American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Bank of America Analyst Says

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) had its price target upped by investment analysts at Bank of America from $16.00 to $19.00 in a report released on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a “neutral” rating on the airline’s stock. Bank of America‘s price objective indicates a potential upside of 3.91% from the company’s current price.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on AAL. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on American Airlines Group from $13.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Citigroup increased their price target on American Airlines Group from $14.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, June 26th. Weiss Ratings raised American Airlines Group from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on American Airlines Group from $18.00 to $21.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $16.94.

American Airlines Group Stock Performance

AAL stock traded up $0.21 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $18.29. 12,289,035 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 75,834,156. American Airlines Group has a one year low of $10.09 and a one year high of $18.45. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.09 billion, a PE ratio of 58.89 and a beta of 1.35. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $13.95 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $13.61.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last released its 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. American Airlines Group had a net margin of 0.36% and a negative return on equity of 9.11%. The firm had revenue of $13.91 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.13 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned ($0.59) EPS. The business’s revenue was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, equities analysts expect that American Airlines Group will post 0.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other American Airlines Group news, COO David Seymour sold 56,456 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.00, for a total value of $1,016,208.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 969,033 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,442,594. The trade was a 5.51% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of American Airlines Group

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of AAL. West Branch Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 102.0% in the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 2,353 shares of the airline’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 1,188 shares during the period. Center for Financial Planning Inc. grew its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 377.4% during the 4th quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 2,530 shares of the airline’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 140.3% during the fourth quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 2,968 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 1,733 shares during the period. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 208.2% during the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 3,282 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 2,217 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 52.44% of the company’s stock.

About American Airlines Group

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.