Seaport Res Ptn Has Pessimistic Outlook of AAL Q1 Earnings

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of American Airlines Group in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 26th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Mckenzie now forecasts that the airline will post earnings per share of ($0.64) for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of ($0.40). Seaport Res Ptn has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for American Airlines Group’s current full-year earnings is $2.42 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for American Airlines Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.30 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.52 EPS.

AAL has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Susquehanna dropped their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $20.00 to $18.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of American Airlines Group from $18.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. Redburn Atlantic upgraded shares of American Airlines Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $18.00 to $24.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Citigroup decreased their price objective on American Airlines Group from $21.50 to $20.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, StockNews.com cut American Airlines Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, American Airlines Group currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $19.30.

American Airlines Group Stock Performance

NASDAQ AAL opened at $11.14 on Friday. American Airlines Group has a fifty-two week low of $9.07 and a fifty-two week high of $19.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 1.27. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $14.78 and its two-hundred day moving average is $14.45.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The airline reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Airlines Group

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Golden State Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in American Airlines Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Brooklyn Investment Group grew its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 133.1% in the 4th quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,592 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 909 shares during the last quarter. Elequin Capital LP raised its stake in American Airlines Group by 208.5% during the 4th quarter. Elequin Capital LP now owns 1,749 shares of the airline’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 1,182 shares in the last quarter. Bfsg LLC lifted its position in American Airlines Group by 269.3% in the fourth quarter. Bfsg LLC now owns 2,057 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 1,500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bernard Wealth Management Corp. acquired a new position in American Airlines Group in the fourth quarter valued at $42,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 52.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other American Airlines Group news, SVP Angela Owens sold 51,906 shares of American Airlines Group 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 completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 112,412 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,927,865.80. The trade was a 31.59 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 0.49% of the company’s stock.

About American Airlines Group

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.