Headlands Technologies LLC Acquires 74,646 Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. $AAL

Headlands Technologies LLC grew its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) by 102.1% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 147,769 shares of the airline’s stock after purchasing an additional 74,646 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC’s holdings in American Airlines Group were worth $2,670,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of AAL. Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new position in American Airlines Group during the second quarter worth $29,000. Fiduciary Financial Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group in the second quarter worth about $29,000. Pinnacle Holdings LLC acquired a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group in the second quarter worth about $30,000. Center for Financial Planning Inc. boosted its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 377.4% during the 4th quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 2,530 shares of the airline’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 33.1% during the 1st quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 3,816 shares of the airline’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 949 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 52.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at American Airlines Group

In other American Airlines Group news, SVP Angela Owens sold 40,077 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.26, for a total value of $611,575.02. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 178,799 shares in the company, valued at $2,728,472.74. This trade represents a 18.31% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, COO David Seymour sold 69,343 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.00, for a total transaction of $1,178,831.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 1,025,489 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,433,313. The trade was a 6.33% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 205,044 shares of company stock valued at $3,407,451. Corporate insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AAL has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Citigroup cut their price objective on American Airlines Group from $22.00 to $19.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on American Airlines Group from $15.00 to $13.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on American Airlines Group from $22.00 to $24.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Melius Research lowered shares of American Airlines Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $15.00 to $19.00 in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of American Airlines Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 18th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, American Airlines Group has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $18.86.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AAL opened at $13.64 on Monday. American Airlines Group Inc. has a 12 month low of $10.09 and a 12 month high of $18.79. The company has a market cap of $9.03 billion, a P/E ratio of -27.84 and a beta of 1.34. The business’s 50 day moving average is $15.65 and its two-hundred day moving average is $13.69.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The airline reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $16.73 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.70 billion. American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 9.11% and a negative net margin of 0.56%.American Airlines Group’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.95 earnings per share. American Airlines Group has set its Q3 2026 guidance at -0.700–0.100 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at -0.650-0.650 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that American Airlines Group Inc. will post -0.16 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

American Airlines Group 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.