Analysts Set American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) Price Target at $16.59

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) has been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the nineteen research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have given a hold recommendation, eight have assigned a buy recommendation and two have given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $16.5882.

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on AAL shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group raised their price objective on American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Raymond James Financial set a $14.00 target price on American Airlines Group in a research note on Monday, August 25th. Barclays raised their target price on American Airlines Group from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, Susquehanna raised their target price on American Airlines Group from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 3rd.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

American Airlines Group stock opened at $11.86 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.83, a PEG ratio of 3.84 and a beta of 1.36. American Airlines Group has a 1-year low of $8.50 and a 1-year high of $19.10. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $12.45 and a 200-day moving average price of $11.52.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The airline reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $14.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.27 billion. American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 24.55% and a net margin of 1.05%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.09 EPS. American Airlines Group has set its Q3 2025 guidance at -0.600–0.100 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that American Airlines Group will post 2.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Airlines Group

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 169.6% during the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 485,995 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $5,128,000 after buying an additional 305,740 shares during the last quarter. U S Global Investors Inc. raised its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 7.5% during the 2nd quarter. U S Global Investors Inc. now owns 7,718,224 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $86,598,000 after buying an additional 536,978 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 99.5% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 32,160 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $339,000 after buying an additional 16,041 shares during the last quarter. Strathmore Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of American Airlines Group during the 2nd quarter valued at about $231,000. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of American Airlines Group during the 1st quarter valued at about $870,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 52.44% of the company’s stock.

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.