Jefferies Financial Group Issues Pessimistic Forecast for American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) Stock Price

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) had its target price dropped by investment analysts at Jefferies Financial Group from $15.00 to $12.00 in a report released on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a “hold” rating on the airline’s stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s price objective points to a potential upside of 13.37% from the stock’s previous close.

AAL has been the subject of a number of other reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on American Airlines Group from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $20.00 to $21.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Barclays increased their target price on American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Argus raised American Airlines Group to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald set a $17.00 price objective on shares of American Airlines Group in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, American Airlines Group currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $16.16.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

Shares of AAL traded down $0.46 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $10.59. 77,876,110 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 65,967,984. American Airlines Group has a 52 week low of $8.50 and a 52 week high of $16.50. The company has a market cap of $6.99 billion, a PE ratio of 62.32, a P/E/G ratio of 0.43 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $14.09 and a 200 day simple moving average of $13.55.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The airline reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.38 by ($0.22). American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 5.90% and a net margin of 0.20%.The business had revenue of $14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.12 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.86 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. American Airlines Group has set its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.500–0.100 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 1.700-2.700 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that American Airlines Group will post 2.42 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new position in shares of American Airlines Group in the second quarter worth approximately $10,917,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its holdings in American Airlines Group by 51.5% during the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 868,776 shares of the airline’s stock worth $9,765,000 after purchasing an additional 295,298 shares during the last quarter. Neo Ivy Capital Management raised its holdings in American Airlines Group by 443.4% during the 3rd quarter. Neo Ivy Capital Management now owns 195,838 shares of the airline’s stock worth $2,201,000 after purchasing an additional 159,800 shares during the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. lifted its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 80.1% in the 3rd quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 171,048 shares of the airline’s stock worth $1,923,000 after purchasing an additional 76,081 shares during the period. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 9,081.4% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 117,798 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $1,324,000 after purchasing an additional 116,515 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.