American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) Releases Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.47 EPS

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The airline reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.47, Zacks reports. American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 18.62% and a net margin of 0.51%. American Airlines Group updated its FY 2025 guidance to 1.700-2.700 EPS and its Q1 2025 guidance to -0.400–0.200 EPS.

American Airlines Group Stock Down 7.4 %

American Airlines Group stock opened at $17.28 on Thursday. American Airlines Group has a 52-week low of $9.07 and a 52-week high of $19.10. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $16.51 and its 200 day moving average is $13.12. The company has a market cap of $11.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.69, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.35.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Melius Research upgraded American Airlines Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. UBS Group upgraded shares of American Airlines Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $15.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Susquehanna raised their target price 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. Finally, Raymond James upgraded shares of American Airlines Group from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $24.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 30th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $19.05.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Robert D. Isom, Jr. sold 102,441 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.21, for a total value of $1,763,009.61. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,967,984 shares in the company, valued at $51,079,004.64. This trade represents a 3.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate 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.