Vanguard Group Inc. Sells 857,660 Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. $AAL

Vanguard Group Inc. lessened its holdings in American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) by 1.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 61,125,737 shares of the airline’s stock after selling 857,660 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned 0.09% of American Airlines Group worth $937,058,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in AAL. Arizona State Retirement System increased its holdings in American Airlines Group by 1.7% during the third quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 48,781 shares of the airline’s stock worth $548,000 after buying an additional 811 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in American Airlines Group by 6.6% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 13,251 shares of the airline’s stock worth $149,000 after buying an additional 823 shares during the last quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC increased its holdings in American Airlines Group by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 22,346 shares of the airline’s stock worth $343,000 after buying an additional 954 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE increased its holdings in American Airlines Group by 7.9% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 13,469 shares of the airline’s stock worth $151,000 after buying an additional 983 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bogart Wealth LLC increased its holdings in American Airlines Group by 35.1% during the third quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 3,855 shares of the airline’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 1,002 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 52.44% of the company’s stock.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

NASDAQ:AAL opened at $11.85 on Friday. American Airlines Group Inc. has a one year low of $10.09 and a one year high of $16.50. The company has a market cap of $7.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.23 and a beta of 1.28. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $11.55 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $13.26.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The airline reported ($0.40) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.45) by $0.05. American Airlines Group had a net margin of 0.36% and a negative return on equity of 9.11%. The business had revenue of $13.91 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.13 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted ($0.59) earnings per share. American Airlines Group’s revenue was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. American Airlines Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at -0.400-1.100 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at -0.200-0.200 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that American Airlines Group Inc. will post -0.1 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on AAL shares. Raymond James Financial restated a “market perform” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a report on Friday, March 27th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $17.00 target price on shares of American Airlines Group in a report on Friday, January 30th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of American Airlines Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, April 25th. Finally, Susquehanna lowered their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $17.00 to $16.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 24th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $14.69.

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.