What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Estimate for AAL Q3 Earnings?

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their Q3 2025 earnings 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 forecasts that the airline will earn $0.65 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast 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.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The airline reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.47. American Airlines Group had a net margin of 0.51% and a negative return on equity of 18.62%.

AAL has been the subject of several other research reports. 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 research report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $15.00 to $20.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. UBS Group raised shares of American Airlines Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $18.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein raised shares of American Airlines Group from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $14.00 to $24.00 in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $18.99.

American Airlines Group Stock Down 0.4 %

AAL opened at $16.96 on Friday. American Airlines Group has a twelve month low of $9.07 and a twelve month high of $19.10. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $16.71 and a 200 day moving average price of $13.24. The company has a market cap of $11.14 billion, a PE ratio of 51.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.35.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Airlines Group

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of AAL. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position 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 last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. purchased a new position in shares of American Airlines Group in the 4th quarter valued at $26,033,000. Point72 DIFC Ltd purchased a new position in shares of American Airlines Group in the 3rd quarter valued at $16,490,000. Toronto Dominion Bank grew its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 379.6% in the 3rd quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 1,667,539 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $18,743,000 after buying an additional 1,319,859 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. grew its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 10,997.9% in the 3rd quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 1,167,056 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $13,118,000 after buying an additional 1,156,540 shares during the last quarter. 52.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at American Airlines Group

In other American Airlines Group news, CEO Robert D. Isom, Jr. sold 102,441 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.21, for a total transaction of $1,763,009.61. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,967,984 shares in the company, valued at $51,079,004.64. This represents a 3.34 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 0.49% 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.