American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) Raised to Strong-Buy at Seaport Res Ptn

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report issued on Thursday,Zacks.com reports. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for American Airlines Group’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS.

AAL has been the topic of several other research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $15.00 target price on shares of American Airlines Group in a research report on Friday, November 15th. UBS Group downgraded shares of American Airlines Group from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $16.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on shares of American Airlines Group from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. Scotiabank raised shares of American Airlines Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $20.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their target price on American Airlines Group from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $14.82.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

Shares of American Airlines Group stock opened at $17.40 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.43 billion, a PE ratio of 52.73, a P/E/G ratio of 0.26 and a beta of 1.41. American Airlines Group has a 1-year low of $9.07 and a 1-year high of $18.09. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $13.44 and its 200-day simple moving average is $11.83.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The airline reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.16 by $0.14. American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 18.62% and a net margin of 0.51%. The business had revenue of $13.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.50 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.38 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts anticipate that American Airlines Group will post 1.49 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 56.2% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,533 shares of the airline’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 911 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its stake in American Airlines Group by 404.3% during the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 2,824 shares of the airline’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 2,264 shares during the last quarter. ORG Partners LLC purchased a new stake in American Airlines Group during the 2nd quarter valued at about $36,000. Sentry Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in American Airlines Group in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $36,000. Finally, First Command Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new position in shares of American Airlines Group during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $43,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 52.44% of the company’s stock.

American Airlines Group Company Profile

American Airlines Group Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a network air carrier. The company provides scheduled air transportation services for passengers and cargo through its hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washington, DC, as well as through partner gateways in London, Doha, Madrid, Seattle/Tacoma, Sydney, and Tokyo.