American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” from Brokerages

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the seventeen brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nine have given a hold recommendation and six have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $14.6875.

AAL has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on American Airlines Group from $17.00 to $12.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Citigroup decreased their target price on American Airlines Group from $21.00 to $14.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $13.50 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, TD Cowen decreased their target price on American Airlines Group from $17.00 to $13.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 9th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in American Airlines Group by 21.8% in the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,276 shares of the airline’s stock worth $66,000 after purchasing an additional 766 shares during the period. Arizona State Retirement System boosted its stake in American Airlines Group by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 48,781 shares of the airline’s stock worth $548,000 after purchasing an additional 811 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in American Airlines Group by 6.6% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 13,251 shares of the airline’s stock worth $149,000 after purchasing an additional 823 shares during the period. HB Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in American Airlines Group by 4.5% in the 1st quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 20,205 shares of the airline’s stock worth $217,000 after purchasing an additional 871 shares during the period. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC boosted its stake in American Airlines Group by 33.1% in the 1st quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 3,816 shares of the airline’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 949 shares during the period. 52.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

AAL opened at $12.37 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $11.52 and a 200-day moving average price of $13.27. The firm has a market cap of $8.18 billion, a PE ratio of 39.90 and a beta of 1.28. American Airlines Group has a 1 year low of $10.09 and a 1 year high of $16.50.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The airline reported ($0.40) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.45) by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $13.91 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.13 billion. American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 9.11% and a net margin of 0.36%.American Airlines Group’s quarterly revenue was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.59) EPS. 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, sell-side analysts anticipate that American Airlines Group will post -0.1 EPS for the current year.

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.