Advisory Alpha LLC Reduces Position in American Airlines Group Inc. $AAL

Advisory Alpha LLC cut its stake in shares of American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) by 11.0% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 13,313 shares of the airline’s stock after selling 1,647 shares during the quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC’s holdings in American Airlines Group were worth $149,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in AAL. Nearwater Capital Markets Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group during the first quarter worth about $29,012,000. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group during the first quarter worth about $15,677,000. Federated Hermes Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 305.8% during the first quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,499,338 shares of the airline’s stock worth $15,818,000 after purchasing an additional 1,129,845 shares during the period. LSV Asset Management lifted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 158.6% during the first quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 1,686,086 shares of the airline’s stock worth $17,788,000 after purchasing an additional 1,034,179 shares during the period. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH lifted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 105.8% during the first quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 52,676 shares of the airline’s stock worth $556,000 after purchasing an additional 960,880 shares during the period. 52.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently commented on AAL. Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on American Airlines Group from $17.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, September 12th. Raymond James Financial set a $14.00 target price on American Airlines Group in a report on Monday, August 25th. Bank of America boosted their price target on American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 18th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on American Airlines Group from $8.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 27th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, American Airlines Group currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $16.65.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

American Airlines Group stock opened at $12.78 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.44 billion, a PE ratio of 14.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.36. American Airlines Group Inc. has a 12 month low of $8.50 and a 12 month high of $19.10. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $12.44 and a 200-day simple moving average of $11.72.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 23rd. The airline reported ($0.17) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.27) by $0.10. The business had revenue of $13.69 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.65 billion. American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 18.14% and a net margin of 1.11%.The business’s revenue was up .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.30 earnings per share. American Airlines Group has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.450-0.750 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 0.650-0.950 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that American Airlines Group Inc. will post 2.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

American Airlines Group 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.