American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) Releases Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.47 EPS

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The airline reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.47, Zacks reports. American Airlines Group had a net margin of 0.51% and a negative return on equity of 18.62%. American Airlines Group updated its FY 2025 guidance to 1.700-2.700 EPS and its Q1 2025 guidance to -0.400–0.200 EPS.

American Airlines Group Stock Performance

Shares of AAL stock opened at $17.03 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $16.60 and its 200-day moving average is $13.16. American Airlines Group has a 52 week low of $9.07 and a 52 week high of $19.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.19 billion, a PE ratio of 51.61, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.35.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Robert D. Isom, Jr. sold 102,441 shares of American Airlines Group stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.21, for a total value of $1,763,009.61. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,967,984 shares in the company, valued at $51,079,004.64. This trade represents a 3.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.49% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have issued reports on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of American Airlines Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $12.00 to $20.00 in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Citigroup lifted their target price on American Airlines Group from $19.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Bank of America raised American Airlines Group from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price target for the company from $12.00 to $20.00 in a report on Friday, January 17th. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on American Airlines Group from $14.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Melius Research upgraded American Airlines Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $19.05.

American Airlines Group Company Profile

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.