American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” by Analysts

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have given a hold recommendation and eight have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $19.3684.

AAL has been the subject of several recent research reports. Susquehanna increased their price target on shares of American Airlines Group from $16.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of American Airlines Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on American Airlines Group from $13.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Melius Research lowered American Airlines Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $15.00 to $19.00 in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, Barclays increased their target price on American Airlines Group from $16.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 25th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other American Airlines Group news, COO David Seymour sold 56,456 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.00, for a total transaction of $1,016,208.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 969,033 shares in the company, valued at $17,442,594. This represents a 5.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 0.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AAL. West Branch Capital LLC bought a new position in American Airlines Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB grew its stake in American Airlines Group by 102.0% during the fourth quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 2,353 shares of the airline’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 1,188 shares during the last quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. grew its stake in American Airlines Group by 377.4% during the fourth quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 2,530 shares of the airline’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 2,000 shares during the last quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 140.3% during the fourth quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 2,968 shares of the airline’s stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 1,733 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 208.2% during the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 3,282 shares of the airline’s stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 2,217 shares in the last quarter. 52.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

AAL opened at $14.98 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $9.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 48.32 and a beta of 1.32. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $15.15 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $13.72. American Airlines Group has a fifty-two week low of $10.09 and a fifty-two week high of $18.79.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The airline reported ($0.40) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.45) by $0.05. The company 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 quarter in the prior year, the company posted ($0.59) EPS. 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. On average, equities research analysts expect that American Airlines Group will post 0.57 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.