American Airlines Group Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NASDAQ:AAL)

by · The Markets Daily

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL – Get Free Report) saw unusually large options trading activity on Friday. Stock investors bought 233,500 put options on the stock. This represents an increase of 76% compared to the typical daily volume of 132,759 put options.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of AAL. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of American Airlines Group by 58.0% in the 1st quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 2,839 shares of the airline’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 1,042 shares during the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in American Airlines Group in the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Guerra Advisors Inc bought a new position in American Airlines Group in the 3rd quarter worth about $37,000. UMB Bank n.a. increased its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 845.1% in the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 3,251 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 2,907 shares during the period. Finally, Bogart Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of American Airlines Group by 35.1% in the third quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 3,855 shares of the airline’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 1,002 shares during the period. 52.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

American Airlines Group Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of NASDAQ AAL traded up $0.22 during trading on Friday, reaching $14.56. 26,713,216 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 60,567,727. American Airlines Group has a twelve month low of $8.50 and a twelve month high of $19.10. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $12.69 and its 200 day moving average price is $12.23. The company has a market capitalization of $9.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.26.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AAL has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Susquehanna boosted their price target on American Airlines Group from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of American Airlines Group from $17.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 12th. Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of American Airlines Group in a research report on Monday, October 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on American Airlines Group from $8.00 to $10.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 27th. Finally, Raymond James Financial set a $14.00 price objective on American Airlines Group in a research report on Monday, August 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, American Airlines Group presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $16.38.

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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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