Research Analysts Set Expectations for American Airlines Group Inc.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:AAL)

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for American Airlines Group in a research report issued on Monday, August 26th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now anticipates that the airline will post earnings per share of $0.04 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.07. The consensus estimate for American Airlines Group’s current full-year earnings is $0.96 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for American Airlines Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.96 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $0.82 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on the company. Bank of America lowered their target price on American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $11.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 29th. HSBC initiated coverage on American Airlines Group in a research report on Monday, May 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $17.90 target price for the company. Jefferies Financial Group cut American Airlines Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $17.00 to $12.00 in a report on Wednesday, May 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut American Airlines Group from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $18.00 to $12.00 in a report on Monday, July 22nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their target price on American Airlines Group from $20.00 to $18.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, June 3rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $13.73.

American Airlines Group Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AAL opened at $10.15 on Tuesday. American Airlines Group has a twelve month low of $9.07 and a twelve month high of $16.15. The firm has a market cap of $6.66 billion, a PE ratio of 16.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 1.44. The business has a fifty day moving average of $10.51 and a 200-day moving average of $12.72.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The airline reported $1.09 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.04 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $14.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.38 billion. American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 19.49% and a negative net margin of 0.23%. American Airlines Group’s quarterly revenue was up 2.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.92 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AAL. Primecap Management Co. CA grew its holdings in American Airlines Group by 34.4% in the 2nd quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 56,881,356 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $644,466,000 after buying an additional 14,549,310 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 75.5% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,240,659 shares of the airline’s stock worth $48,047,000 after purchasing an additional 1,823,928 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group during the 4th quarter worth $22,819,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 76,177,845 shares of the airline’s stock worth $1,169,330,000 after purchasing an additional 806,770 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC grew its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 132.8% during the 2nd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 147,877 shares of the airline’s stock worth $1,675,000 after purchasing an additional 598,941 shares in the last quarter. 52.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.