BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. Acquires Shares of 605,000 American Airlines Group Inc. $AAL

BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. acquired a new stake in American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 605,000 shares of the airline’s stock, valued at approximately $9,275,000.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Two Sigma Investments LP increased its holdings in American Airlines Group by 49.1% during the third quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 13,670,800 shares of the airline’s stock worth $153,660,000 after buying an additional 4,500,897 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of American Airlines Group in the fourth quarter worth about $33,198,000. LSV Asset Management increased its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 102.5% in the fourth quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 2,840,186 shares of the airline’s stock worth $43,540,000 after purchasing an additional 1,437,376 shares in the last quarter. Par Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of American Airlines Group in the second quarter worth about $14,025,000. Finally, Quadrature Capital Ltd increased its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 7,891.3% in the third quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 1,243,925 shares of the airline’s stock worth $13,969,000 after purchasing an additional 1,228,359 shares in the last quarter. 52.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

American Airlines Group Stock Performance

Shares of AAL opened at $14.34 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $9.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.26 and a beta of 1.35. American Airlines Group Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $10.09 and a fifty-two week high of $16.50. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $12.13 and a 200-day moving average price of $13.34.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The airline reported ($0.40) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.45) by $0.05. American Airlines Group had a net margin of 0.36% and a negative return on equity of 9.11%. The firm had revenue of $13.91 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.13 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted ($0.59) EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. 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. As a group, equities research analysts predict that American Airlines Group Inc. will post -0.07 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of American Airlines Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 25th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Raymond James Financial reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. TD Cowen reduced their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $17.00 to $13.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $15.53.

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.