American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) Receives $19.03 Average Price Target from Analysts

Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) have earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the twenty-one research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have assigned a hold recommendation, eight have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $19.0263.

AAL has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Susquehanna increased their price target on shares of American Airlines Group from $16.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $24.00 price target on American Airlines Group in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a research report on Tuesday, June 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $20.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of American Airlines Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, July 18th.

Insider Activity at American Airlines Group

In other American Airlines Group news, SVP Angela Owens sold 40,077 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.26, for a total transaction 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 represents a 18.31% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, COO David Seymour sold 56,456 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.00, for a total value of $1,016,208.00. Following the sale, 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 position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 205,044 shares of company stock valued at $3,407,451. 0.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Airlines Group

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of AAL. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in shares of American Airlines Group during the 2nd quarter worth $1,144,739,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its stake in American Airlines Group by 569.4% in the first quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 9,687,232 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $104,041,000 after buying an additional 8,240,100 shares in the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP grew its position in American Airlines Group by 49.1% in the third quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 13,670,800 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $153,660,000 after acquiring an additional 4,500,897 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in American Airlines Group in the second quarter valued at about $68,132,000. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in American Airlines Group during the fourth quarter worth about $33,198,000. 52.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AAL opened at $15.94 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $15.74 and a 200-day moving average of $13.69. American Airlines Group has a one year low of $10.09 and a one year high of $18.79. The stock has a market cap of $10.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -32.53 and a beta of 1.34.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The airline reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.03 by $0.12. American Airlines Group had a negative net margin of 0.56% and a negative return on equity of 9.11%. The firm had revenue of $16.73 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.70 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.95 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 16.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that American Airlines Group will post 0.02 earnings per share for the current year.

American Airlines Group Company Profile

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.