We're taking a closer look at American Airlines today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved 2.7% compared to 1.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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American Airlines Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a network air carrier.
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American Airlines has moved -9.0% over the last year compared to 20.0% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of -29.0%
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AAL has an average analyst rating of hold and is -18.52% away from its mean target price of $14.77 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $3.88
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American Airlines has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 3.1 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $2.37 and its forward P/E ratio is 5.1
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AAL has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of 0.06, which shows the company is very undervalued compared to its earnings growth estimates.
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American Airlines is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.33 and an average P/B of 3.12
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American Airlines has on average reported free cash flows of $4.03 Billion over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of 0.0%