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In the latest session, Alaska Air Group Inc (NYSE: ALK) closed at $52.38 down -2.26% from its previous closing price of $53.59. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.94 million shares were traded. ALK stock price reached its highest trading level at $54.045 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $52.23.
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 2.55 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 37.62. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.52 and its Current Ratio is at 0.56. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.52 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.34.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on April 25, 2025, Reiterated its Buy rating but revised its target price to $62 from $54 previously.
On April 07, 2025, UBS Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $54.
TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on January 24, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $85 to $110.
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 May 19 ’25 when HARRISON ANDREW R bought 7,500 shares for $53.51 per share.
VON MUEHLEN CONSTANCE E sold 33 shares of ALK for $1,655 on May 07 ’25. The EVP AND COO now owns 938 shares after completing the transaction at $50.16 per share. On Feb 20 ’25, another insider, HARRISON ANDREW R, who serves as the EVP AND CCO of the company, sold 6,600 shares for $76.28 each. As a result, the insider received 503,448 and left with 34,030 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 6358565376 and an Enterprise Value of 10170539008. As of this moment, Alaska’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.03, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.28. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.98. 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 1.56. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.805 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.656.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ALK is 1.47, which has changed by 0.2013762 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11936104 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 6.44%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.35%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, ALK has traded an average of 3.85M shares per day and 2785430 over the past ten days. A total of 122.88M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 120.74M. Insiders hold about 0.53% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.30% stake in the company. Shares short for ALK as of 1745971200 were 7185519 with a Short Ratio of 1.87, compared to 1743379200 on 4887990. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7185519 and a Short% of Float of 7.95.
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.
