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$22.36

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$25.17

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$26.09

Volume25.96 million shs

Average Volume52.08 million shs

Market Capitalization$14.13 billion

P/E RatioN/A

Dividend YieldN/A

Beta1.82

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) Vs. LUV, DAL, RYAAY, UAL, ZNH, and ALK

Should you be buying AAL stock or one of its competitors? Companies in the industry of "air transportation, scheduled" are considered alternatives and competitors to American Airlines Group, including Southwest Airlines (LUV), Delta Air Lines (DAL), Ryanair (RYAAY), United Airlines (UAL), China Southern Airlines (ZNH), and Alaska Air Group (ALK).

American Airlines Group vs. Southwest Airlines Stock

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) and Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares American Airlines Group and Southwest Airlines' top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Airlines Group	$45.77 billion	0.31	$1.69 billion	$4.90	4.50
Southwest Airlines	$22.43 billion	1.64	$2.30 billion	$4.27	14.61

Southwest Airlines has lower revenue, but higher earnings than American Airlines Group. American Airlines Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Southwest Airlines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares American Airlines Group and Southwest Airlines' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Airlines Group	-25.56%	N/A	-11.06%
Southwest Airlines	-12.94%	-22.65%	-7.23%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for American Airlines Group and Southwest Airlines, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Airlines Group	8	7	1	0	1.56
Southwest Airlines	0	2	17	0	2.89

American Airlines Group currently has a consensus target price of $15.5714, suggesting a potential downside of 29.32%. Southwest Airlines has a consensus target price of $58.95, suggesting a potential downside of 5.51%. Given Southwest Airlines' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Southwest Airlines is more favorable than American Airlines Group.

Risk & Volatility

American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southwest Airlines has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

44.4% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.0% of Southwest Airlines shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Southwest Airlines shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Southwest Airlines beats American Airlines Group on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

American Airlines Group vs. Delta Air Lines Stock

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) and Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares American Airlines Group and Delta Air Lines' top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Airlines Group	$45.77 billion	0.31	$1.69 billion	$4.90	4.50
Delta Air Lines	$47.01 billion	0.63	$4.77 billion	($10.76)	-4.33

Delta Air Lines has higher revenue and earnings than American Airlines Group. Delta Air Lines 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.

Profitability

This table compares American Airlines Group and Delta Air Lines' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Airlines Group	-25.56%	N/A	-11.06%
Delta Air Lines	-42.88%	-39.69%	-5.82%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for American Airlines Group and Delta Air Lines, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Airlines Group	8	7	1	0	1.56
Delta Air Lines	1	9	10	0	2.45

American Airlines Group currently has a consensus target price of $15.5714, suggesting a potential downside of 29.32%. Delta Air Lines has a consensus target price of $47.8421, suggesting a potential upside of 2.58%. Given Delta Air Lines' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Delta Air Lines is more favorable than American Airlines Group.

Risk & Volatility

American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Delta Air Lines has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

44.4% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.5% of Delta Air Lines shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Delta Air Lines shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Delta Air Lines beats American Airlines Group on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

American Airlines Group vs. Ryanair Stock

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) and Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares American Airlines Group and Ryanair's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Airlines Group	$45.77 billion	0.31	$1.69 billion	$4.90	4.50
Ryanair	$9.44 billion	2.57	$721.22 million	$4.97	21.63

American Airlines Group has higher revenue and earnings than Ryanair. American Airlines Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ryanair, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares American Airlines Group and Ryanair's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Airlines Group	-25.56%	N/A	-11.06%
Ryanair	-21.31%	-6.78%	-2.40%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for American Airlines Group and Ryanair, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Airlines Group	8	7	1	0	1.56
Ryanair	1	5	9	0	2.53

American Airlines Group currently has a consensus target price of $15.5714, suggesting a potential downside of 29.32%. Ryanair has a consensus target price of $120.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.64%. Given Ryanair's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ryanair is more favorable than American Airlines Group.

Risk & Volatility

American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryanair has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

44.4% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.4% of Ryanair shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ryanair beats American Airlines Group on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

American Airlines Group vs. United Airlines Stock

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) and United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

44.4% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.9% of United Airlines shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of United Airlines shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares American Airlines Group and United Airlines' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Airlines Group	-25.56%	N/A	-11.06%
United Airlines	-19.85%	-54.29%	-8.93%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for American Airlines Group and United Airlines, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Airlines Group	8	7	1	0	1.56
United Airlines	5	5	8	0	2.17

American Airlines Group currently has a consensus target price of $15.5714, suggesting a potential downside of 29.32%. United Airlines has a consensus target price of $53.8947, suggesting a potential downside of 3.54%. Given United Airlines' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe United Airlines is more favorable than American Airlines Group.

Risk & Volatility

American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Airlines has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares American Airlines Group and United Airlines' top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Airlines Group	$45.77 billion	0.31	$1.69 billion	$4.90	4.50
United Airlines	$43.26 billion	0.42	$3.01 billion	$12.05	4.64

United Airlines has lower revenue, but higher earnings than American Airlines Group. American Airlines Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United Airlines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

United Airlines beats American Airlines Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

American Airlines Group vs. China Southern Airlines Stock

China Southern Airlines (NYSE:ZNH) and American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.3% of China Southern Airlines shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.4% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares China Southern Airlines and American Airlines Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
China Southern Airlines	-6.01%	-9.29%	-2.35%
American Airlines Group	-25.56%	N/A	-11.06%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for China Southern Airlines and American Airlines Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
China Southern Airlines	0	1	5	0	2.83
American Airlines Group	8	7	1	0	1.56

American Airlines Group has a consensus price target of $15.5714, suggesting a potential downside of 29.32%. Given American Airlines Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe American Airlines Group is more favorable than China Southern Airlines.

Volatility and Risk

China Southern Airlines has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.82, meaning that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares China Southern Airlines and American Airlines Group's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
China Southern Airlines	$22.33 billion	0.40	$382.01 million	$1.45	24.83
American Airlines Group	$45.77 billion	0.31	$1.69 billion	$4.90	4.50

American Airlines Group has higher revenue and earnings than China Southern Airlines. American Airlines Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than China Southern Airlines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

American Airlines Group beats China Southern Airlines on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

American Airlines Group vs. Alaska Air Group Stock

Alaska Air Group (NYSE:ALK) and American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Alaska Air Group and American Airlines Group's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alaska Air Group	$8.78 billion	0.98	$769 million	$6.42	10.80
American Airlines Group	$45.77 billion	0.31	$1.69 billion	$4.90	4.50

American Airlines Group has higher revenue and earnings than Alaska Air Group. American Airlines Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alaska Air Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Alaska Air Group and American Airlines Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alaska Air Group	-13.96%	-19.39%	-5.51%
American Airlines Group	-25.56%	N/A	-11.06%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

73.1% of Alaska Air Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.4% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Alaska Air Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Alaska Air Group has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.82, meaning that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Alaska Air Group and American Airlines Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alaska Air Group	0	1	12	1	3.00
American Airlines Group	8	7	1	0	1.56

Alaska Air Group presently has a consensus price target of $67.7692, suggesting a potential downside of 2.25%. American Airlines Group has a consensus price target of $15.5714, suggesting a potential downside of 29.32%. Given Alaska Air Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Alaska Air Group is more favorable than American Airlines Group.

Summary

Alaska Air Group beats American Airlines Group on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.