Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. Raises Stock Position in American Airlines Group Inc. $AAL

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Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL – Free Report) by 100.0% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 210,000 shares of the airline’s stock after buying an additional 105,000 shares during the period. Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc.’s holdings in American Airlines Group were worth $2,356,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AAL. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in American Airlines Group by 1.0% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 63,625,284 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $671,247,000 after purchasing an additional 639,760 shares during the period. Primecap Management Co. CA grew its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 0.4% in the first quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 60,445,097 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $637,696,000 after buying an additional 219,390 shares in the last quarter. U S Global Investors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 7.5% during the 2nd quarter. U S Global Investors Inc. now owns 7,718,224 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $86,598,000 after buying an additional 536,978 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in American Airlines Group by 5.2% during the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,575,284 shares of the airline’s stock worth $48,269,000 after acquiring an additional 227,762 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nearwater Capital Markets Ltd acquired a new position in American Airlines Group during the 1st quarter worth approximately $29,012,000. 52.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on AAL. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of American Airlines Group from $8.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 27th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 18th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Barclays lifted their target price on American Airlines Group from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $16.65.

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American Airlines Group Price Performance

Shares of AAL stock opened at $13.34 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $8.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.36. American Airlines Group Inc. has a 1-year low of $8.50 and a 1-year high of $19.10. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $12.44 and a two-hundred day moving average of $11.80.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The airline reported ($0.17) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.27) by $0.10. American Airlines Group had a net margin of 1.11% and a negative return on equity of 18.14%. The business had revenue of $13.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.65 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.30 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up .3% on a year-over-year basis. American Airlines Group has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.450-0.750 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 0.650-0.950 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that American Airlines Group Inc. will post 2.42 EPS for the current year.

About American Airlines Group

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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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