Alaska Air Group (NYSE:ALK) Updates Q3 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Alaska Air Group updated its Q3 2025 earnings guidance, projecting earnings per share between 1.000-1.400, lower than the analyst consensus of 1.350.
• UBS, Barclays, and other analysts have recently upgraded their ratings on Alaska Air Group, with price targets ranging from $60.00 to $96.00, indicating increased market confidence.
• Despite the updates, shares of Alaska Air Group are currently down 0.7%, and the company has a market cap of $7.31 billion.

Alaska Air Group (NYSE:ALK - Get Free Report) updated its third quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.000-1.000 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 1.350. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ALK has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. UBS Group upgraded shares of Alaska Air Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $56.00 to $90.00 in a research report on Friday. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Alaska Air Group from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Alaska Air Group from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $70.00 price target for the company in a research report on Monday, August 25th. Susquehanna upped their price target on shares of Alaska Air Group from $50.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Alaska Air Group from $73.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Alaska Air Group has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $71.15.

Alaska Air Group Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of NYSE:ALK opened at $63.40 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $7.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.77, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.45. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $56.32 and its 200-day simple moving average is $52.52. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14. Alaska Air Group has a fifty-two week low of $39.10 and a fifty-two week high of $78.08.

Alaska Air Group (NYSE:ALK - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The transportation company reported $1.78 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.56 by $0.22. The firm had revenue of $3.70 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.65 billion. Alaska Air Group had a net margin of 2.33% and a return on equity of 12.62%. The firm's revenue was up 27.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.55 earnings per share. Alaska Air Group has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.000-1.400 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 3.250- EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Alaska Air Group will post 6.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Shane R. Tackett sold 5,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $57.06, for a total value of $285,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 43,335 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,472,695.10. The trade was a 10.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Kyle B. Levine sold 5,914 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.75, for a total transaction of $341,533.50. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 20,917 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,207,956.75. This trade represents a 22.04% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 18,514 shares of company stock valued at $1,031,306 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.92% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alaska Air Group

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Alaska Air Group by 10.1% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,456,129 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $71,809,000 after purchasing an additional 134,141 shares during the period. Par Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Alaska Air Group by 4.1% in the second quarter. Par Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,119,302 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $55,383,000 after purchasing an additional 43,726 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Alaska Air Group by 24.0% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 468,157 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $23,164,000 after purchasing an additional 90,571 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Alaska Air Group by 2.7% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 357,520 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $17,690,000 after purchasing an additional 9,307 shares during the period. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its stake in shares of Alaska Air Group by 81.7% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 340,258 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $16,747,000 after purchasing an additional 152,953 shares during the period. 81.90% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Alaska Air Group

Alaska Air Group, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates airlines. It operates through three segments: Mainline, Regional, and Horizon. The company offers scheduled air transportation services on Boeing jet aircraft for passengers and cargo in the United States, and in parts of Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala, and the Bahamas; and for passengers across a shorter distance network within the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

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