Seaport Res Ptn Analysts Lift Earnings Estimates for American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL)

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for American Airlines Group in a report released on Thursday, April 25th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Mckenzie now anticipates that the airline will post earnings of $3.50 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $3.35. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a “Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for American Airlines Group’s current full-year earnings is $2.67 per share.

AAL has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Evercore ISI reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $17.00 price target on shares of American Airlines Group in a research note on Monday, January 29th. Barclays raised their price objective on American Airlines Group from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 26th. Jefferies Financial Group raised American Airlines Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $18.00 price target for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 11th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $20.00 price target on shares of American Airlines Group in a research note on Thursday, March 14th. Finally, UBS Group started coverage on American Airlines Group in a research note on Wednesday, March 20th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $19.00 price target for the company. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $17.53.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

Shares of American Airlines Group stock opened at $13.98 on Monday. American Airlines Group has a 1 year low of $10.86 and a 1 year high of $19.08. The business has a 50-day moving average of $14.45 and a two-hundred day moving average of $13.66. The company has a market capitalization of $9.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.11 and a beta of 1.57.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 25th. The airline reported ($0.34) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.28) by ($0.06). The company had revenue of $12.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.60 billion. American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 31.65% and a net margin of 0.94%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.05 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Empirical Finance LLC lifted its position in American Airlines Group by 13.2% in the 3rd quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 21,159 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $271,000 after acquiring an additional 2,462 shares in the last quarter. Oak Thistle LLC bought a new position in American Airlines Group during the fourth quarter worth about $1,171,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 7,871.8% during the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,762,081 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $24,211,000 after buying an additional 1,739,977 shares in the last quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA boosted its holdings in American Airlines Group by 15.2% in the 4th quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA now owns 38,500 shares of the airline’s stock worth $529,000 after buying an additional 5,067 shares during the period. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 1,291.7% during the 4th quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 215,372 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $29,590,000 after purchasing an additional 199,897 shares during the period. 52.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.