Seaport Res Ptn Issues Negative Estimate for AAL Earnings

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for American Airlines Group in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, January 21st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Mckenzie now expects that the airline will earn $0.10 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.15. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for American Airlines Group’s current full-year earnings is $1.73 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for American Airlines Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.45 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on AAL. Scotiabank upgraded American Airlines Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $20.00 target price for the company in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Melius upgraded American Airlines Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $23.00 target price for the company in a research note on Monday, January 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $15.00 price target on shares of American Airlines Group in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised American Airlines Group from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $14.00 to $24.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded shares of American Airlines Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, American Airlines Group presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $19.05.

American Airlines Group Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:AAL opened at $18.66 on Thursday. American Airlines Group has a 12-month low of $9.07 and a 12-month high of $19.10. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $16.51 and its 200-day moving average price is $13.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 56.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.35.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 23rd. The airline reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.47. American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 18.62% and a net margin of 0.51%.

Insider Activity at American Airlines Group

In other American Airlines Group news, CEO Robert D. Isom, Jr. sold 102,441 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.21, for a total transaction of $1,763,009.61. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,967,984 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $51,079,004.64. This trade represents a 3.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.49% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AAL. Primecap Management Co. CA grew its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 57,339,666 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $644,498,000 after buying an additional 458,310 shares during the period. U S Global Investors Inc. boosted its position in American Airlines Group by 5.9% in the 3rd quarter. U S Global Investors Inc. now owns 9,088,188 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $102,151,000 after buying an additional 508,119 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in American Airlines Group by 75.5% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,240,659 shares of the airline’s stock worth $48,047,000 after purchasing an additional 1,823,928 shares during the period. Toronto Dominion Bank increased its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 379.6% during the third quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 1,667,539 shares of the airline’s stock worth $18,743,000 after buying an additional 1,319,859 shares during the period. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 107.6% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,519,904 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $17,084,000 after purchasing an additional 787,671 shares in the last quarter. 52.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About American Airlines Group

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.