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

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) had its price target boosted by equities researchers at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from $13.00 to $18.00 in a note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the airline’s stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft’s price target suggests a potential upside of 21.17% from the company’s current price.

AAL has been the topic of several other reports. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Raymond James Financial reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $21.00 to $14.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald set a $17.00 target price on shares of American Airlines Group in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $15.00.

American Airlines Group Stock Up 1.4%

NASDAQ AAL traded up $0.21 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $14.86. The company had a trading volume of 43,569,446 shares, compared to its average volume of 63,937,828. The stock has a market cap of $9.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.00 and a beta of 1.28. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $11.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $13.32. American Airlines Group has a fifty-two week low of $10.09 and a fifty-two week high of $16.50.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last posted its quarterly 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. The company had revenue of $13.91 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.13 billion. American Airlines Group had a net margin of 0.36% and a negative return on equity of 9.11%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted ($0.59) EPS. 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. As a group, equities analysts predict that American Airlines Group will post -0.19 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of American Airlines Group

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AAL. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in American Airlines Group by 1.3% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,978,006 shares of the airline’s stock worth $33,413,000 after acquiring an additional 36,877 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. raised its position in American Airlines Group by 42.6% during the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 45,358 shares of the airline’s stock worth $509,000 after acquiring an additional 13,539 shares in the last quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System raised its position in American Airlines Group by 5.0% during the second quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 1,164,443 shares of the airline’s stock worth $13,065,000 after acquiring an additional 55,059 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 6.6% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 13,251 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $149,000 after purchasing an additional 823 shares during the period. Finally, Sei Investments Co. raised its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 34.4% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 1,315,532 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $14,760,000 after purchasing an additional 336,993 shares during the period. 52.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.