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Alaska Air Group (ALK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$51.40 -1.56 (-2.95%)
Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$51.72 +0.32 (+0.61%)
As of 08/1/2025 07:59 PM Eastern
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About Alaska Air Group Stock (NYSE:ALK)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$50.01
$51.75
50-Day Range
$46.70
$54.33
52-Week Range
$32.62
$78.08
Volume
2.59 million shs
Average Volume
2.82 million shs
Market Capitalization
$6.31 billion
P/E Ratio
20.89
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$67.42
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Alaska Air Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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96th Percentile Overall Score

ALK MarketRank™: 

Alaska Air Group scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 8th out of 120 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Alaska Air Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.92, and is based on 11 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Alaska Air Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Alaska Air Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Alaska Air Group are expected to grow by 29.52% in the coming year, from $6.03 to $7.81 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Alaska Air Group is 20.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.09.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Alaska Air Group is 20.89, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 12.93.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Alaska Air Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.58. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Alaska Air Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.60. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.69% of the float of Alaska Air Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Alaska Air Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Alaska Air Group has recently decreased by 25.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Alaska Air Group does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Alaska Air Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.69% of the float of Alaska Air Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Alaska Air Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Alaska Air Group has recently decreased by 25.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Alaska Air Group has a news sentiment score of 0.75. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Transportation companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for Alaska Air Group this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    25 people have searched for ALK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 108% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    7 people have added Alaska Air Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 133% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Alaska Air Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $958,700.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.00% of the stock of Alaska Air Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    81.90% of the stock of Alaska Air Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Alaska Air Group's insider trading history.
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ALK Stock News Headlines

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ALK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Alaska Air Group's stock was trading at $64.75 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ALK shares have decreased by 20.6% and is now trading at $51.40.

Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 23rd. The transportation company reported $1.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.56 by $0.22. The firm's revenue was up 27.9% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Alaska Air Group's stock split on Thursday, July 10th 2014.The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, June 12th 2014. The newly issued shares were distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Wednesday, July 9th 2014. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Alaska Air Group subsidiaries include Virgin America, Horizon Air Industries Inc., AAG Leasing Inc., AAG Real Property LLC., Alaska Airlines Inc., ASA Assurance Inc., ASA Beverages LLC., and McGee Air Services Inc..

Top institutional investors of Alaska Air Group include ARGA Investment Management LP (0.90%), Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.85%), William Blair Investment Management LLC (0.51%) and Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.51%). Insiders that own company stock include Benito Minicucci, Shane R Tackett, J Kenneth Thompson, Andrea L Schneider, Kyle B Levine, Andrew R Harrison, Joseph A Sprague, Emily Halverson and Muehlen Constance E Von.
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Shares of ALK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Alaska Air Group investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), TotalEnergies (TTE) and DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/23/2025
Today
8/02/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
TRANS - AIRLINE
Sub-Industry
Airlines
Current Symbol
NYSE:ALK
CIK
766421
Employees
33,941
Year Founded
1932

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$90.00
Low Price Target
$55.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+31.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.92
Research Coverage
12 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.46
Trailing P/E Ratio
20.89
Forward P/E Ratio
8.52
P/E Growth
0.58
Net Income
$395 million
Net Margins
2.33%
Pretax Margin
3.06%
Return on Equity
12.62%
Return on Assets
2.70%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.14
Current Ratio
0.52
Quick Ratio
0.49

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$11.74 billion
Price / Sales
0.54
Cash Flow
$9.23 per share
Price / Cash Flow
5.57
Book Value
$32.11 per share
Price / Book
1.60

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
122,750,000
Free Float
121,524,000
Market Cap
$6.31 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.45

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This page (NYSE:ALK) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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