What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Estimate for AAL Q3 Earnings?

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of American Airlines Group in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, January 21st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Mckenzie now anticipates that the airline will post earnings per share of $0.65 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.50. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for American Airlines Group’s current full-year earnings is $1.73 per share.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 23rd. The airline reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.47. American Airlines Group had a net margin of 0.51% and a negative return on equity of 18.62%.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on AAL. Scotiabank raised shares of American Airlines Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $20.00 target price on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $18.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of American Airlines Group from $16.00 to $18.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Raymond James reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $23.00 target price (down previously from $24.00) on shares of American Airlines Group in a report on Friday. Finally, Melius upgraded shares of American Airlines Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $23.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $18.99.

American Airlines Group Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ:AAL opened at $16.96 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $11.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.40, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.35. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $16.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is $13.24. American Airlines Group has a fifty-two week low of $9.07 and a fifty-two week high of $19.10.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Robert D. Isom, Jr. sold 102,441 shares of American Airlines Group stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.21, for a total transaction 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. The trade was a 3.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.49% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Airlines Group

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Brooklyn Investment Group grew its holdings in American Airlines Group by 133.1% in the fourth quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,592 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 909 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 56.2% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,533 shares of the airline’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 911 shares in the last quarter. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new position in shares of American Airlines Group during the third quarter worth $55,000. KBC Group NV lifted its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 55.8% during the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 6,152 shares of the airline’s stock worth $69,000 after purchasing an additional 2,204 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in American Airlines Group in the fourth quarter valued at $98,000. 52.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.