Alaska Air Group (ALK) Competitors $52.55 -1.63 (-3.01%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$53.04 +0.50 (+0.94%) As of 07/11/2025 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 Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ALK vs. AAL, ALGT, JBLU, SKYW, UAL, BA, DAL, LUV, CPA, and LTMShould you be buying Alaska Air Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alaska Air Group include American Airlines Group (AAL), Allegiant Travel (ALGT), JetBlue Airways (JBLU), SkyWest (SKYW), United Airlines (UAL), Boeing (BA), Delta Air Lines (DAL), Southwest Airlines (LUV), Copa (CPA), and LATAM Airlines Group (LTM). Alaska Air Group vs. Its Competitors American Airlines Group Allegiant Travel JetBlue Airways SkyWest United Airlines Boeing Delta Air Lines Southwest Airlines Copa LATAM Airlines Group Alaska Air Group (NYSE:ALK) and American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and profitability. Do analysts recommend ALK or AAL? Alaska Air Group currently has a consensus target price of $66.83, suggesting a potential upside of 27.18%. American Airlines Group has a consensus target price of $15.89, suggesting a potential upside of 30.07%. Given American Airlines Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe American Airlines Group is more favorable than Alaska Air Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alaska Air Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.92American Airlines Group 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ALK or AAL? 81.9% of Alaska Air Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Alaska Air Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, ALK or AAL? Alaska Air Group has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor ALK or AAL? In the previous week, American Airlines Group had 16 more articles in the media than Alaska Air Group. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for American Airlines Group and 15 mentions for Alaska Air Group. Alaska Air Group's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat American Airlines Group's score of 0.73 indicating that Alaska Air Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alaska Air Group 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Airlines Group 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ALK or AAL more profitable? Alaska Air Group has a net margin of 2.86% compared to American Airlines Group's net margin of 1.26%. Alaska Air Group's return on equity of 15.01% beat American Airlines Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alaska Air Group2.86% 15.01% 3.47% American Airlines Group 1.26%-26.59%1.91% Which has higher valuation and earnings, ALK or AAL? American Airlines Group has higher revenue and earnings than Alaska Air Group. American Airlines Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alaska Air Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlaska Air Group$11.74B0.55$395M$2.7519.11American Airlines Group$54.21B0.15$846M$0.9013.58 SummaryAlaska Air Group beats American Airlines Group on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Alaska Air Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ALK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ALK and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ALK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlaska Air GroupTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.45B$7.78B$7.31B$20.65BDividend YieldN/A8,199.97%922.81%3.72%P/E Ratio19.1110.4713.2327.82Price / Sales0.552,006.44361.2042.44Price / Cash5.525.107.6222.32Price / Book1.532.622.144.57Net Income$395M$607.36M$563.51M$989.30M7 Day Performance3.02%7.78%2.13%0.20%1 Month Performance5.97%15.16%5.85%3.95%1 Year Performance36.78%55.07%4.56%10.27% Alaska Air Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ALKAlaska Air Group4.7859 of 5 stars$52.55-3.0%$66.83+27.2%+38.7%$6.45B$11.74B19.1133,941Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAALAmerican Airlines Group4.3734 of 5 stars$11.55-1.2%$15.84+37.2%+13.9%$7.61B$54.21B12.82133,300Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeALGTAllegiant Travel4.5141 of 5 stars$55.84-7.4%$64.40+15.3%+11.1%$1.02B$2.56B-4.825,991Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownJBLUJetBlue Airways2.1515 of 5 stars$4.31-3.5%$5.16+19.8%-25.6%$1.52B$9.28B-5.2422,793Gap DownSKYWSkyWest3.4007 of 5 stars$106.96-0.8%$120.50+12.7%+33.7%$4.33B$3.53B12.2314,610UALUnited Airlines4.5755 of 5 stars$80.57-2.2%$104.50+29.7%+92.1%$26.31B$57.74B7.34107,300Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsBABoeing3.3645 of 5 stars$217.70+0.8%$215.77-0.9%+23.2%$164.15B$66.52B-12.15172,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDALDelta Air Lines4.6901 of 5 stars$49.67-2.3%$61.42+23.7%+26.0%$32.43B$61.94B8.81100,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLUVSouthwest Airlines4.0115 of 5 stars$33.54-1.6%$32.31-3.6%+37.7%$19.11B$27.48B39.4572,450Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCPACopa4.6001 of 5 stars$110.74-0.8%$153.00+38.2%+14.0%$4.56B$3.44B7.567,909LTMLATAM Airlines Group3.1111 of 5 stars$41.07-1.7%$38.00-7.5%+1,199.4%$12.41B$12.83B11.5438,664 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies American Airlines Group Alternatives Allegiant Travel Alternatives JetBlue Airways Alternatives SkyWest Alternatives United Airlines Alternatives Boeing Alternatives Delta Air Lines Alternatives Southwest Airlines Alternatives Copa Alternatives LATAM Airlines Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ALK) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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