British Airways Owner IAG Lures Upbeat Calls as Travel Rebounds

  • Liberum analyst sees 133% gain for IAG in the next 12 months
  • Ratio of buy-rated analysts hits highest since August 2021
A British Airways jet take off from Heathrow Airport in London.Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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Analysts are scrambling to raise their stock price targets on British Airways-owner IAG SA, turning the most bullish in nearly two years amid a bounce in air travel.

Over the past month, at least nine analysts boosted their expectations for the share performance, with Liberum analyst Gerald Khoo predicting a 133% rally in the next year. That’s taken the average expected returns on IAG to 29%, while the ratio of buy-equivalent ratings has hit the highest since August 2021.