American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) Stock Rating Upgraded by Argus

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) was upgraded by research analysts at Argus to a “hold” rating in a report issued on Wednesday,Zacks.com reports.

AAL has been the subject of several other research reports. TD Cowen lowered their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $19.00 to $17.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday. BMO Capital Markets reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $17.00 price objective on shares of American Airlines Group in a research note on Wednesday. UBS Group boosted their target price on American Airlines Group from $20.00 to $21.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $17.59.

American Airlines Group Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AAL opened at $13.51 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $14.97 and a 200 day moving average price of $13.31. American Airlines Group has a fifty-two week low of $8.50 and a fifty-two week high of $17.40. The firm has a market cap of $8.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 79.47, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.23.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The airline reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by ($0.22). The company had revenue of $14 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.12 billion. American Airlines Group had a net margin of 0.20% and a negative return on equity of 5.90%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.86 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. 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. As a group, research analysts predict that American Airlines Group will post 2.42 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Airlines Group

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AAL. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new position in shares of American Airlines Group in the 2nd quarter valued at $10,917,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its stake in American Airlines Group by 51.5% in the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 868,776 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $9,765,000 after purchasing an additional 295,298 shares during the last quarter. U S Global Investors Inc. raised its holdings in American Airlines Group by 7.5% in the second quarter. U S Global Investors Inc. now owns 7,718,224 shares of the airline’s stock worth $86,598,000 after purchasing an additional 536,978 shares in the last quarter. Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in American Airlines Group by 100.0% in the second quarter. Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. now owns 210,000 shares of the airline’s stock worth $2,356,000 after purchasing an additional 105,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Neo Ivy Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $404,000. Hedge funds and other 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.