American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) Shares Acquired by Advisory Alpha LLC

Advisory Alpha LLC lifted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AALFree Report) by 35.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 18,034 shares of the airline’s stock after buying an additional 4,694 shares during the quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC’s holdings in American Airlines Group were worth $314,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brooklyn Investment Group increased its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 133.1% during the fourth quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,592 shares of the airline’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 909 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in American Airlines Group by 56.2% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,533 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 911 shares in the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its holdings in American Airlines Group by 8.2% in the 2nd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 14,894 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $169,000 after buying an additional 1,126 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in American Airlines Group by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 54,178 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $614,000 after buying an additional 1,468 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Coastwise Capital Group LLC grew its holdings in American Airlines Group by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Coastwise Capital Group LLC now owns 37,840 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $425,000 after buying an additional 1,900 shares in the last quarter. 52.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AAL has been the subject of several analyst reports. Scotiabank upgraded American Airlines Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $20.00 target price for the company in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Evercore ISI upped their target price on American Airlines Group to $18.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 9th. Raymond James upgraded American Airlines Group from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $24.00 target price for the company in a report on Monday, December 30th. Bank of America upgraded American Airlines Group from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their target price for the company from $12.00 to $20.00 in a report on Friday, January 17th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded American Airlines Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $12.00 to $20.00 in a report on Monday, January 6th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $19.05.

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American Airlines Group Price Performance

AAL stock opened at $17.03 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.61, a P/E/G ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.35. The business’s 50-day moving average is $16.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $13.16. American Airlines Group Inc. has a 1 year low of $9.07 and a 1 year high of $19.10.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AALGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The airline reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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%. On average, analysts expect that American Airlines Group Inc. will post 1.73 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at American Airlines Group

In other news, CEO Robert D. Isom, Jr. sold 102,441 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 27th. The stock was 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 owns 2,967,984 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $51,079,004.64. This trade represents a 3.34 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.49% of the company’s stock.

American Airlines Group Company Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL)

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