Analysts Set American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) Price Target at $16.59

Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eighteen analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $16.5882.

AAL has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Barclays raised their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $8.00 to $10.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 27th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Raymond James Financial set a $14.00 price objective on shares of American Airlines Group in a research note on Monday, August 25th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $17.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 12th.

American Airlines Group Stock Performance

AAL stock opened at $12.33 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $12.50 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.46. American Airlines Group has a fifty-two week low of $8.50 and a fifty-two week high of $19.10. The firm has a market cap of $8.14 billion, a PE ratio of 15.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.07 and a beta of 1.40.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The airline reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.16. American Airlines Group had a net margin of 1.05% and a negative return on equity of 24.55%. The firm had revenue of $14.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.27 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.09 earnings per share. American Airlines Group’s revenue for the quarter was up .4% compared to the same quarter last year. American Airlines Group has set its Q3 2025 guidance at -0.600–0.100 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that American Airlines Group will post 2.42 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Elequin Capital LP boosted its stake in American Airlines Group by 208.5% during the fourth quarter. Elequin Capital LP now owns 1,749 shares of the airline’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 1,182 shares during the period. Bogart Wealth LLC boosted its stake in American Airlines Group by 1,300.0% during the first quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 2,800 shares of the airline’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 2,600 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group during the first quarter valued at $30,000. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 58.0% during the first quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 2,839 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 1,042 shares during the period. Finally, Golden State Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 121.4% during the first quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,117 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 1,709 shares during the period. 52.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About American Airlines Group

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.