American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) Reaches New 1-Year High After Analyst Upgrade

Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AALGet Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday after Bank of America raised their price target on the stock from $14.00 to $16.00. Bank of America currently has a neutral rating on the stock. American Airlines Group traded as high as $16.50 and last traded at $16.4430, with a volume of 55674338 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $15.99.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Weiss Ratings downgraded American Airlines Group from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $13.00 to $15.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 16th. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $13.50 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of American Airlines Group from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $13.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $15.59.

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Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Airlines Group

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 39.0% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,165,162 shares of the airline’s stock worth $23,254,000 after acquiring an additional 608,049 shares during the last quarter. South Dakota Investment Council bought a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group in the first quarter worth $243,000. Amundi bought a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group in the first quarter worth $496,000. California State Teachers Retirement System raised its holdings in American Airlines Group by 19.0% in the first quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 216,876 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $2,329,000 after acquiring an additional 34,698 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in American Airlines Group by 47.4% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 27,558 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $296,000 after acquiring an additional 8,859 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 52.44% of the company’s stock.

American Airlines Group Trading Up 2.4%

The stock has a market capitalization of $10.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.85 and a beta of 1.35. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $13.19 and its 200 day simple moving average is $13.48.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AALGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The airline reported ($0.40) EPS for the quarter, topping 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.13 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted ($0.59) earnings per share. 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, sell-side analysts expect that American Airlines Group Inc. will post 0.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About American Airlines Group

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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.

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