Seaport Res Ptn Issues Pessimistic Forecast for AAL Earnings

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of American Airlines Group in a report released on Tuesday, April 8th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Mckenzie now forecasts that the airline will earn $0.70 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.30. The consensus estimate for American Airlines Group’s current full-year earnings is $2.42 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for American Airlines Group’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.35 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The airline reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.47. American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 28.56% and a net margin of 1.56%.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on AAL. Evercore ISI increased their price target on shares of American Airlines Group to $18.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 9th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and set a $12.00 target price (down from $20.00) on shares of American Airlines Group in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st. Barclays decreased their price target on American Airlines Group from $16.00 to $11.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Melius Research upgraded American Airlines Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Redburn Atlantic upgraded shares of American Airlines Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $18.00 to $24.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $16.95.

American Airlines Group Stock Performance

AAL stock opened at $9.67 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.36 billion, a PE ratio of 8.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a fifty day moving average of $12.85 and a 200-day moving average of $14.36. American Airlines Group has a one year low of $8.50 and a one year high of $19.10.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other American Airlines Group news, SVP Angela Owens sold 51,906 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.15, for a total transaction of $890,187.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 112,412 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,927,865.80. This trade represents a 31.59 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.49% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of American Airlines Group

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in AAL. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in American Airlines Group by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 62,985,524 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $1,097,838,000 after purchasing an additional 953,766 shares during the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA grew its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 5.0% during the fourth quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 60,225,707 shares of the airline’s stock worth $1,049,734,000 after buying an additional 2,886,041 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 22.0% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 5,437,904 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $94,783,000 after buying an additional 980,409 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 21.8% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 5,280,289 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $92,043,000 after buying an additional 943,336 shares during the period. Finally, Voloridge Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in American Airlines Group during the fourth quarter worth approximately $60,190,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.