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After finishing at $53.88 in the prior trading day, Alaska Air Group Inc (NYSE: ALK) closed at $50.83, down -5.66%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.66 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.22 million shares were traded. ALK stock price reached its highest trading level at $54.38 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $50.785.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of ALK by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.87 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 36.51. 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 1.62 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 05 ’25 when HALVERSON EMILY sold 2,946 shares for $51.34 per share. The transaction valued at 151,251 led to the insider holds 8,253 shares of the business.
HALVERSON EMILY bought 2,946 shares of ALK for $151,251 on Jun 05 ’25. On May 19 ’25, another insider, HARRISON ANDREW R, who serves as the EVP AND CCO of the company, sold 7,500 shares for $53.51 each. As a result, the insider received 401,330 and left with 26,530 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 5859479040 and an Enterprise Value of 10108479488. As of this moment, Alaska’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.47, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.27. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.96. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.49 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.49. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.752 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.881.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ALK is 1.46, which has changed by 0.28813994 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16564083 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 -0.34%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.14%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.09M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2749540 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 121.39M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 120.70M. Insiders hold about 0.57% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.23% stake in the company. Shares short for ALK as of 1751241600 were 7575804 with a Short Ratio of 2.45, compared to 1748563200 on 6079166. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7575804 and a Short% of Float of 8.38.
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.
