The stock price of American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ: AAL) has plunged by -1.66 when compared to previous closing price of 13.25, but the company has seen a -9.20% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-03-07 that The latest trading day saw American Airlines (AAL) settling at $13.03, representing a -1.66% change from its previous close.
Is It Worth Investing in American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ: AAL) Right Now?
American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ: AAL) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 11.76x compared to its average ratio. AAL has 36-month beta value of 1.08. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 10 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for AAL is 648.17M, and currently, short sellers hold a 7.85% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of AAL on March 10, 2025 was 32.60M shares.
AAL’s Market Performance
AAL’s stock has seen a -9.20% decrease for the week, with a -23.17% drop in the past month and a -9.95% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.27%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.95% for American Airlines Group Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -14.12% for AAL stock, with a simple moving average of -1.83% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AAL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AAL stocks, with Redburn Atlantic repeating the rating for AAL by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for AAL in the upcoming period, according to Redburn Atlantic is $24 based on the research report published on February 26, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AAL reach a price target of $20, previously predicting the price at $12. The rating they have provided for AAL stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on January 17th, 2025.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Buy” to AAL, setting the target price at $25 in the report published on January 06th of the current year.
AAL Trading at -21.29% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AAL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -31.78% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.95%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.27%, as shares sank -23.62% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -22.81% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AAL fell by -9.20%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -11.54% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $15.17. In addition, American Airlines Group Inc saw -25.24% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AAL starting from Owens Angela, who sale 51,906 shares at the price of $17.15 back on Jan 27 ’25. After this action, Owens Angela now owns 112,412 shares of American Airlines Group Inc, valued at $890,312 using the latest closing price.
Owens Angela, the Officer of American Airlines Group Inc, proposed sale 51,906 shares at $17.15 during a trade that took place back on Jan 27 ’25, which means that Owens Angela is holding shares at $890,311 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AAL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.21 for the gross margin
The net margin for American Airlines Group Inc stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.07.
Based on American Airlines Group Inc (AAL), the company’s capital structure generated 1.12 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.11. The debt to equity ratio resting at -9.44. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.39.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 5.33 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 8.15. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.84. The receivables turnover for the company is 27.02for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.88. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.54.
Conclusion
To put it simply, American Airlines Group Inc (AAL) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
