American Airlines Group (AAL) Competitors $11.69 +0.06 (+0.52%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.69 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 04:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AAL vs. ALGT, JBLU, SKYW, UAL, ULCC, ALK, DAL, LUV, WAB, and VIKShould you be buying American Airlines Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American Airlines Group include Allegiant Travel (ALGT), JetBlue Airways (JBLU), SkyWest (SKYW), United Airlines (UAL), Frontier Group (ULCC), Alaska Air Group (ALK), Delta Air Lines (DAL), Southwest Airlines (LUV), Wabtec (WAB), and Viking (VIK). American Airlines Group vs. Its Competitors Allegiant Travel JetBlue Airways SkyWest United Airlines Frontier Group Alaska Air Group Delta Air Lines Southwest Airlines Wabtec Viking Allegiant Travel (NASDAQ:ALGT) and American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership. Which has more risk & volatility, ALGT or AAL? Allegiant Travel has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to ALGT or AAL? In the previous week, American Airlines Group had 1 more articles in the media than Allegiant Travel. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for American Airlines Group and 12 mentions for Allegiant Travel. American Airlines Group's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Allegiant Travel's score of 0.55 indicating that American Airlines Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Allegiant Travel 0 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Airlines Group 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ALGT or AAL? 85.8% of Allegiant Travel shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.7% of Allegiant Travel shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate ALGT or AAL? Allegiant Travel currently has a consensus price target of $64.70, suggesting a potential upside of 7.87%. American Airlines Group has a consensus price target of $15.68, suggesting a potential upside of 34.17%. Given American Airlines Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe American Airlines Group is more favorable than Allegiant Travel.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Allegiant Travel 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.18American Airlines Group 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Which has higher earnings & valuation, ALGT or AAL? American Airlines Group has higher revenue and earnings than Allegiant Travel. Allegiant Travel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Airlines Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAllegiant Travel$2.51B0.44-$240.24M-$11.57-5.18American Airlines Group$54.21B0.14$846M$0.9012.99 Is ALGT or AAL more profitable? American Airlines Group has a net margin of 1.26% compared to Allegiant Travel's net margin of -8.11%. Allegiant Travel's return on equity of 5.46% beat American Airlines Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Allegiant Travel-8.11% 5.46% 1.42% American Airlines Group 1.26%-26.59%1.91% SummaryAmerican Airlines Group beats Allegiant Travel on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get American Airlines Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AAL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AAL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AAL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmerican Airlines GroupTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$7.71B$7.42B$7.20B$9.04BDividend YieldN/A8,200.09%914.36%4.00%P/E Ratio12.9910.2813.1020.24Price / Sales0.141,752.23314.02117.30Price / Cash2.135.027.5258.10Price / Book-1.932.542.175.67Net Income$846M$607.36M$563.51M$249.21M7 Day Performance3.63%4.29%2.40%3.28%1 Month Performance-0.76%3.79%4.57%3.95%1 Year Performance5.89%51.82%3.24%20.98% American Airlines Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AALAmerican Airlines Group4.5195 of 5 stars$11.69+0.5%$15.68+34.2%+5.9%$7.71B$54.21B12.99133,300News CoverageAnalyst ForecastALGTAllegiant Travel4.1849 of 5 stars$55.02-1.2%$63.70+15.8%+32.4%$1.00B$2.51B-4.765,991Analyst UpgradeJBLUJetBlue Airways2.8852 of 5 stars$4.24-0.9%$5.16+21.7%-23.7%$1.50B$9.28B-5.1722,793SKYWSkyWest4.5326 of 5 stars$103.33-0.1%$120.67+16.8%+31.6%$4.18B$3.53B11.8214,610Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeUALUnited Airlines4.7249 of 5 stars$79.86+0.9%$104.64+31.0%+74.9%$26.08B$57.06B7.2892,800News CoveragePositive NewsULCCFrontier Group3.8845 of 5 stars$3.65+1.1%$6.00+64.4%-8.6%$831.32M$3.78B12.597,938Analyst ForecastALKAlaska Air Group4.8177 of 5 stars$49.52+0.3%$66.83+35.0%+33.1%$6.08B$12.64B18.0133,941News CoveragePositive NewsDALDelta Air Lines4.7179 of 5 stars$49.37-0.4%$61.67+24.9%+10.7%$32.24B$61.64B8.7595,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionLUVSouthwest Airlines3.8435 of 5 stars$32.33+0.5%$31.88-1.4%+26.2%$18.42B$27.48B38.0472,450WABWabtec4.1025 of 5 stars$210.14+1.2%$216.00+2.8%+36.4%$35.96B$10.39B32.9427,000Analyst UpgradeVIKViking3.5877 of 5 stars$53.15+0.8%$49.87-6.2%+64.1%$23.55B$5.33B43.2112,000Trending News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ALGT Competitors JBLU Competitors SKYW Competitors UAL Competitors ULCC Competitors ALK Competitors DAL Competitors LUV Competitors WAB Competitors VIK Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AAL) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | Sponsored140% Yields From Stocks Like Tesla? 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