NYSE:ALKAlaska Air Group Stock Price, Forecast & News

Alaska Air Group's stock was trading at $45.70 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, ALK stock has decreased by 20.2% and is now trading at $36.49. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Alaska Air Group in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings, 8 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Alaska Air Group.

Alaska Air Group is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 23rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Alaska Air Group.

Alaska Air Group will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, July 23rd at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 5th. The transportation company reported ($0.82) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($1.27) by $0.45. The transportation company earned $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. Alaska Air Group had a return on equity of 16.29% and a net margin of 6.24%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 12.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.17 EPS. View Alaska Air Group's earnings history.

Alaska Air Group declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, January 28th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be given a dividend of $0.375 per share on Thursday, March 5th. This represents a $1.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.11%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. This is a positive change from Alaska Air Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. View Alaska Air Group's dividend history.

Alaska Air Group shares split on Thursday, July 10th 2014. The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, June 12th 2014. The newly issued shares were issued to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, July 9th 2014. An investor that had 100 shares of Alaska Air Group stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

15 brokerages have issued 12-month target prices for Alaska Air Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $31.00 to $80.00. On average, they anticipate Alaska Air Group's stock price to reach $54.20 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 48.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Alaska Air Group.

Press coverage about ALK stock has been trending negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Alaska Air Group earned a media sentiment score of -2.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the transportation company a news buzz of 7.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news about Alaska Air Group.

Alaska Air Group saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,680,000 shares, an increase of 45.8% from the May 31st total of 3,210,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,840,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.2 days. Approximately 3.8% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Alaska Air Group's Current Options Chain.

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Alaska Air Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ALK."

Shares of ALK can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of ALK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $36.49.

Alaska Air Group has a market capitalization of $4.47 billion and generates $8.78 billion in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $769 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.42 on an earnings per share basis. Alaska Air Group employs 24,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Alaska Air Group is www.alaskaair.com.

Alaska Air Group's mailing address is 19300 INTERNATIONAL BOULEVARD, SEATTLE WA, 98188. The transportation company can be reached via phone at 206-392-5040 or via email at [email protected]