American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) Raised to Strong-Buy at Zacks Research

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) was upgraded by stock analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note issued on Thursday,Zacks.com reports.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on AAL. Melius Research downgraded American Airlines Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $15.00 to $19.00 in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on American Airlines Group from $22.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on American Airlines Group from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Susquehanna upped their target price on American Airlines Group from $16.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $13.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $19.18.

American Airlines Group Stock Up 6.8%

AAL stock opened at $14.48 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $9.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -29.55 and a beta of 1.32. American Airlines Group has a 12 month low of $10.09 and a 12 month high of $18.79. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $15.35 and a two-hundred day moving average of $13.71.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The airline reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.03 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $16.73 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.70 billion. American Airlines Group had a negative net margin of 0.56% and a negative return on equity of 9.11%. American Airlines Group’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm 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. On average, research analysts expect that American Airlines Group will post 0.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, COO David Seymour sold 56,456 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 969,033 shares in the company, valued at $17,442,594. The trade was a 5.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of American Airlines Group

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. West Branch Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of American Airlines Group in the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Center for Financial Planning Inc. lifted its position in American Airlines Group by 377.4% in the fourth quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 2,530 shares of the airline’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000 shares during the period. Clearstead Advisors LLC boosted its stake in American Airlines Group by 140.3% during the fourth quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 2,968 shares of the airline’s stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 1,733 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its stake in American Airlines Group by 208.2% during the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 3,282 shares of the airline’s stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 2,217 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. increased its holdings in American Airlines Group by 74.8% in the 4th quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 3,500 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 1,498 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 52.44% of the company’s stock.

More American Airlines Group News

Here are the key news stories impacting American Airlines Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan raised its price target on AAL to $24 from $22 and kept an overweight rating, signaling greater confidence in the stock’s upside after the post-earnings pullback. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks added American Airlines to its Rank #1 (Strong Buy) list, while other commentary said the stock looks technically oversold and could be due for a turnaround. Zacks
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary pointed to improving sentiment around revenue strategy, premium demand, loyalty growth, and network gains, which supports the case for a recovery after the stock’s recent drop. Yahoo Finance
• Neutral Sentiment: American Airlines reported record quarterly revenue of $16.74 billion and beat EPS expectations, but investors are balancing that strength against a sharp profit decline year over year and a weaker full-year outlook. GlobeNewswire
• Negative Sentiment: The main pressure point remains surging jet fuel costs, which led American Airlines to cut its earnings guidance and cloud the profit outlook despite strong demand trends. CNBC

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.