UBS Group Cuts American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) Price Target to $15.00

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) had its target price decreased by stock analysts at UBS Group from $21.00 to $15.00 in a note issued to investors on Monday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the airline’s stock. UBS Group’s target price would indicate a potential upside of 42.88% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on AAL. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $15.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on American Airlines Group from $17.00 to $12.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Finally, TD Cowen lowered their price objective on American Airlines Group from $17.00 to $13.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $15.47.

American Airlines Group Trading Up 1.9%

American Airlines Group stock traded up $0.20 during trading on Monday, reaching $10.50. The company had a trading volume of 70,599,762 shares, compared to its average volume of 67,571,359. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 61.75 and a beta of 1.22. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $13.89 and its 200 day simple moving average is $13.52. American Airlines Group has a 52 week low of $8.50 and a 52 week high of $16.50.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The airline reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by ($0.22). The company had revenue of $14 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.12 billion. American Airlines Group had a net margin of 0.20% and a negative return on equity of 5.90%. The company’s revenue was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.86 earnings per share. American Airlines Group has set its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.500–0.100 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 1.700-2.700 EPS. On average, analysts predict that American Airlines Group will post 2.42 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Airlines Group

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Two Sigma Investments LP lifted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 49.1% in the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 13,670,800 shares of the airline’s stock worth $153,660,000 after buying an additional 4,500,897 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP increased its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 319.4% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 5,019,492 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $56,319,000 after buying an additional 3,822,757 shares during the period. Hennessy Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group in the third quarter valued at about $37,533,000. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in American Airlines Group in the fourth quarter worth about $33,198,000. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in American Airlines Group by 1,711.5% in the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,984,457 shares of the airline’s stock worth $30,422,000 after acquiring an additional 1,874,909 shares during the period. 52.44% of the stock is owned by 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.