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,

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.