Seaport Res Ptn Has Bearish Outlook for AAL FY2025 Earnings

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL - Free Report) - Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of American Airlines Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, April 24th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Mckenzie now expects that the airline will earn $0.80 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $1.00. The consensus estimate for American Airlines Group's current full-year earnings is $2.42 per share.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on AAL. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on American Airlines Group from $30.00 to $26.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Melius Research raised shares of American Airlines Group from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. Raymond James lowered their price target on shares of American Airlines Group from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. UBS Group cut their price target on American Airlines Group from $13.00 to $9.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 7th. Finally, Susquehanna reduced their price target on shares of American Airlines Group from $18.00 to $10.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, American Airlines Group presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $16.25.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

Shares of American Airlines Group stock opened at $9.75 on Monday. American Airlines Group has a 1 year low of $8.50 and a 1 year high of $19.10. The stock has a market cap of $6.43 billion, a PE ratio of 8.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 1.17. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $11.47 and a 200 day moving average price of $14.25.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The airline reported ($0.59) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.69) by $0.10. The business had revenue of $12.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $12.71 billion. American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 28.56% and a net margin of 1.56%.

Institutional Trading of American Airlines Group

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Tidal Investments LLC raised its holdings in American Airlines Group by 63.1% during the third quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 66,249 shares of the airline's stock worth $745,000 after purchasing an additional 25,637 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama raised its stake in American Airlines Group by 451.2% during the 3rd quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama now owns 797,738 shares of the airline's stock worth $8,967,000 after acquiring an additional 653,012 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in American Airlines Group by 107.6% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,519,904 shares of the airline's stock valued at $17,084,000 after acquiring an additional 787,671 shares during the last quarter. Everence Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in American Airlines Group in the fourth quarter valued at $409,000. Finally, Strathmore Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of American Airlines Group during the fourth quarter worth about $351,000. 52.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.

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