Zacks Research Weighs in on American Airlines Group Inc.'s Q2 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:AAL)

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for American Airlines Group in a note issued to investors on Thursday, September 12th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now anticipates that the airline will post earnings of $0.97 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.96. The consensus estimate for American Airlines Group's current full-year earnings is $1.06 per share.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 25th. The airline reported $1.09 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.04 by $0.05. American Airlines Group had a negative net margin of 0.23% and a negative return on equity of 19.49%. The business had revenue of $14.33 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.38 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.92 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 2.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on AAL. Evercore ISI decreased their target price on shares of American Airlines Group to $10.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 26th. Evercore lowered their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $13.00 to $10.00 in a research note on Friday, July 26th. TD Cowen lowered American Airlines Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and cut their price target for the company from $16.00 to $10.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 17th. Barclays dropped their price objective on American Airlines Group from $14.00 to $10.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 10th. Finally, Susquehanna reduced their target price on American Airlines Group from $15.00 to $13.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, American Airlines Group has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $13.73.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

AAL stock traded down $0.19 during trading on Friday, hitting $10.69. 36,910,494 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 34,078,898. American Airlines Group has a 1 year low of $9.07 and a 1 year high of $16.15. The company has a market cap of $7.02 billion, a PE ratio of 17.82, a P/E/G ratio of 0.27 and a beta of 1.43. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $10.41 and its 200 day simple moving average is $12.39.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Airlines Group

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 76,177,845 shares of the airline's stock worth $1,169,330,000 after acquiring an additional 806,770 shares during the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA boosted its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 34.4% during the second quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 56,881,356 shares of the airline's stock worth $644,466,000 after buying an additional 14,549,310 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 75.5% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,240,659 shares of the airline's stock valued at $48,047,000 after buying an additional 1,823,928 shares during the period. Par Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in American Airlines Group by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Par Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,510,600 shares of the airline's stock worth $34,496,000 after acquiring an additional 10,600 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new position in American Airlines Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $22,819,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 52.44% of the company's stock.

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.