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

Company Overview

Alaska Air Group is a publicly traded holding company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, that operates two main airlines—Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. Through these carriers, the company offers scheduled passenger and cargo services across a network spanning the United States, Canada and Mexico. Its core business activities include domestic and international air transportation, loyalty program management under the Mileage Plan brand, and ancillary revenue streams such as baggage fees, in-flight sales and code-share partnerships with other global airlines.

The roots of Alaska Air Group trace back to the foundation of its flagship carrier, Alaska Airlines, in 1932. Over the decades, the airline expanded from serving small Alaskan communities into a major West Coast network, adding routes to major hubs such as Seattle–Tacoma, Portland, Anchorage and Los Angeles. Horizon Air, acquired in the mid-1980s, operates regional jet and turboprop services under the Alaska Airlines brand, feeding into the larger network and providing connectivity to smaller markets in the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada.

Alaska Air Group’s business strategy emphasizes customer experience, operational reliability and sustainable growth. It invests in a modern fleet of Boeing and Airbus aircraft, advanced reservation and check-in technology, and carbon reduction initiatives. The company’s leadership team is headed by President and Chief Executive Officer Ben Minicucci, who oversees a workforce of more than 20,000 employees. Under his guidance, Alaska Air Group continues to pursue network optimization, strategic partnerships and enhancements to its frequent-flyer program to maintain its competitive position in the North American aviation market.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $36.15 to $40.31
• 50-Day Range: $34.23 to $45.37
• 52-Week Range: $33.03 to $65.88
• Volume: 4.92 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.47 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.44 billion
• P/E Ratio: 75.11
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $61.85
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Alaska Air Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Alaska Air Group scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 32nd out of 131 stocks in the transportation 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 2.64, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 11 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Alaska Air Group has a consensus price target of $61.85, representing about 55.4% upside from its current price of $39.81.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Alaska Air Group has been the subject of 10 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 ($1.04) to $6.97 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Alaska Air Group is 75.11, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.53.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Alaska Air Group is 75.11, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 23.18.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Alaska Air Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.19. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.04% 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 2.51, 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 decreased by 9.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

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 21.52% next year. This indicates that Alaska Air Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.15

News Sentiment

Alaska Air Group has a news sentiment score of 1.15. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Alaska Air Group this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 36 people have searched for ALK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Alaska Air Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Alaska Air Group insiders have not sold or bought any 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: 4/20/2026
• Today: 5/21/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: TRANS - AIRLINE
• Sub-Industry: 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: $61.85
• High Price Target: $96.00
• Low Price Target: $32.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +55.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.64
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.53
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 75.11
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $100 million
• Net Margins: 0.51%
• Pretax Margin: 0.43%
• Return on Equity: 4.96%
• Return on Assets: 0.97%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.29
• Current Ratio: 0.43
• Quick Ratio: 0.39

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $14.24 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.31
• Cash Flow: $10.31 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.86
• Book Value: $33.48 per share
• Price / Book: 1.19

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 111,430,000
• Free Float: 110,315,000
• Market Cap: $4.44 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.25