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The closing price of Alaska Air Group Inc (NYSE: ALK) was $48.58 for the day, down -2.45% from the previous closing price of $49.8. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.45 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.88 million shares were traded. ALK stock price reached its highest trading level at $49.66 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $48.38.
Ratios:
Our analysis of ALK’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.49 and its Current Ratio is at 0.52. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.61 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.42.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Citigroup on December 04, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $61.
On November 03, 2025, TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $61 to $65.
UBS Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on September 12, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $90.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 18 ’25 when LEVINE KYLE B sold 5,914 shares for $57.75 per share. The transaction valued at 341,534 led to the insider holds 20,917 shares of the business.
LEVINE KYLE B bought 5,914 shares of ALK for $341,533 on Aug 18 ’25. On Aug 13 ’25, another insider, TACKETT SHANE R, who serves as the EVP AND CFO of the company, sold 5,000 shares for $57.06 each. As a result, the insider received 285,315 and left with 43,335 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ALK now has a Market Capitalization of 5634727424 and an Enterprise Value of 9833726976. As of this moment, Alaska’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 38.98, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.69. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.43. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.40 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.39. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.695 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.361.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ALK is 1.21, which has changed by -0.26958054 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1877265 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ALK has reached a high of $78.08, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $37.63. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.62%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.25%.
Shares Statistics:
ALK traded an average of 3.37M shares per day over the past three months and 2216060 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 115.99M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 115.39M. Insiders hold about 0.52% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.30% stake in the company. Shares short for ALK as of 1765756800 were 8078397 with a Short Ratio of 2.40, compared to 1763078400 on 7982338. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8078397 and a Short% of Float of 9.5.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.95. . The current Payout Ratio is 0.00% for ALK, which recently paid a dividend on 2020-02-14 with an ex-dividend date of 2020-02-14. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-07-10 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Alaska Air Group Inc (ALK) is currently drawing attention from 12.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.59, with high estimates of -$0.33 and low estimates of -$0.75.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.28 and $2.08 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.15. EPS for the following year is $5.59, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $6.33 and $5.0.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in . The current quarter, according to 12 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.65B to a low estimate of $3.62B. As of . The current estimate, Alaska Air Group Inc’s year-ago sales were $3.53BFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.3B. There is a high estimate of $3.34B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.28B.
A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ALK’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $14.25B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $14.23B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $14.25B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $11.73BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $15.32B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $15.59B and the low estimate is $15.13B.
