GSA Capital Partners LLP Buys New Position in American Airlines Group Inc. $AAL

GSA Capital Partners LLP acquired a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm acquired 142,407 shares of the airline’s stock, valued at approximately $2,183,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Handelsbanken Fonder AB raised its stake in American Airlines Group by 12.4% during the 4th quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 181,500 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $2,782,000 after acquiring an additional 20,000 shares during the last quarter. North Dakota State Investment Board purchased a new stake in American Airlines Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $352,000. Center for Financial Planning Inc. raised its stake in 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 valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 2,000 shares during the last quarter. Convergence Investment Partners LLC purchased a new stake in American Airlines Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $804,000. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in American Airlines Group by 1,453.6% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 829,801 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $12,721,000 after acquiring an additional 776,389 shares during the last quarter. 52.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AAL has been the subject of several analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $13.50 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Rothschild & Co Redburn reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $12.50 price objective (down from $17.00) on shares of American Airlines Group in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Susquehanna reduced their price objective on American Airlines Group from $17.00 to $16.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 24th. 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $14.67.

American Airlines Group Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of AAL stock opened at $12.36 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $8.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.87 and a beta of 1.28. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $11.51 and a 200-day simple moving average of $13.28. American Airlines Group Inc. has a 12-month low of $10.09 and a 12-month high of $16.50.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The airline reported ($0.40) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.45) by $0.05. The business 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 company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted ($0.59) EPS. 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. On average, equities analysts forecast that American Airlines Group Inc. will post -0.19 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.