McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management LLC Takes Position in American Airlines Group Inc. $AAL

McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund acquired 18,871 shares of the airline’s stock, valued at approximately $212,000.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 639,760 shares during the period. Primecap Management Co. CA lifted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 0.4% during the first quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 60,445,097 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $637,696,000 after purchasing an additional 219,390 shares during the last quarter. U S Global Investors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 8.7% during the first quarter. U S Global Investors Inc. now owns 7,181,246 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $75,762,000 after purchasing an additional 576,612 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 5.2% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,575,284 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $48,269,000 after purchasing an additional 227,762 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nearwater Capital Markets Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of American Airlines Group during the first quarter valued at $29,012,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 52.44% of the company’s stock.

American Airlines Group Price Performance

Shares of AAL stock opened at $11.62 on Friday. American Airlines Group Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $8.50 and a fifty-two week high of $19.10. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $12.40 and its two-hundred day moving average is $11.48. The firm has a market cap of $7.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.53, a PEG ratio of 3.82 and a beta of 1.36.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The airline reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.16. American Airlines Group had a negative return on equity of 24.55% and a net margin of 1.05%.The company had revenue of $14.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.27 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.09 EPS. The business’s revenue was up .4% compared to the same quarter last year. American Airlines Group has set its Q3 2025 guidance at -0.600–0.100 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that American Airlines Group Inc. will post 2.42 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AAL has been the subject of several analyst reports. UBS Group upped their target price on American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, September 26th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on American Airlines Group from $8.00 to $10.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 27th. Raymond James Financial set a $14.00 target price on American Airlines Group in a report on Monday, August 25th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on American Airlines Group from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on American Airlines Group from $17.00 to $20.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, September 12th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, American Airlines Group has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $16.59.

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.