American Airlines Group Inc. $AAL is U S Global Investors Inc.’s 3rd Largest Position

U S Global Investors Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) by 14.1% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 5,569,844 shares of the airline’s stock after selling 915,474 shares during the quarter. American Airlines Group comprises approximately 9.1% of U S Global Investors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. U S Global Investors Inc.’s holdings in American Airlines Group were worth $85,386,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. West Branch Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group during the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 102.0% during the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 2,353 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 1,188 shares during the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group during the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 845.1% during the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 3,251 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 2,907 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Guerra Advisors Inc purchased a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group during the 3rd quarter valued at $37,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 52.44% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting American Airlines Group

Here are the key news stories impacting American Airlines Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results beat on the bottom line: reported EPS loss of $0.40 vs. consensus around a $0.45 loss and revenue grew ~10.8% year-over-year, which the market treated as evidence demand remains robust. American Airlines shares take off on narrower-than-expected loss, revenue beat
• Positive Sentiment: Management said premium travelers held up despite fuel-driven fare increases and described demand as strong on the earnings call — a demand signal investors favor. American Airlines Earnings Call: Demand Strong, Fuel Bites
• Positive Sentiment: American is in preliminary talks to expand its partnership with Alaska Air to extend international joint-venture reach — a move that could lift network strength and revenue per passenger if it advances. American Airlines, Alaska Air explore deeper international partnership, sources say
• Neutral Sentiment: Brand/experience investment: a new, large Nashville lounge is aimed at improving customer experience and loyalty — supportive long term but not an immediate earnings lever. American Airlines’ massive new airport lounge will be the biggest in Nashville. It’s designed to feel like home
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO publicly dismissed a merger with United as anti-competitive, leaving strategy focused on partnerships and organic growth rather than consolidation. American Airlines CEO says merger with United would be ‘bad for customers’
• Negative Sentiment: Major negative: management warned jet fuel costs will rise by about $4 billion, prompting a cut to full-year 2026 guidance (EPS now -0.40 to -1.10) and wider Q2 guidance — a material drag on profitability that drove the guidance reset. American Airlines Cuts Profit Outlook After Fuel Prices Soar
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical risk (Middle East tensions) is cited as the driver of higher fuel costs and remains an uncertain upside risk to margins and guidance durability. Airline Stock Brushes Off Lowered Full-Year Outlook

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group upped their target price on American Airlines Group from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Rothschild & Co Redburn reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $12.50 target price (down from $17.00) on shares of American Airlines Group in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $17.00 target price on American Airlines Group in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Citigroup cut their target price on American Airlines Group from $21.00 to $14.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $15.09.

American Airlines Group Stock Performance

Shares of AAL opened at $11.78 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $11.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $13.25. The company has a market capitalization of $7.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 69.29 and a beta of 1.25. American Airlines Group Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $9.21 and a fifty-two week high of $16.50.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The airline reported ($0.40) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.45) by $0.05. The company had revenue of $13.91 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.13 billion. American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 5.90% and a net margin of 0.20%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned ($0.59) EPS. 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. Analysts forecast that American Airlines Group Inc. will post -1.05 EPS for the current year.

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.