American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 24, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Abriell Jackson - Managing Director, Investor Relations Robert Isom - Chief Executive Officer Devon May - Chief Financial Officer Steve Johnson - Vice Chair Conference Call Participants David Scott Vernon - Bernstein Savi Syth - Raymond James Scott Group - Wolfe Research Conor Cunningham - Melius Research Jamie Baker - JPMorgan Securities Duane Pfennigwerth - Evercore ISI Catherine O'Brien - Goldman Sachs Stephen Trent - Citi Ravi Shanker - Morgan Stanley Michael Linenberg - Deutsche Bank Andrew Didora - Bank of America Tom Fitzgerald - TD Cowen Alison Sider - Wall Street Journal Mary Schlangenstein - Bloomberg News Leslie Josephs - CNBC Operator Thank you for standing by. And welcome to American Airlines Group's First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call.
While Jobless Claims and Durable Goods outperformed, we saw mixed results in Q1 earnings this morning.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for American Airlines (AAL) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
American Airlines (AAL) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.59 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.69. This compares to loss of $0.34 per share a year ago.
The flight path for U.S. airline stocks is very much up in the air.
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Among the bunch scheduled to report this week are several consumer-facing companies, including Chipotle Mexican Grill, American Airlines, and Skechers. Guidance will be key.
Beyond analysts' top -and-bottom-line estimates for American Airlines (AAL), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended March 2025.
American Airlines (AAL) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Here, we assess the factors that are likely to have influenced American Airlines' first-quarter performance and how investors should play the stock now.
Airline stocks have plummeted this year on recession and political fears. American Airlines is down roughly 42% YTD, Delta is down 31%, and United Airlines is down 30%. Are they value plays? I'm not sure. Despite trading for 5-7x earnings, a weakening economy suggests the need for utmost caution.
American Airlines plans to roll out free inflight perk across most of its fleet starting next year.