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

Company Overview

Alaska Air Group, Inc. is an airline holding company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Its principal subsidiaries include Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines, which operate under separate brands while serving passengers throughout North America, the Pacific and other international markets.

Alaska Airlines provides scheduled passenger and air cargo services across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica and the Bahamas, with a strong presence on the U.S. West Coast and in Alaska. Hawaiian Airlines connects the Hawaiian Islands with destinations in the continental United States and operates international service to locations across the Asia-Pacific region. The company also operates Horizon Air, a regional airline, and McGee Air Services, an aviation-services provider.

Alaska Air Group traces its principal airline heritage to the founding of Alaska Airlines in the early 1930s and was established as a holding company in 1985. The group expanded its portfolio through the acquisition of Virgin America in 2016 and completed its acquisition of Hawaiian Holdings in 2024. Alaska Air Group is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Ben Minicucci.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $34.48 to $35.85
• 50-Day Range: $33.56 to $43.37
• 52-Week Range: $32.33 to $60.63
• Volume: 2.98 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.32 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.98 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $52.62
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Alaska Air Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Alaska Air Group scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 291st out of 658 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Alaska Air Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.54, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Alaska Air Group has a consensus price target of $52.62, representing about 47.3% upside from its current price of $35.71.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Alaska Air Group has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Alaska Air Group are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($4.19) to $3.26 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Alaska Air Group is -10.17, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Alaska Air Group is -10.17, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Alaska Air Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.13. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.25% 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 3.99, 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 increased by 2.81%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

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.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Alaska Air Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 46.01% next year. This indicates that Alaska Air Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.08

News Sentiment

Alaska Air Group has a news sentiment score of -0.08. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Alaska Air Group this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

8 people have searched for ALK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

9 people have added Alaska Air Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 800% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $738,249.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0186% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Alaska Air Group insiders have bought 280.44% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $1,001,500.00 in company stock and sold $263,251.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/20/2026
• Today: 10/31/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Passenger Airlines
• Sub-Industry: Passenger Airlines
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ALK
• CIK: 766421
• Web: www.alaskaair.com
• Phone: (206) 392-5040
• Fax: 302-636-5454
• Employees: 35,951
• Year Founded: 1985

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Alaska Air Group: $52.62
• High Price Target: $78.00
• Low Price Target: $33.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +47.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.54
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($3.51)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $100 million
• Net Margins: -2.58%
• Pretax Margin: -3.16%
• Return on Equity: -5.42%
• Return on Assets: -0.98%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.49
• Current Ratio: 0.46
• Quick Ratio: 0.42

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $14.24 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.28
• Cash Flow: $9.28 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.85
• Book Value: $31.68 per share
• Price / Book: 1.13

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 111,430,000
• Free Float: 110,315,000
• Market Cap: $3.98 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.33