Alaska Air Group (ALK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $44.35 -5.92 (-11.77%) Closing price 04/10/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$44.62 +0.26 (+0.59%) As of 04/10/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Alaska Air Group Short Interest DataAlaska Air Group (ALK) has a short interest of 4.89 million shares, representing 4.00% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 0.82% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.4, indicating that it would take 1.4 days of the average trading volume of 2.60 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest4,890,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest4,850,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+0.82%Dollar Volume Sold Short$240.80 millionShort Interest Ratio1.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateMarch 31, 2025Outstanding Shares122,752,000 sharesFloat Size122,150,000 sharesShort Percent of Float4.00%Today's Trading Volume4,250,732 sharesAverage Trading Volume2,597,598 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average164% Short Selling Alaska Air Group? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Alaska Air Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartALK Short Interest Over TimeALK Days to Cover Over TimeALK Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads Alaska Air Group Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 3/31/20254,890,000 shares $240.80 million +0.8%4.0%1.4 $49.24 3/15/20254,850,000 shares $261.03 million -24.1%4.0%1.5 $53.82 2/28/20256,390,000 shares $461.65 million +3.1%5.2%2.1 $72.25 2/15/20256,200,000 shares $469.02 million +3.9%5.1%2.2 $75.65 1/31/20255,970,000 shares $436.51 million -7.7%N/A2.2 $73.12 1/15/20256,470,000 shares $431.29 million -1.7%N/A2.4 $66.66 12/31/20246,580,000 shares $426.06 million -32.6%N/A2.6 $64.75 12/15/20249,760,000 shares $610.68 million +6.6%N/A3.9 $62.57 11/30/20249,160,000 shares $481.82 million +2.8%N/A3.9 $52.60 11/15/20248,910,000 shares $480.78 million +0.5%N/A3.8 $53.96 Get the Latest News and Ratings for ALK and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Alaska Air Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 10/31/20248,870,000 shares $424.78 million -13.8%N/A3.6 $47.89 10/15/202410,290,000 shares $467.06 million +15.5%N/A4.3 $45.39 9/30/20248,910,000 shares $402.82 million +4.8%N/A3.6 $45.21 9/15/20248,500,000 shares $353.94 million -5.7%N/A3.6 $41.64 8/31/20249,010,000 shares $325.35 million -9.5%N/A4.2 $36.11 8/15/20249,950,000 shares $351.38 million +25.3%N/A4.8 $35.32 7/31/20247,940,000 shares $297.99 million -14.4%N/A4.2 $37.53 7/15/20249,280,000 shares $356.82 million +8.2%N/A5 $38.45 6/30/20248,580,000 shares $346.63 million -0.4%N/A4.6 $40.40 6/15/20248,610,000 shares $347.24 million +47.9%N/A4.4 $40.33 5/31/20245,820,000 shares $244.61 million -7.8%N/A2.8 $42.03 5/15/20246,310,000 shares $274.42 million -4.7%N/A3 $43.49 4/30/20246,620,000 shares $284.73 million +5.9%N/A3 $43.01 4/15/20246,250,000 shares $256.13 million +3.8%N/A2.7 $40.98 3/31/20246,020,000 shares $258.80 million +31.7%N/A2.4 $42.99 3/15/20244,570,000 shares $174.48 million +38.9%N/A1.9 $38.18 2/29/20243,290,000 shares $123.01 million +4.1%N/A1 $37.39 2/15/20243,160,000 shares $119.29 million -1.9%N/A0.9 $37.75 1/31/20243,220,000 shares $115.37 million +4.9%N/A0.9 $35.83 1/15/20243,070,000 shares $107.97 million -21.9%N/A0.8 $35.17 12/31/20233,930,000 shares $153.55 million -8.4%N/A1.1 $39.07 12/15/20234,290,000 shares $166.84 million -13.0%N/A1.2 $38.89 11/30/20234,930,000 shares $186.45 million -2.8%N/A1.7 $37.82 11/15/20235,070,000 shares $187.64 million +15.2%N/A2.3 $37.01 10/31/20234,400,000 shares $139.17 million -3.9%N/A2.1 $31.63 10/15/20234,580,000 shares $151.46 million +6.0%N/A2.1 $33.07 9/30/20234,320,000 shares $160.19 million +14.9%N/A2.2 $37.08 9/15/20233,760,000 shares $148.41 million -7.2%N/A2.1 $39.47 8/31/20234,050,000 shares $169.98 million -7.7%N/A2.3 $41.97 8/15/20234,390,000 shares $199.35 million -12.4%N/A2.6 $45.41Warning: “DOGE Collapse” imminent (Ad)Elon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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Short interest is the volume of Alaska Air Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, traders have sold 4,890,000 shares of ALK short. 4.00% of Alaska Air Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Alaska Air Group's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Alaska Air Group? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. ALK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Alaska Air Group's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Alaska Air Group? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Alaska Air Group: GTS Securities LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jane Street Group LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Susquehanna International Group LLP, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Wells Fargo & Company MN, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Twin Tree Management LP, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Alaska Air Group? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 4.00% of Alaska Air Group's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Alaska Air Group's short interest increasing or decreasing? Alaska Air Group saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,890,000 shares, an increase of 0.8% from the previous total of 4,850,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Alaska Air Group's float size? Alaska Air Group currently has issued a total of 122,752,000 shares. Some of Alaska Air Group's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Alaska Air Group currently has a public float of 122,150,000 shares. How does Alaska Air Group's short interest compare to its competitors? 4.00% of Alaska Air Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "transportation" compare to Alaska Air Group: United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (5.00%), Southwest Airlines Co. (6.02%), Copa Holdings, S.A. (4.68%), SkyWest, Inc. (4.79%), JetBlue Airways Co. (22.34%), Allegiant Travel (10.48%), Delta Air Lines, Inc. (3.29%), Ryanair Holdings plc (1.39%), American Airlines Group Inc. (7.82%), Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (17.06%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.26 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.79 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.91 billion), Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated ($1.89 billion), Amcor plc ($1.60 billion), Carnival Co. & plc ($1.16 billion), BCE Inc. ($1.14 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($1.10 billion), and Best Buy Co., Inc. ($1.03 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Alaska Air Group stock? Short selling ALK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Alaska Air Group as its price is falling. ALK shares are trading down $5.92 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Alaska Air Group? A short squeeze for Alaska Air Group occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of ALK, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Alaska Air Group's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including ALK, twice per month. 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