American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) Reaches New 1-Year High on Analyst Upgrade

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL)’s share price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday after Barclays raised their price target on the stock from $16.00 to $19.00. Barclays currently has an equal weight rating on the stock. American Airlines Group traded as high as $18.05 and last traded at $17.8550, with a volume of 18520198 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $17.87.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on American Airlines Group from $13.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $18.00 to $21.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Citigroup lifted their target price on American Airlines Group from $14.00 to $22.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Weiss Ratings upgraded American Airlines Group from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their target price on American Airlines Group from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Eight 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $16.47.

Insider Transactions at American Airlines Group

In related news, COO David Seymour sold 69,343 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.00, for a total value of $1,178,831.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 1,025,489 shares in the company, valued at $17,433,313. This trade represents a 6.33% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. West Branch Capital LLC bought a new position in American Airlines Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its position 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 worth $36,000 after buying an additional 1,188 shares in the last quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. lifted its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 377.4% in 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 during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 33.1% in 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 during the period. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of 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. 52.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $11.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 57.23 and a beta of 1.35. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $13.73 and its 200-day moving average price is $13.57.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last released its earnings results 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. The firm had revenue of $13.91 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.13 billion. American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 9.11% and a net margin of 0.36%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted ($0.59) earnings per share. 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 expect that American Airlines Group Inc. will post 0.13 earnings per share 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.