What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for AAL FY2026 Earnings?

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research decreased their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of American Airlines Group in a report issued on Tuesday, April 15th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now forecasts that the airline will earn $2.43 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $2.66. The consensus estimate for American Airlines Group’s current full-year earnings is $2.42 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for American Airlines Group’s Q1 2027 earnings at $1.00 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.71 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on AAL. Barclays reduced their target price on American Airlines Group from $16.00 to $11.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Melius Research upgraded shares of American Airlines Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. Melius upgraded shares of American Airlines Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $23.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday, January 6th. Susquehanna lowered their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $18.00 to $10.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 7th. Finally, Redburn Atlantic upgraded American Airlines Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $18.00 to $24.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $16.95.

American Airlines Group Stock Up 2.8 %

Shares of American Airlines Group stock opened at $9.85 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $12.56 and a 200 day simple moving average of $14.34. The stock has a market cap of $6.48 billion, a PE ratio of 8.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 1.17. American Airlines Group has a 12 month low of $8.50 and a 12 month high of $19.10.

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 23rd. The airline reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.47. American Airlines Group had a net margin of 1.56% and a negative return on equity of 28.56%.

Insider Buying and Selling at American Airlines Group

In other American Airlines Group news, SVP Angela Owens sold 51,906 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.15, for a total value of $890,187.90. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 112,412 shares in the company, valued at $1,927,865.80. The trade was a 31.59 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.49% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 14,751 shares of the airline’s stock worth $257,000 after acquiring an additional 635 shares during the period. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund boosted its stake in American Airlines Group by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 133,774 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $2,332,000 after purchasing an additional 774 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp grew its holdings in American Airlines Group by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 34,525 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $602,000 after buying an additional 794 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its holdings 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 buying an additional 909 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CIBC Asset Management Inc boosted its position in shares of American Airlines Group by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 19,987 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $348,000 after acquiring an additional 981 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 52.44% 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.