Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Has $1.57 Million Stake in American Airlines Group Inc. $AAL

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. trimmed its position in shares of American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) by 62.8% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 140,005 shares of the airline’s stock after selling 236,738 shares during the quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in American Airlines Group were worth $1,571,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AAL. Nearwater Capital Markets Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group in the first quarter worth $29,012,000. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in American Airlines Group in the 1st quarter worth about $15,677,000. Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its position in American Airlines Group by 305.8% during the 1st quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,499,338 shares of the airline’s stock worth $15,818,000 after acquiring an additional 1,129,845 shares during the period. LSV Asset Management lifted its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 158.6% in the first quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 1,686,086 shares of the airline’s stock worth $17,788,000 after purchasing an additional 1,034,179 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH boosted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 105.8% during the first quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 52,676 shares of the airline’s stock worth $556,000 after purchasing an additional 960,880 shares during the period. 52.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have weighed in on AAL. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of American Airlines Group from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Susquehanna upped their price target on shares of American Airlines Group from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a research note on Tuesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $16.65.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

NASDAQ AAL opened at $13.93 on Thursday. American Airlines Group Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $8.50 and a fifty-two week high of $19.10. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $12.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is $12.14. The firm has a market cap of $9.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.36.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The airline reported ($0.17) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.27) by $0.10. The business had revenue of $13.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.65 billion. American Airlines Group had a net margin of 1.11% and a negative return on equity of 18.14%. American Airlines Group’s revenue was up .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.30 EPS. 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, equities analysts expect that American Airlines Group Inc. will post 2.42 EPS for the current 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.