Alaska Air Group Stock Today

ALK Stock  USD 71.40  0.92  1.27%   

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Alaska Air is selling for 71.40 as of the 25th of February 2025. This is a 1.27 percent decrease since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's last reported lowest price was 69.7. Alaska Air has about a 27 % chance of experiencing some form of financial distress in the next two years of operation and had a somewhat solid performance during the last 90 days. Note, on January 4, 2024, Representative Earl Blumenauer of US Congress acquired under $15k worth of Alaska Air Group's common stock.
Business Domain
Transportation
IPO Date
2nd of January 2001
Category
Industrials
Alaska Air Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides passenger and cargo air transportation services. Alaska Air Group, Inc. was founded in 1932 and is based in Seattle, Washington. Alaska Air operates under Airlines classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. The company has 123.08 M outstanding shares of which 5.97 M shares are presently shorted by investors with about 2.1 days to cover. More on Alaska Air Group

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Alaska Stock Highlights

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CEOBenito Minicucci
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Business ConcentrationPassenger Airlines, Transportation, Industrials, NYSE Composite, SP Small-Cap 600, ARCA Airline, Australia All Ordinaries, Dow Jones Composite, Dow Jones Transportation, Nasdaq Benchmark Consumer, Air, Impulse, Airlines, Industrials, Passenger Airlines, Airlines, Industrials (View all Sectors)
Average Analyst Recommendation
Debt Levels
Alaska Air can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand Alaska Air's financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of Alaska Air's total assets is financed by creditors.
Liquidity
Alaska Air Group has 6.39 B in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 1.03, which is OK given its current industry classification. Alaska Air Group has a current ratio of 0.79, suggesting that it has not enough short term capital to pay financial commitments when the payables are due. Note however, debt could still be an excellent tool for Alaska to invest in growth at high rates of return.

Begin Period Cash Flow

198.43 Million
Alaska Air Group (ALK) is traded on New York Stock Exchange in USA. It is located in 19300 International Boulevard, Seattle, WA, United States, 98188 and employs 30,207 people. Alaska Air is listed under Passenger Airlines category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Mid-Cap' category with a total capitalization of 8.79 B. Alaska Air Group runs under Passenger Airlines sector within Industrials industry. The entity has 123.08 M outstanding shares of which 5.97 M shares are presently shorted by investors with about 2.1 days to cover. Alaska Air Group has about 338 M in cash with 1.46 B of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 24.83.
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Ownership Allocation
Alaska Air holds a total of 123.08 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Alaska Air Group outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. These outside corporations are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to acquire positions in Alaska Air Group to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Alaska Air. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Alaska Air Group as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that on January 4, 2024, Representative Earl Blumenauer of US Congress acquired under $15k worth of Alaska Air Group's common stock.
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Alaska Stock Institutional Holders

InstituionRecorded OnShares
Capital Research Global Investors2024-12-31
2.1 M
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2024-12-31
M
Geode Capital Management, Llc2024-12-31
M
Massachusetts Financial Services Company2024-12-31
1.6 M
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2024-12-31
1.4 M
Aqr Capital Management Llc2024-12-31
1.3 M
Millennium Management Llc2024-12-31
1.3 M
Jpmorgan Chase & Co2024-09-30
1.3 M
Hennessy Advisors, Inc.2024-12-31
1.3 M
Blackrock Inc2024-12-31
15.6 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-12-31
13.7 M
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Alaska Air Historical Income Statement

At this time, Alaska Air's EBIT is quite stable compared to the past year. EBITDA is expected to rise to about 1.3 B this year, although the value of Total Other Income Expense Net is projected to rise to (23.8 M). View More Fundamentals

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Alaska Air Corporate Directors

Jessie KnightIndependent DirectorProfile
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The danger of trading Alaska Air Group is mainly related to its market volatility and Company specific events. As an investor, you must understand the concept of risk-adjusted return before you start trading. The most common way to measure the risk of Alaska Air is by using the Sharpe ratio. The ratio expresses how much excess return you acquire for the extra volatility you endure for holding a more risker asset than Alaska Air. The Sharpe ratio is calculated by using standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of risk. To understand how volatile Alaska Air Group is, you must compare it to a benchmark. Traditionally, the risk-free rate of return is the rate of return on the shortest-dated U.S. Treasury, such as a 3-year bond.
When determining whether Alaska Air Group is a good investment, qualitative aspects like company management, corporate governance, and ethical practices play a significant role. A comparison with peer companies also provides context and helps to understand if Alaska Stock is undervalued or overvalued. This multi-faceted approach, blending both quantitative and qualitative analysis, forms a solid foundation for making an informed investment decision about Alaska Air Group Stock. Highlighted below are key reports to facilitate an investment decision about Alaska Air Group Stock:
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Is Passenger Airlines space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Alaska Air. If investors know Alaska will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Alaska Air listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.704
Earnings Share
3.08
Revenue Per Share
93.035
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.384
Return On Assets
0.0323
The market value of Alaska Air Group is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Alaska that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Alaska Air's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Alaska Air's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Alaska Air's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Alaska Air's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Alaska Air's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Alaska Air is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Alaska Air's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.