Analysts Set American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) Price Target at $18.86

Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) have received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-one brokerages that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eleven have given a hold recommendation and eight have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $18.8611.

A number of analysts have weighed in on the company. Bank of America increased their price target on American Airlines Group from $16.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Weiss Ratings lowered American Airlines Group from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on American Airlines Group from $22.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Melius Research lowered shares of American Airlines Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $15.00 to $19.00 in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, Citigroup cut their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $22.00 to $19.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 24th.

American Airlines Group Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of American Airlines Group stock opened at $13.13 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $8.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -26.80 and a beta of 1.33. American Airlines Group has a twelve month low of $10.09 and a twelve month high of $18.79. The company’s fifty day moving average is $15.26 and its 200 day moving average is $13.65.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The airline reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.03 by $0.12. American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 9.11% and a negative net margin of 0.56%.The company had revenue of $16.73 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.70 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.95 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 16.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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 analysts anticipate that American Airlines Group will post -0.16 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other American Airlines Group news, SVP Angela Owens sold 40,077 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 approximately $2,728,472.74. The trade was a 18.31% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, COO David Seymour sold 56,456 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.00, for a total transaction of $1,016,208.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 969,033 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,442,594. The trade was a 5.51% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 205,044 shares of company stock valued at $3,407,451 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Gradient Investments LLC purchased a new stake in American Airlines Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,844,000. GSA Capital Partners LLP bought a new stake in American Airlines Group during the second quarter worth $5,666,000. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in American Airlines Group in the second quarter worth $1,144,739,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its position in American Airlines Group by 1,025.5% in the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,191,912 shares of the airline’s stock worth $21,538,000 after purchasing an additional 1,086,013 shares during the last quarter. Finally, U S Global Investors Inc. boosted its position in American Airlines Group by 15.5% in the first quarter. U S Global Investors Inc. now owns 6,435,049 shares of the airline’s stock worth $69,112,000 after purchasing an additional 865,205 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.