Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC Raises Stock Holdings in American Airlines Group Inc. $AAL

Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) by 1,022.1% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 4,466 shares of the airline’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,068 shares during the quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in American Airlines Group were worth $50,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of AAL. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 1.0% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 63,625,284 shares of the airline’s stock worth $671,247,000 after purchasing an additional 639,760 shares during the period. Primecap Management Co. CA raised its position in American Airlines Group by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 60,445,097 shares of the airline’s stock worth $637,696,000 after buying an additional 219,390 shares during the last quarter. U S Global Investors Inc. lifted its stake in American Airlines Group by 7.5% during the 2nd quarter. U S Global Investors Inc. now owns 7,718,224 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $86,598,000 after acquiring an additional 536,978 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 5.2% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,575,284 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $48,269,000 after acquiring an additional 227,762 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nearwater Capital Markets Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group in the 1st quarter valued at $29,012,000. 52.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

American Airlines Group Trading Up 0.3%

NASDAQ AAL opened at $13.98 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.25, a PEG ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.36. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $12.50 and a 200 day moving average of $12.17. American Airlines Group Inc. has a twelve month low of $8.50 and a twelve month high of $19.10.

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. Equities analysts predict that American Airlines Group Inc. will post 2.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on AAL shares. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a research note on Tuesday. Bank of America upped their target price on American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised 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. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their price target on American Airlines Group from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $16.65.

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.