Morgan Stanley Issues Positive Forecast for American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) Stock Price

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) had its price objective boosted by Morgan Stanley from $20.00 to $24.00 in a report issued on Monday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has an “overweight” rating on the airline’s stock. Morgan Stanley’s target price suggests a potential upside of 63.93% from the company’s current price.

A number of other research firms also recently issued reports on AAL. Susquehanna lowered their target price on American Airlines Group from $17.00 to $16.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Rothschild & Co Redburn reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $12.50 target price (down from $17.00) on shares of American Airlines Group in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Wall Street Zen raised American Airlines Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 25th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their target price on American Airlines Group from $16.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, American Airlines Group presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $15.53.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

AAL opened at $14.64 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $12.06 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $13.33. American Airlines Group has a 1 year low of $10.09 and a 1 year high of $16.50. The company has a market capitalization of $9.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.23 and a beta of 1.35.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The airline reported ($0.40) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.45) by $0.05. American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 9.11% and a net margin of 0.36%.The firm had revenue of $13.91 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.13 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted ($0.59) EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. Sell-side analysts anticipate that American Airlines Group will post -0.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Airlines Group

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in American Airlines Group by 21.8% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,276 shares of the airline’s stock worth $66,000 after buying an additional 766 shares during the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System increased its position 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 position 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. HB Wealth Management LLC increased its position in American Airlines Group by 4.5% during the first quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 20,205 shares of the airline’s stock worth $217,000 after buying an additional 871 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC increased its position in American Airlines Group by 33.1% during the first quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 3,816 shares of the airline’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 949 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.