American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-one research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $19.0263.

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on American Airlines Group from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $24.00 price objective on shares of American Airlines Group in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $21.00 to $18.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $19.50 to $19.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 24th.

American Airlines Group Trading Up 1.9%

Shares of American Airlines Group stock opened at $15.29 on Friday. American Airlines Group has a 12-month low of $10.09 and a 12-month high of $18.79. The stock has a market cap of $10.12 billion, a PE ratio of -31.20 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a 50-day moving average of $15.78 and a two-hundred day moving average of $13.70.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The airline reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $16.73 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.70 billion. American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 9.11% and a negative net margin of 0.56%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 16.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.95 EPS. American Airlines Group has set its Q3 2026 guidance at -0.700–0.100 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at -0.650-0.650 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that American Airlines Group will post 0.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Angela Owens sold 40,077 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.26, for a total value of $611,575.02. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 178,799 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,728,472.74. The trade was a 18.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, COO David Seymour sold 69,343 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.00, for a total transaction of $1,178,831.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 1,025,489 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,433,313. This represents a 6.33% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 205,044 shares of company stock valued at $3,407,451. Corporate insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Airlines Group

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,144,739,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 569.4% during the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 9,687,232 shares of the airline’s stock worth $104,041,000 after buying an additional 8,240,100 shares during the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP raised its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 49.1% in the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 13,670,800 shares of the airline’s stock worth $153,660,000 after buying an additional 4,500,897 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in American Airlines Group during the second quarter valued at about $68,132,000. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in American Airlines Group during the fourth quarter valued at about $33,198,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 52.44% of the company’s stock.

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.