Advisory Alpha LLC Sells 1,647 Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. $AAL

Advisory Alpha LLC decreased its position in shares of American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) by 11.0% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 13,313 shares of the airline’s stock after selling 1,647 shares during the quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC’s holdings in American Airlines Group were worth $149,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in AAL. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 21.8% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 12,700 shares of the airline’s stock worth $134,000 after buying an additional 2,270 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in American Airlines Group by 14.7% during the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 59,027 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $623,000 after buying an additional 7,557 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its holdings in American Airlines Group by 99.5% during the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 32,160 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $339,000 after buying an additional 16,041 shares during the period. Golden State Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in 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 buying an additional 1,709 shares during the period. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. purchased a new position in American Airlines Group during the first quarter valued at approximately $870,000. Institutional investors own 52.44% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AAL has been the topic of several research reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a research report on Monday. UBS Group raised their price objective on American Airlines Group from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on American Airlines Group from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Finally, Raymond James Financial set a $14.00 price objective on American Airlines Group in a research report on Monday, August 25th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $16.65.

American Airlines Group Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AAL opened at $12.78 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $8.44 billion, a PE ratio of 14.86, a P/E/G ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.36. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $12.44 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $11.72. American Airlines Group Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $8.50 and a fifty-two week high of $19.10.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The airline reported ($0.17) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.27) by $0.10. The business had revenue of $13.69 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.65 billion. American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 18.14% and a net margin of 1.11%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up .3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.30 earnings per share. American Airlines Group has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.450-0.750 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 0.650-0.950 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that American Airlines Group Inc. will post 2.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.