American Airlines Group (AAL) Competitors $12.22 -0.72 (-5.56%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.25 +0.03 (+0.25%) As of 07/11/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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 VIKShould 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 Viking (VIK). American Airlines Group vs. Its Competitors Allegiant Travel JetBlue Airways SkyWest United Airlines Frontier Group Alaska Air Group Delta Air Lines Southwest Airlines Wabtec Viking Allegiant Travel (NASDAQ:ALGT) and American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment. Does the media favor ALGT or AAL? In the previous week, American Airlines Group had 7 more articles in the media than Allegiant Travel. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for American Airlines Group and 22 mentions for Allegiant Travel. American Airlines Group's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Allegiant Travel's score of 0.06 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral American Airlines Group 15 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, ALGT or AAL? Allegiant Travel has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is ALGT or AAL more profitable? American Airlines Group has a net margin of 1.26% compared to Allegiant Travel's net margin of -8.11%. Allegiant Travel's return on equity of 5.46% beat American Airlines Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Allegiant Travel-8.11% 5.46% 1.42% American Airlines Group 1.26%-26.59%1.91% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer ALGT or AAL? Allegiant Travel presently has a consensus price target of $65.11, suggesting a potential upside of 19.43%. American Airlines Group has a consensus price target of $15.89, suggesting a potential upside of 30.07%. 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) 7 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20American Airlines Group 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Which has better 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$2.51B0.40-$240.24M-$11.57-4.71American Airlines Group$54.21B0.15$846M$0.9013.58 SummaryAmerican Airlines Group beats Allegiant Travel on 12 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. Email Address 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$8.53B$7.90B$7.30B$9.10BDividend YieldN/A8,199.90%922.82%4.00%P/E Ratio13.5810.4713.2520.25Price / Sales0.152,006.44363.0999.14Price / Cash2.365.197.6558.16Price / Book-2.022.622.145.49Net Income$846M$607.36M$563.51M$250.27M7 Day Performance4.53%7.78%2.19%4.75%1 Month Performance12.11%15.16%5.91%7.64%1 Year Performance14.42%55.07%4.63%16.34% American Airlines Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AALAmerican Airlines Group4.3755 of 5 stars$12.22-5.6%$15.89+30.1%+13.9%$8.53B$54.21B13.58133,300Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeALGTAllegiant Travel4.5064 of 5 stars$55.02-1.2%$63.70+15.8%+11.1%$1.00B$2.51B-4.765,991Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownJBLUJetBlue Airways2.1408 of 5 stars$4.24-0.9%$5.16+21.7%-25.6%$1.50B$9.28B-5.1722,793SKYWSkyWest3.4177 of 5 stars$103.33-0.1%$120.67+16.8%+33.7%$4.18B$3.53B11.8214,610UALUnited Airlines4.5725 of 5 stars$79.86+0.9%$104.64+31.0%+92.1%$26.08B$57.06B7.2892,800Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsULCCFrontier Group4.1715 of 5 stars$3.65+1.1%$6.00+64.4%-3.7%$831.32M$3.78B12.597,938Positive NewsALKAlaska Air Group4.8338 of 5 stars$49.52+0.3%$66.83+35.0%+38.7%$6.08B$12.64B18.0133,941Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastDALDelta Air Lines4.6899 of 5 stars$49.37-0.4%$61.67+24.9%+26.0%$32.24B$61.64B8.7595,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLUVSouthwest Airlines4.0198 of 5 stars$32.33+0.5%$31.88-1.4%+37.7%$18.42B$27.48B38.0472,450Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastWABWabtec4.0036 of 5 stars$210.14+1.2%$216.00+2.8%+31.4%$35.96B$10.39B32.9427,000Analyst ForecastInsider TradeVIKViking3.6431 of 5 stars$53.15+0.8%$49.87-6.2%+64.0%$23.55B$5.33B43.2112,000Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ALGT Competitors JBLU Competitors SKYW Competitors UAL Competitors ULCC Competitors ALK Competitors DAL Competitors LUV Competitors WAB Competitors VIK 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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredTrump’s treachery Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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