Angela Owens Sells 40,077 Shares of American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) Stock

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) SVP Angela Owens sold 40,077 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 in the company, valued at $2,728,472.74. The trade was a 18.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Angela Owens also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, July 28th, Angela Owens sold 39,168 shares of American Airlines Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.34, for a total value of $600,837.12.

American Airlines Group Stock Down 1.0%

NASDAQ AAL opened at $15.27 on Friday. American Airlines Group Inc. has a 52 week low of $10.09 and a 52 week high of $18.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.11 billion, a P/E ratio of -31.16 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $15.57 and a 200-day moving average price of $13.68.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The airline reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 net margin of 0.56% and a negative return on equity of 9.11%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 16.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business 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. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that American Airlines Group Inc. will post 0.02 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. West Branch Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group in the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Center for Financial Planning Inc. boosted its stake in American Airlines Group by 377.4% during the fourth quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 2,530 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 2,000 shares during the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC boosted its stake 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 valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 949 shares during the last quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC grew its holdings in American Airlines Group by 140.3% during the 4th quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 2,968 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 1,733 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its stake in American Airlines Group by 208.2% in the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 3,282 shares of the airline’s stock worth $50,000 after acquiring an additional 2,217 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 52.44% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on AAL. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of American Airlines Group from $22.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. UBS Group reduced their price objective on American Airlines Group from $21.00 to $18.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Weiss Ratings lowered American Airlines Group from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Bank of America raised their target price on American Airlines Group from $16.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective on American Airlines Group from $19.50 to $19.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $19.03.

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.