UBS Group Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) Stock

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) had its price target hoisted by UBS Group from $12.00 to $13.00 in a research report sent to investors on Friday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The firm currently has a neutral rating on the airline’s stock.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $8.00 to $10.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $17.00 to $20.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 12th. Barclays raised their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, Raymond James Financial set a $14.00 target price on shares of American Airlines Group in a research note on Monday, August 25th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, American Airlines Group has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $16.65.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

Shares of AAL opened at $11.31 on Friday. American Airlines Group has a one year low of $8.50 and a one year high of $19.10. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $12.45 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $11.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.46 billion, a PE ratio of 14.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.40.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The airline reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.16. American Airlines Group had a net margin of 1.05% and a negative return on equity of 24.55%. The business had revenue of $14.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.27 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.09 earnings per share. American Airlines Group’s quarterly revenue was up .4% compared to the same quarter last year. American Airlines Group has set its Q3 2025 guidance at -0.600–0.100 EPS. Analysts expect that American Airlines Group will post 2.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Airlines Group

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group during the second quarter valued at approximately $218,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 39.8% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 113,963 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $1,278,000 after acquiring an additional 32,426 shares in the last quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group during the second quarter valued at approximately $182,000. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC bought a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group during the second quarter valued at approximately $440,000. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 0.7% during the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 155,284 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $1,742,000 after acquiring an additional 1,110 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 52.44% of the company’s stock.

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.