Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eleven analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has issued a hold recommendation, eight have assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $70.50.

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on shares of Alaska Air Group from $52.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $71.00 price target on shares of Alaska Air Group in a research note on Friday, December 19th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $63.00 price target on Alaska Air Group in a report on Friday, January 30th. Weiss Ratings cut Alaska Air Group from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Alaska Air Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday.

Alaska Air Group Stock Performance

Shares of ALK opened at $43.25 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $51.67 and a 200-day simple moving average of $50.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a current ratio of 0.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.96 billion, a PE ratio of 49.71, a PEG ratio of 0.38 and a beta of 1.16. Alaska Air Group has a 1 year low of $37.63 and a 1 year high of $65.88.

Alaska Air Group (NYSE:ALK) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The transportation company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.32. Alaska Air Group had a net margin of 0.70% and a return on equity of 7.22%. The firm had revenue of $3.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.64 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.97 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Alaska Air Group has set its Q1 2026 guidance at -1.500–0.500 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.500-6.500 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Alaska Air Group will post 6.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Alaska Air Group

In related news, EVP Andrew R. Harrison sold 14,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $54.81, for a total value of $794,745.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 20,195 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,106,887.95. This trade represents a 41.79% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Kyle B. Levine sold 2,945 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.02, for a total transaction of $176,758.90. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 20,977 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,259,039.54. This trade represents a 12.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 56,945 shares of company stock valued at $3,204,569 over the last three months. 0.92% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Alaska Air Group

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ALK. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Alaska Air Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Alaska Air Group in the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. MAI Capital Management lifted its stake in Alaska Air Group by 80.5% in the second quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 628 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 280 shares during the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Alaska Air Group in the third quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, First Command Advisory Services Inc. grew its position in shares of Alaska Air Group by 242.5% during the fourth quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 685 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 485 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.90% of the company’s stock.

Alaska Air Group Company Profile

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.