541,164 Shares in American Airlines Group Inc. $AAL Purchased by Leonteq Securities AG

Leonteq Securities AG acquired a new position in shares of American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 541,164 shares of the airline’s stock, valued at approximately $8,296,000. Leonteq Securities AG owned 0.08% of American Airlines Group as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Two Sigma Investments LP raised its stake in American Airlines Group by 49.1% during the third quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 13,670,800 shares of the airline’s stock worth $153,660,000 after acquiring an additional 4,500,897 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in American Airlines Group by 4.9% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,709,023 shares of the airline’s stock worth $75,414,000 after acquiring an additional 316,143 shares during the period. Voloridge Investment Management LLC raised its stake in American Airlines Group by 19.5% during the third quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 3,729,689 shares of the airline’s stock worth $41,922,000 after acquiring an additional 609,457 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in American Airlines Group by 9.3% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,253,692 shares of the airline’s stock worth $36,571,000 after acquiring an additional 275,686 shares during the period. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. raised its stake in American Airlines Group by 22.1% during the third quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 2,703,238 shares of the airline’s stock worth $30,384,000 after acquiring an additional 489,309 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 52.44% of the company’s stock.

American Airlines Group Trading Up 7.4%

NASDAQ AAL opened at $12.95 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $11.56 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $13.28. The stock has a market cap of $8.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.77 and a beta of 1.28. American Airlines Group Inc. has a 52 week low of $10.09 and a 52 week high of $16.50.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The airline reported ($0.40) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.45) by $0.05. The business had revenue of $13.91 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.13 billion. American Airlines Group had a net margin of 0.36% and a negative return on equity of 9.11%. The business’s revenue was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted ($0.59) earnings per share. American Airlines Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at -0.400-1.100 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at -0.200-0.200 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that American Airlines Group Inc. will post -0.19 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AAL has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $21.00 to $14.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. TD Cowen decreased their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $17.00 to $13.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald set a $17.00 target price on shares of American Airlines Group in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, American Airlines Group currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $14.67.

About American Airlines Group

American Airlines Group Inc is a leading global airline holding company headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. Formed in December 2013 through the merger of AMR Corporation (parent of American Airlines) and US Airways Group, the company operates one of the world’s largest passenger and cargo networks. Its subsidiaries include American Airlines, which provides mainline service, and American Eagle, a network of regional carriers operating short- and medium-haul routes on behalf of the mainline carrier.

The company offers scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo to more than 350 destinations in over 50 countries.