American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) Stock Rating Lowered by Wall Street Zen

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) was downgraded by research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued on Saturday.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Susquehanna upped their target price on American Airlines Group from $16.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on American Airlines Group from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on American Airlines Group from $13.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. UBS Group upped their price objective on American Airlines Group from $18.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald set a $24.00 price objective on American Airlines Group in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $19.37.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

Shares of American Airlines Group stock opened at $14.98 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $9.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.32 and a beta of 1.32. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $15.15 and its two-hundred day moving average is $13.72. American Airlines Group has a 1 year low of $10.09 and a 1 year high of $18.79.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The airline reported ($0.40) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.45) by $0.05. American Airlines Group had a net margin of 0.36% and a negative return on equity of 9.11%. The business had revenue of $13.91 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.13 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted ($0.59) EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. American Airlines Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at -0.400-1.100 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at -0.200-0.200 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that American Airlines Group will post 0.57 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other American Airlines Group news, COO David Seymour sold 56,456 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.00, for a total value of $1,016,208.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 969,033 shares in the company, valued at $17,442,594. This trade represents a 5.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Airlines Group

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Gradient Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group during the 2nd quarter valued at $2,844,000. Kwmg LLC grew its stake in American Airlines Group by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. Kwmg LLC now owns 502,506 shares of the airline’s stock worth $9,080,000 after buying an additional 16,070 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its stake in American Airlines Group by 1,025.5% during the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,191,912 shares of the airline’s stock worth $21,538,000 after buying an additional 1,086,013 shares during the last quarter. Evanson Financial LLC acquired a new position in American Airlines Group during the 2nd quarter valued at about $201,000. Finally, Gainplan LLC acquired a new position in American Airlines Group during the 2nd quarter valued at about $453,000. 52.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.