What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for AAL Q3 Earnings?

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) – Research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2027 earnings per share estimates for shares of American Airlines Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, August 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the airline will post earnings of $0.36 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.35. Zacks Research has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for American Airlines Group’s current full-year earnings is $0.02 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for American Airlines Group’s Q1 2028 earnings at $0.55 EPS.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The airline reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.03 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $16.73 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 business’s revenue was up 16.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.95 earnings per share. 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.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on AAL. Melius Research lowered shares of American Airlines Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $15.00 to $19.00 in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on American Airlines Group from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on American Airlines Group from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. Citigroup decreased their target price on American Airlines Group from $22.00 to $19.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut their price target on American Airlines Group from $19.50 to $19.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, American Airlines Group has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $19.03.

American Airlines Group Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AAL opened at $15.06 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $15.84 and its 200-day moving average is $13.70. American Airlines Group has a 52 week low of $10.09 and a 52 week high of $18.79. The company has a market capitalization of $9.97 billion, a PE ratio of -30.73 and a beta of 1.34.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Angela Owens sold 40,077 shares of American Airlines Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.26, for a total transaction of $611,575.02. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 178,799 shares in the company, valued at $2,728,472.74. The trade was a 18.31% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, COO David Seymour sold 69,343 shares of the 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 owned 1,025,489 shares in the company, valued at $17,433,313. This represents a 6.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 205,044 shares of company stock worth $3,407,451. 0.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in AAL. Fiduciary Financial Advisors bought a new position in shares of American Airlines Group in the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. bought a new position in American Airlines Group during the second quarter worth about $29,000. Pinnacle Holdings LLC acquired a new position in shares of American Airlines Group during the 2nd quarter worth about $30,000. 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 during the period. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 140.3% in the 4th quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 2,968 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 1,733 shares during the last quarter. 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.