American Airlines Group
About: American Airlines is the world's largest airline by aircraft, capacity, and scheduled revenue passenger miles. Its major US hubs are Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C. It generates over 30% of US airline revenue connecting Latin America with destinations in the United States. After completing a major fleet renewal, the company has the youngest fleet of US legacy carriers.
Employees: 132,100
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Funds holding %
of 7,390 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 7 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
200% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q3] → 6 (+4) [Q4]
87% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.17B [Q3] → $7.79B (+$3.62B) [Q4]
72% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 131 | Existing positions closed: 76
11.52% more ownership
Funds ownership: 56.63% [Q3] → 68.15% (+11.52%) [Q4]
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 525 [Q3] → 570 (+45) [Q4]
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 155 | Existing positions reduced: 168
64% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.23B | Put options by funds: $3.45B
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$16
47%
upside
Avg. target
$19.86
83%
upside
High target
$26
139%
upside
7 analyst ratings
4 positive
57%
3 neutral
43%
0 negative
0%
Citigroup Stephen Trent 56% 1-year accuracy 20 / 36 met price target | 84%upside $20 | Buy Maintained | 18 Mar 2025 |
Barclays Brandon Oglenski 38% 1-year accuracy 25 / 65 met price target | 47%upside $16 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 12 Mar 2025 |
B of A Securities Andrew Didora 76% 1-year accuracy 13 / 17 met price target | 47%upside $16 | Neutral Maintained | 12 Mar 2025 |
JP Morgan Jamie Baker 27% 1-year accuracy 4 / 15 met price target | 139%upside $26 | Overweight Maintained | 3 Mar 2025 |
Susquehanna Christopher Stathoulopoulos 68% 1-year accuracy 13 / 19 met price target | 66%upside $18 | Neutral Maintained | 4 Feb 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 31 articles about AAL published over the past 30 days
Positive
MarketBeat
4 days ago
3 No-Brainer Stock Buys for the Second Quarter
Despite all of the recent market volatility, three stocks are flashing buy signals from Wall Street analysts, suggesting upside potential in the second quarter. Against a mixed market backdrop, with some sectors showing weakness and others resilience, these companies have attracted attention due to a combination of recent price dips and positive analyst sentiment.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
American Airlines Stock Down 24.6% in a month: More Pain Ahead?
AAL now expects a loss per share of 60-80 cents in the first quarter of 2025 compared with the prior expected loss of 20-40 cents.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Companies From This Sector Are Lowering Guidance Ahead Of Q1 Earnings Reports
The Q4 2024 earnings season ended on a high note with S&P 500® EPS growing 18.3% YoY. This week, three major airlines issued 8-Ks to lower the previous earnings and sales guidance given in those Q4 reports. Delta kicks off Q1 airline reports when they release results on April 9 (unconfirmed, projected based on historical earnings report dates.
Neutral
Schwab Network
1 week ago
Stock Market This Week: AAPL & Airlines Plunge, INTC CEO Rally
Friday bolstered a huge rally, but it wasn't enough to reverse a red week on Wall Street. Major selling action across the Mag 7 caused all indices to slide.
Neutral
Reuters
1 week ago
Major air carriers challenge ruling on Biden airline fee rules
Major air carriers on Friday challenged a U.S. appeals court ruling in January that the Transportation Department has the authority to write airline fee disclosure rules.
Negative
Fast Company
1 week ago
American Airlines Boeing 737 catches fire in Denver as passengers are evacuated
Twelve people were taken to hospitals after an American Airlines plane landed at Denver International Airport on Thursday and caught fire, prompting slides to be deployed so passengers could evacuate quickly.All of the people transported to hospitals had minor injuries, according to a post on the social platform X by Denver International Airport.Flight 1006, which was headed from the Colorado Springs Airport to Dallas Fort Worth, diverted to Denver and landed safely around 5:15 p.m. after the crew reported engine vibrations, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.While taxiing to the gate, an engine on the Boeing 737-800 caught fire, the FAA added.Photos and videos posted by news outlets showed passengers standing on a plane's wing as smoke surrounded the aircraft.
Neutral
CNBC Television
1 week ago
Macro factors are largely to blame for 2025's lackluster airline trade, says JPMorgan's Jamie Baker
Jamie Baker, JPMorgan senior airlines analyst, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss Delta's concerns in earnings, historical patterns on airline trading, and much more.
Negative
CNBC Television
2 weeks ago
American Airlines flight catches fire after being diverted to Denver airport
CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin reports on the latest news.
Negative
WSJ
2 weeks ago
Watch: American Airlines Plane Catches Fire at Denver Airport
An American Airlines flight caught on fire after landing on the runway at Denver International Airport. The plane was diverted to Denver after the crew reported engine vibrations.
Negative
Business Insider
2 weeks ago
An American Airlines plane was engulfed in plumes of black smoke after an 'engine-related issue' at Denver airport
American Airlines Flight 1006 was seen engulfed in smoke at Denver International Airport. The airline said the plane "experienced an engine-related issue" after landing and taxiing.
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