Zacks Research Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL)

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) – Analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of American Airlines Group in a research note issued on Thursday, September 12th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now expects that the airline will earn $0.97 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.96. The consensus estimate for American Airlines Group’s current full-year earnings is $0.97 per share.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Evercore ISI dropped their price objective on American Airlines Group to $10.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 26th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $20.00 to $18.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, June 3rd. Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $20.00 to $16.50 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 31st. Barclays cut their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $14.00 to $10.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 10th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein lowered American Airlines Group from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $18.00 to $12.00 in a research report on Monday, July 22nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, American Airlines Group has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $13.73.

American Airlines Group Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of AAL opened at $10.88 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $10.42 and a 200-day simple moving average of $12.42. The stock has a market cap of $7.14 billion, a PE ratio of 18.13, a PEG ratio of 0.23 and a beta of 1.43. American Airlines Group has a 1 year low of $9.07 and a 1 year high of $16.15.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The airline reported $1.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.04 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $14.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.38 billion. American Airlines Group had a negative net margin of 0.23% and a negative return on equity of 19.49%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 2.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.92 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Airlines Group

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC acquired a new position in American Airlines Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in American Airlines Group by 51.3% during the 1st quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,345 shares of the airline’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 795 shares during the last quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC acquired a new position in American Airlines Group during the first quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Quarry LP bought a new stake in American Airlines Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. raised its holdings in American Airlines Group by 404.3% in the second quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 2,824 shares of the airline’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 2,264 shares during the period. 52.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

American Airlines Group Company Profile

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.