What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for AAL Q2 Earnings?

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of American Airlines Group in a report issued on Thursday, November 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the airline will post earnings of $0.59 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.54. The consensus estimate for American Airlines Group’s current full-year earnings is $2.42 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for American Airlines Group’s FY2027 earnings at $2.50 EPS.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The airline reported ($0.17) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.27) by $0.10. American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 18.14% and a net margin of 1.11%.The company had revenue of $13.69 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.65 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.30 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .3% on a year-over-year basis. American Airlines Group has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.450-0.750 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 0.650-0.950 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on AAL. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on American Airlines Group from $17.00 to $20.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, September 12th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $16.65.

American Airlines Group Stock Down 1.3%

AAL traded down $0.18 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $12.90. 11,341,833 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 60,855,625. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.36. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $12.44 and its 200-day moving average price is $11.98. American Airlines Group has a 1-year low of $8.50 and a 1-year high of $19.10.

Institutional Trading of American Airlines Group

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Two Sigma Investments LP boosted its position 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 valued at $153,660,000 after purchasing an additional 4,500,897 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP increased its position in American Airlines Group by 319.4% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 5,019,492 shares of the airline’s stock worth $56,319,000 after buying an additional 3,822,757 shares in the last quarter. Hennessy Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of American Airlines Group in the third quarter valued at approximately $37,533,000. Nearwater Capital Markets Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group in the first quarter valued at $29,012,000. Finally, Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in American Airlines Group during the first quarter worth approximately $15,677,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 52.44% of the company’s stock.

About American Airlines Group

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.