WINTON GROUP Ltd Makes New Investment in American Airlines Group Inc. $AAL

WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 127,500 shares of the airline’s stock, valued at approximately $2,304,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of AAL. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 1.3% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,978,006 shares of the airline’s stock worth $33,413,000 after buying an additional 36,877 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. boosted its stake in American Airlines Group by 42.6% in the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 45,358 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $509,000 after acquiring an additional 13,539 shares during the last quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System grew its holdings in American Airlines Group by 5.0% during the 2nd quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 1,164,443 shares of the airline’s stock worth $13,065,000 after acquiring an additional 55,059 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in American Airlines Group by 6.6% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 13,251 shares of the airline’s stock worth $149,000 after acquiring an additional 823 shares during the period. Finally, Sei Investments Co. raised its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 34.4% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 1,315,532 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $14,760,000 after acquiring an additional 336,993 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 52.44% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AAL has been the topic of several recent research reports. Melius Research lowered American Airlines Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $15.00 to $19.00 in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. TD Cowen dropped their price objective on American Airlines Group from $24.00 to $16.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 24th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on American Airlines Group from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on American Airlines Group from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, Citigroup decreased their target price on American Airlines Group from $22.00 to $19.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $18.53.

Insider Transactions at American Airlines Group

In other news, COO David Seymour sold 56,456 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief operating officer owned 969,033 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,442,594. This trade represents a 5.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Angela Owens sold 40,077 shares of American Airlines Group stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.26, for a total value of $611,575.02. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 178,799 shares in the company, valued at $2,728,472.74. This trade represents a 18.31% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 205,044 shares of company stock worth $3,407,451. 0.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

American Airlines Group Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of AAL stock opened at $13.01 on Friday. American Airlines Group Inc. has a 12-month low of $10.09 and a 12-month high of $18.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -26.55 and a beta of 1.33. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $14.76 and a 200-day moving average of $13.62.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The airline reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $16.73 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.70 billion. American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 9.11% and a negative net margin of 0.56%.The firm’s revenue was up 16.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.95 EPS. American Airlines Group has set its Q3 2026 guidance at -0.700–0.100 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at -0.650-0.650 EPS. Research analysts expect that American Airlines Group Inc. will post -0.16 earnings per share for the current year.

About American Airlines Group

American Airlines Group Inc is a holding company whose principal subsidiary, American Airlines, provides scheduled passenger air transportation and cargo services. The airline serves destinations throughout the United States and connects customers to international markets across the Americas, Europe, Asia and other regions through its own network and partnerships.

American Airlines offers multiple travel classes and related services, including reservations, onboard products, travel rewards through the AAdvantage loyalty program, and freight transportation.