On Tuesday, Alaska Air Group Inc (NYSE: ALK) opened higher 1.82% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $45.01. Price fluctuations for ALK have ranged from $32.62 to $78.08 over the past 52 weeks.
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A company in the Industrials sector has jumped its sales by 18.13% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 0.14% at the time writing. With a float of $122.15 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $123.12 million.
In an organization with 33941 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 20.14%, operating margin of 6.43%, and the pretax margin is 4.64%.
Alaska Air Group Inc (ALK) Insider Updates
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Airlines industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Alaska Air Group Inc is 0.49%, while institutional ownership is 91.43%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Feb 20 ’25, was worth 503,448. In this transaction EVP AND CCO of this company sold 6,600 shares at a rate of $76.28, taking the stock ownership to the 34,030 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Feb 20 ’25, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 6,600 for $76.28, making the entire transaction worth $503,448.
Alaska Air Group Inc (ALK) Performance Highlights and Predictions
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 0.14% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 21.16% during the next five years compared to -13.04% drop over the previous five years of trading.
Alaska Air Group Inc (NYSE: ALK) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Alaska Air Group Inc (ALK). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.58. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.48. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 30.74.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 3.05, a number that is poised to hit -0.77 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 6.77 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Alaska Air Group Inc (ALK)
Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 3.76 million. That was better than the volume of 3.4 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 48.94%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 3.51.
During the past 100 days, Alaska Air Group Inc’s (ALK) raw stochastic average was set at 14.89%, which indicates a significant decrease from 42.37% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 118.07% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 61.26% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $60.17, while its 200-day Moving Average is $51.40. However, in the short run, Alaska Air Group Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $46.82. Second resistance stands at $47.80. The third major resistance level sits at $48.65. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $44.99, it is likely to go to the next support level at $44.14. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $43.16.
Alaska Air Group Inc (NYSE: ALK) Key Stats
There are currently 122,752K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 5.63 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 11,735 M according to its annual income of 395,000 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 3,534 M and its income totaled 71,000 K.
