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In the latest session, Alaska Air Group Inc (NYSE: ALK) closed at $57.75 up 2.72% from its previous closing price of $56.22. In other words, the price has increased by $2.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.62 million shares were traded. ALK stock price reached its highest trading level at $58.08 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $55.3232.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Alaska Air Group Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. 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 1.62 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.43.
On April 25, 2025, TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $54 to $62.
UBS Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on April 07, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $54.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 13 ’25 when TACKETT SHANE R bought 5,000 shares for $57.06 per share.
HARRISON ANDREW R sold 7,600 shares of ALK for $404,501 on Jul 28 ’25. The EVP AND CCO now owns 18,930 shares after completing the transaction at $53.22 per share. On Jul 28 ’25, another insider, HARRISON ANDREW R, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 7,600 shares for $53.22 each.
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 6659152384 and an Enterprise Value of 10731753472. As of this moment, Alaska’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.47, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.46. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.17. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.50 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.69. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.798 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.296.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ALK is 1.44, which has changed by 0.6359774 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16657472 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 $34.44. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 12.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.20%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, ALK has traded an average of 2.74M shares per day and 2147090 over the past ten days. A total of 115.28M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 114.66M. Insiders hold about 0.56% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.84% stake in the company. Shares short for ALK as of 1753920000 were 6098925 with a Short Ratio of 2.23, compared to 1751241600 on 7575804. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6098925 and a Short% of Float of 7.23.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The 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 current market rating for Alaska Air Group Inc (ALK) reflects the collective analysis of 14.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.02, with high estimates of $1.16 and low estimates of $0.9.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.49 and $3.15 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.32. EPS for the following year is $6.1, with 14.0 analysts recommending between $7.05 and $4.75.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 10 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $3.74B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $3.76B to a low estimate of $3.71B. As of the current estimate, Alaska Air Group Inc’s year-ago sales were $3.07BFor the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.69B. There is a high estimate of $3.75B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.65B.
A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ALK’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $14.33B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $14.17B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $14.26B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $11.73BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $15.22B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $15.56B and the low estimate is $14.98B.
