What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Forecast for AAL Q1 Earnings?

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for American Airlines Group in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, January 21st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Mckenzie now expects that the airline will post earnings per share of $0.10 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.15. 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. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for American Airlines Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.45 EPS.

Several other research firms have also weighed in on AAL. Raymond James restated an “outperform” rating and set a $23.00 price target (down previously from $24.00) on shares of American Airlines Group in a report on Friday. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $19.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. StockNews.com lowered American Airlines Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $15.00 price objective on shares of American Airlines Group in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Finally, Susquehanna upped their price target on shares of American Airlines Group from $14.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, American Airlines Group has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $18.99.

American Airlines Group Stock Down 0.4 %

AAL stock opened at $16.96 on Thursday. American Airlines Group has a 52 week low of $9.07 and a 52 week high of $19.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $16.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $13.23.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 23rd. The airline reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other American Airlines Group news, CEO Robert D. Isom, Jr. sold 102,441 shares of American Airlines Group stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 2,967,984 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $51,079,004.64. The trade was a 3.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 0.49% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Airlines Group

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Primecap Management Co. CA grew its holdings in American Airlines Group by 0.8% in the third quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 57,339,666 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $644,498,000 after purchasing an additional 458,310 shares during the period. U S Global Investors Inc. grew its stake in American Airlines Group by 5.9% in the 3rd quarter. U S Global Investors Inc. now owns 9,088,188 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $102,151,000 after acquiring an additional 508,119 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in 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 worth $48,047,000 after acquiring an additional 1,823,928 shares in the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank raised its position in American Airlines Group by 379.6% during the third quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 1,667,539 shares of the airline’s stock worth $18,743,000 after acquiring an additional 1,319,859 shares during the period. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in American Airlines Group by 107.6% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,519,904 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $17,084,000 after purchasing an additional 787,671 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 52.44% 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.