable? American Airlines Group has a net margin of 1.05% compared to Allegiant Travel's net margin of -11.10%. Allegiant Travel's return on equity of 5.00% beat American Airlines Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Allegiant Travel-11.10% 5.00% 1.26% American Airlines Group 1.05%-24.55%1.68% Does the media refer more to ALGT or AAL? In the previous week, Allegiant Travel had 2 more articles in the media than American Airlines Group. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Allegiant Travel and 15 mentions for American Airlines Group. American Airlines Group's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Allegiant Travel's score of 1.07 indicating that American Airlines Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Allegiant Travel 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Airlines Group 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher valuation & earnings, ALGT or AAL? American Airlines Group has higher revenue and earnings than Allegiant Travel. Allegiant Travel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Airlines Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAllegiant Travel$2.51B0.46-$240.24M-$15.94-3.98American Airlines Group$54.21B0.15$846M$0.8015.88 SummaryAmerican Airlines Group beats Allegiant Travel on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get American Airlines Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AAL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AAL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AAL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmerican Airlines GroupTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$8.40B$8.14B$7.25B$10.11BDividend YieldN/A8,199.46%949.03%4.56%P/E Ratio15.9210.4513.7526.32Price / Sales0.152,524.61468.91120.52Price / Cash2.325.307.9659.95Price / Book-2.102.882.236.26Net Income$846M$587.12M$562.43M$270.61M7 Day Performance-1.21%0.86%1.67%3.86%1 Month Performance9.72%10.86%5.88%8.21%1 Year Performance17.97%79.73%11.52%27.93% American Airlines Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AALAmerican Airlines Group4.0741 of 5 stars$12.65-1.3%$16.94+34.0%+16.7%$8.37B$54.21B15.86133,300Positive NewsALGTAllegiant Travel3.5792 of 5 stars$62.66+0.6%$64.33+2.7%+57.3%$1.15B$2.58B-3.935,991News CoveragePositive NewsJBLUJetBlue Airways2.2509 of 5 stars$5.35+2.3%$5.16-3.6%-12.0%$1.95B$9.28B-4.8622,793Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSKYWSkyWest4.4461 of 5 stars$121.40-0.9%$126.75+4.4%+44.7%$4.90B$3.53B12.3514,610Positive NewsUALUnited Airlines3.9525 of 5 stars$105.00-0.1%$111.43+6.1%+122.0%$33.99B$57.99B10.52107,300Positive NewsULCCFrontier Group1.7869 of 5 stars$4.90+4.0%$5.61+14.5%+30.5%$1.12B$3.78B-30.637,938ALKAlaska Air Group4.0815 of 5 stars$62.84-0.5%$68.00+8.2%+57.7%$7.25B$11.74B25.5433,941Positive NewsOptions VolumeDALDelta Air Lines4.7111 of 5 stars$61.84-0.2%$66.21+7.1%+41.5%$40.38B$61.93B8.96100,000Positive NewsLUVSouthwest Airlines4.3538 of 5 stars$32.94-0.1%$33.06+0.4%+6.5%$17.30B$27.47B49.9172,450Positive NewsWABWabtec4.6695 of 5 stars$193.33-0.9%$222.57+15.1%+15.6%$33.05B$10.56B28.8529,500RYAAYRyanair4.8036 of 5 stars$63.47+0.3%$76.00+19.7%-47.7%$33.66B$14.98B14.9025,952Analyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ALGT Competitors JBLU Competitors SKYW Competitors UAL Competitors ULCC Competitors ALK Competitors DAL Competitors LUV Competitors WAB Competitors RYAAY Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AAL) was last updated on 9/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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