Alaska Air Group (NYSE:ALK) Updates Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

Alaska Air Group (NYSE:ALK) updated its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Friday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.400- for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.940. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Alaska Air Group also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 2.400- EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Evercore ISI lowered their price objective on shares of Alaska Air Group from $70.00 to $65.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, September 16th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Alaska Air Group in a research note on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Alaska Air Group from $73.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 12th. Susquehanna set a $58.00 price objective on shares of Alaska Air Group and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $90.00 price objective on shares of Alaska Air Group in a research note on Tuesday. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Alaska Air Group has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $71.62.

Alaska Air Group Stock Performance

Shares of ALK opened at $43.77 on Friday. Alaska Air Group has a one year low of $39.79 and a one year high of $78.08. The company has a 50-day moving average of $54.88 and a two-hundred day moving average of $51.80. The stock has a market cap of $5.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.30, a PEG ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 0.52 and a quick ratio of 0.49.

Alaska Air Group (NYSE:ALK) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The transportation company reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.11 by ($0.06). Alaska Air Group had a return on equity of 8.87% and a net margin of 1.06%.The firm had revenue of $3.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.75 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.25 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 22.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts expect that Alaska Air Group will post 6.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Andrew R. Harrison sold 7,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.22, for a total transaction of $404,472.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 18,930 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,007,454.60. This trade represents a 28.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Shane R. Tackett sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.06, for a total transaction of $285,300.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 43,335 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,472,695.10. This represents a 10.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 18,514 shares of company stock worth $1,031,306 over the last ninety days. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Alaska Air Group

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Alaska Air Group by 10.1% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,456,129 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $71,809,000 after acquiring an additional 134,141 shares during the last quarter. Par Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in Alaska Air Group by 4.1% in the second quarter. Par Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,119,302 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $55,383,000 after acquiring an additional 43,726 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in Alaska Air Group by 24.0% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 468,157 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $23,164,000 after acquiring an additional 90,571 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in Alaska Air Group by 2.7% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 357,520 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $17,690,000 after acquiring an additional 9,307 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its stake in Alaska Air Group by 81.7% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 340,258 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $16,747,000 after acquiring an additional 152,953 shares during the last quarter. 81.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Alaska Air Group

Alaska Air Group, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates airlines. It operates through three segments: Mainline, Regional, and Horizon. The company offers scheduled air transportation services on Boeing jet aircraft for passengers and cargo in the United States, and in parts of Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala, and the Bahamas; and for passengers across a shorter distance network within the United States, Canada, and Mexico.