American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) Cut to “Sell” at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen lowered shares of American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report sent to investors on Saturday.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Rothschild & Co Redburn reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $12.50 price target (down from $17.00) on shares of American Airlines Group in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on American Airlines Group from $15.00 to $12.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $17.00 price target on American Airlines Group in a report on Friday, January 30th. Bank of America lifted their price target on American Airlines Group from $15.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Argus raised American Airlines Group to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, American Airlines Group currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $14.97.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AAL opened at $11.22 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $7.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 65.97 and a beta of 1.25. The business has a 50-day moving average of $12.16 and a two-hundred day moving average of $13.24. American Airlines Group has a 1 year low of $8.96 and a 1 year high of $16.50.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The airline reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by ($0.22). The business had revenue of $14 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.12 billion. American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 5.90% and a net margin of 0.20%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.86 earnings per share. American Airlines Group has set its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.500–0.100 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 1.700-2.700 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that American Airlines Group will post 2.42 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Airlines Group

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. West Branch Capital LLC acquired a new position in American Airlines Group in the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its stake in American Airlines Group by 102.0% in the fourth quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 2,353 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 1,188 shares in the last quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. boosted its stake in American Airlines Group by 377.4% in the fourth quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 2,530 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in American Airlines Group in the third quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC boosted its stake in American Airlines Group by 140.3% in the fourth quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 2,968 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 1,733 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 52.44% of the company’s stock.

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.