In recent trading session, Alaska Air Group Inc (NYSE:ALK) saw 0.94 million shares changing hands at last check today with its beta currently measuring 1.42. Company’s recent per share price level of $48.94 trading at -$0.07 or -0.13% at last check today assigns it a market valuation of $5.94B. That most recent trading price of ALK’s stock is at a discount of -59.54% from its 52-week high price of $78.08 and is indicating a premium of 33.35% from its 52-week low price of $32.62. Taking a look at company’s average trading volume for last 10-days demonstrates a volume of 2.66 million shares which gives us an average trading volume of 3.31 million if we extend that period to 3-months.
For Alaska Air Group Inc (ALK), analysts’ consensus is at an average recommendation of Buy while assigning it a mean rating of 1.41. Splitting up the data highlights that, out of 10 analysts covering the stock, 0 rated the stock as a Sell while 0 recommended an Overweight rating for the stock. 1 suggested the stock as a Hold whereas 9 see the stock as a Buy. 0 analyst(s) advised it as an Underweight.
Alaska Air Group Inc (NYSE:ALK) trade information
Upright in the red during last session for losing -0.13%, in the last five days ALK remained trading in the green while hitting it’s week-highest on Tuesday, 06/24/25 when the stock touched $48.94 price level, adding 2.59% to its value on the day. Alaska Air Group Inc’s shares saw a change of 19.90% in year-to-date performance and have moved 4.18% in past 5-day. Alaska Air Group Inc (NYSE:ALK) showed a performance of -5.18% in past 30-days. Number of shares sold short was 8.02 million shares which calculate 2.85 days to cover the short interests.
Wall Street analysts have assigned a consensus price target of 75 to the stock, which implies a rise of 34.75% to its recent value today. Analysts have been projecting 75 as a low price target for the stock while placing it at a high target of 75. It follows that stock’s current price would drop -53.25% in reaching the projected high whereas dropping to the targeted low would mean a loss of -53.25% for stock’s current value.
Weighing up company’s earnings over the past 5-year and in the next 5-year periods, we find the company posting an annual earnings growth rate of -13.04% during past 5 years. In 2025, company’s earnings growth rate is likely to be around -25.89% while estimates for its earnings growth in next 5 years are of 19.48%.
Alaska Air Group Inc (NYSE:ALK)’s Major holders
Insiders are in possession of 0.57% of company’s total shares while institution are holding 93.46 percent of that, with stock having share float percentage of 94.00%. Investors also watch the number of corporate investors in a company very closely, which is 93.46% institutions for Alaska Air Group Inc that are currently holding shares of the company. BLACKROCK INC. is the top institutional holder at ALK for having 16.24 million shares of worth $655.94 million. And as of 2024-06-30, it was holding 12.8514 of the company’s outstanding shares.
The second largest institutional holder is VANGUARD GROUP INC, which was holding about 13.69 million shares on 2024-06-30. The number of shares represents firm’s hold over 10.8395 of outstanding shares, having a total worth of $553.25 million.
On the other hand, iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF and VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund are the top two Mutual Funds which own company’s shares. As of Apr 30, 2025 , the former fund manager was holding 3.98 shares of worth $195.46 million or 3.25% of the total outstanding shares. The later fund manager was in possession of 3.87 shares on Mar 31, 2025 , making its stake of worth around $189.89 million in the company or a holder of 3.16% of company’s stock.
