American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) trades above analyst calls, set for earnings pressure as fuel costs ease
American Airlines Group Inc. traded above where Wall Street analysts had pegged it, before its fuel savings even hit results. Shares ended Thursday at $17.57, up 0.75%, after hitting a 52-week high of $18.04. Analysts’ average target sits at $16.38, with the median at $16.00, according to WSJ. Trading volume surged to 203.4 million shares—about two and a half times the 65-day average of 80.0 million. In pre-market action at 5:01 a.m. EDT, the stock eased 0.4% to $17.50.