American Airlines Group Inc.’s stock gained 3.2% on Monday, after a slew of upgrades that acknowledged the company is coming out of transitory 2024 challenges to a better backdrop in 2025. The big airlines are in better shape than low-cost and ultralow-cost carriers, which are experiencing headwinds in the post-pandemic world.

American Airlines stock was rising Monday as analysts at Jefferies, TD Cowen, and Melius Research upgraded shares of the carrier to Buy from Hold. Shares of American Airlines climbed 4.8% to $17.79, on track for the highest close since July 19,

Shares of American Airlines surged Monday after brokerages Jefferies and TD Cowen upgraded and raised their price targets on the air carrier's stock.

Sheila Kahyaoglu, Jefferies aerospace and defense analyst, joins CNBC's The Exchange to discuss why her firm increased the price target on American Airlines to $20 from $12, her take on other airlines,

Fintel reports that on January 6, 2025, Jefferies upgraded their outlook for American Airlines Group (NasdaqGS:AAL) from Hold to Buy. Analyst Price Forecast Suggests 3.00% Upside As of December 22, 2024,

Shares of global airline American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) jumped 5.2% in the morning session after Jefferies upgraded the stock's rating from Hold to Buy. The firm cited "a strong outlook for 2025 driven by strategic factors such as higher total revenue per available seat mile (TRASM) and a favorable industry backdrop.