NYSE:ALKAlaska Air Group Stock Price, Forecast & News

Alaska Air Group's stock was trading at $45.70 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, ALK shares have 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, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) released its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 5th. The transportation company reported ($0.82) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($1.27) by $0.45. The transportation company had revenue of $1.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.71 billion. Alaska Air Group had a return on equity of 16.29% and a net margin of 6.24%. Alaska Air Group's revenue was down 12.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm 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 an increase from Alaska Air Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. View Alaska Air Group's dividend history.

Alaska Air Group shares split on the morning of Thursday, July 10th 2014. The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, June 12th 2014. The newly minted shares were distributed 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 analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Alaska Air Group's shares. 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.

Media coverage about ALK stock has been trending very negative this week, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of news 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 -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Alaska Air Group earned a news impact score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the transportation company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about Alaska Air Group.

Alaska Air Group saw a increase in short interest in 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 trading volume of 3,840,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.2 days. Approximately 3.8% of the shares of the company are sold short. 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."

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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]