Weekly Analysts’ Ratings Changes for American Airlines Group (AAL)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of American Airlines Group (NASDAQ: AAL) recently:

• 2/4/2025 – American Airlines Group had its price target lowered by analysts at Susquehanna from $20.00 to $18.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/29/2025 – American Airlines Group was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 1/24/2025 – American Airlines Group had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Raymond James. They now have a $23.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $24.00.
• 1/21/2025 – American Airlines Group was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/17/2025 – American Airlines Group was upgraded by analysts at Bank of America Co. from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $20.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $12.00.
• 1/13/2025 – American Airlines Group was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 1/9/2025 – American Airlines Group had its price target raised by analysts at Evercore ISI to $18.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 1/7/2025 – American Airlines Group had its price target raised by analysts at Susquehanna from $14.00 to $20.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/6/2025 – American Airlines Group was upgraded by analysts at Melius Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 1/6/2025 – American Airlines Group was upgraded by analysts at TD Cowen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $25.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $17.00.
• 1/6/2025 – American Airlines Group was upgraded by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $20.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $12.00.
• 1/6/2025 – American Airlines Group was upgraded by analysts at Melius from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $23.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/30/2024 – American Airlines Group was upgraded by analysts at Raymond James from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $24.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/12/2024 – American Airlines Group had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $19.00 to $23.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/11/2024 – American Airlines Group had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $18.00 to $22.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 12/10/2024 – American Airlines Group was upgraded by analysts at UBS Group AG from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 12/10/2024 – American Airlines Group was upgraded by analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $24.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $14.00.

American Airlines Group Stock Performance

American Airlines Group stock opened at $16.84 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $17.06 and a 200 day simple moving average of $13.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.77, a PEG ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 1.35. American Airlines Group Inc. has a 52 week low of $9.07 and a 52 week high of $19.10.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 23rd. The airline reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.47. American Airlines Group had a net margin of 1.56% and a negative return on equity of 28.56%. Research analysts forecast that American Airlines Group Inc. will post 2.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at American Airlines Group

In related news, CEO Robert D. Isom, Jr. sold 102,441 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.21, for a total value of $1,763,009.61. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 2,967,984 shares in the company, valued at approximately $51,079,004.64. This trade represents a 3.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Angela Owens sold 51,906 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.15, for a total transaction of $890,187.90. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 112,412 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,927,865.80. This represents a 31.59 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.49% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Airlines Group

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of AAL. Primecap Management Co. CA lifted its stake in American Airlines Group by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 57,339,666 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $644,498,000 after purchasing an additional 458,310 shares during the last quarter. U S Global Investors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 5.9% during the third quarter. U S Global Investors Inc. now owns 9,088,188 shares of the airline’s stock worth $102,151,000 after buying an additional 508,119 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 69.5% in the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,575,571 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $44,892,000 after acquiring an additional 1,055,667 shares during the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank boosted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 379.6% during the 3rd quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 1,667,539 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $18,743,000 after acquiring an additional 1,319,859 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. bought a new stake in American Airlines Group during the 4th quarter worth $26,033,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 52.44% of the company’s stock.

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.