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In the latest session, Alaska Air Group Inc (NYSE: ALK) closed at $45.18 up 1.19% from its previous closing price of $44.65. In other words, the price has increased by $1.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.27 million shares were traded. ALK stock price reached its highest trading level at $45.83 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $43.93.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Alaska Air Group Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.21 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 30.31. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.58 and its Current Ratio is at 0.61. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.46 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.31.
On January 24, 2025, TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $85 to $110.
Susquehanna Upgraded its Neutral to Positive on January 07, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $95.
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 Feb 20 ’25 when HARRISON ANDREW R sold 6,600 shares for $76.28 per share. The transaction valued at 503,448 led to the insider holds 34,030 shares of the business.
HARRISON ANDREW R bought 6,600 shares of ALK for $503,448 on Feb 20 ’25. On Feb 18 ’25, another insider, VON MUEHLEN CONSTANCE E, who serves as the EVP AND COO of the company, sold 22,157 shares for $75.12 each. As a result, the insider received 1,664,434 and left with 20,026 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 5545935360 and an Enterprise Value of 9478671360. As of this moment, Alaska’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.80, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.67. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.70. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.47 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.27. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.808 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.652.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ALK is 1.40, which has changed by 0.003776908 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.0635103 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 $32.62. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -23.37%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -12.18%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, ALK has traded an average of 3.54M shares per day and 3909400 over the past ten days. A total of 123.12M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 122.15M. Insiders hold about 0.49% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.64% stake in the company. Shares short for ALK as of 1743379200 were 4887990 with a Short Ratio of 1.38, compared to 1740700800 on 6391060. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4887990 and a Short% of Float of 5.33.
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 1581638400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-07-10 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
