Seaport Res Ptn Brokers Increase Earnings Estimates for AAL

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of American Airlines Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, January 21st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Mckenzie now expects that the airline will post earnings per share of $0.65 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.50. 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.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on AAL. TD Cowen upgraded shares of American Airlines Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $17.00 to $25.00 in a report on Monday, January 6th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on American Airlines Group from $18.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Melius Research upgraded American Airlines Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Scotiabank upgraded American Airlines Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $20.00 target price on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $15.00 price target on shares of American Airlines Group in a report on Friday, November 15th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $19.05.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

AAL opened at $17.03 on Friday. American Airlines Group has a fifty-two week low of $9.07 and a fifty-two week high of $19.10. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $16.60 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $13.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.61, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.35.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last posted its earnings results 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%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AAL. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 54,178 shares of the airline’s stock worth $614,000 after buying an additional 1,468 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in American Airlines Group by 1,432.3% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 597,368 shares of the airline’s stock worth $6,768,000 after acquiring an additional 558,384 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in American Airlines Group by 75.5% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,240,659 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $48,047,000 after acquiring an additional 1,823,928 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 90.5% during the 2nd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 48,605 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $551,000 after acquiring an additional 23,091 shares during the period. Finally, Blair William & Co. IL increased its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 34.3% during the 2nd quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 18,521 shares of the airline’s stock worth $210,000 after purchasing an additional 4,735 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 52.44% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Robert D. Isom, Jr. sold 102,441 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 27th. The shares were 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 owns 2,967,984 shares in the company, valued at $51,079,004.64. This represents a 3.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.49% of the company’s stock.

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.