Principal Securities Inc. bought a new stake in Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK – Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 1,006 shares of the transportation company’s stock, valued at approximately $39,000.
Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Alaska Air Group by 1,676.8% in the fourth quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 149,089 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $58,250,000 after buying an additional 140,698 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in shares of Alaska Air Group by 16.3% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,554,257 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $94,712,000 after purchasing an additional 358,749 shares in the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System purchased a new position in shares of Alaska Air Group in the fourth quarter valued at $2,813,000. Deutsche Bank AG grew its position in shares of Alaska Air Group by 63.4% in the third quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 366,619 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $13,594,000 after purchasing an additional 142,310 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp grew its position in shares of Alaska Air Group by 4.2% in the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,024,259 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $37,980,000 after purchasing an additional 41,068 shares in the last quarter. 81.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on Alaska Air Group from $55.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 4th. TD Cowen lifted their price target on Alaska Air Group from $49.00 to $58.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 19th. UBS Group assumed coverage on Alaska Air Group in a research report on Wednesday, March 20th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $54.00 price target for the company. Wolfe Research upgraded Alaska Air Group from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $55.00 target price for the company in a research report on Friday, May 17th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded Alaska Air Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $44.00 to $51.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 20th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $56.60.
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Alaska Air Group Price Performance
ALK opened at $42.70 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $42.57 and a 200-day moving average price of $39.10. Alaska Air Group, Inc. has a 12-month low of $30.75 and a 12-month high of $57.18. The company has a current ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.83, a PEG ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.60.
Alaska Air Group (NYSE:ALK – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 18th. The transportation company reported ($0.92) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($1.09) by $0.17. Alaska Air Group had a return on equity of 13.54% and a net margin of 2.34%. The firm had revenue of $2.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.18 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned ($0.62) EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts predict that Alaska Air Group, Inc. will post 4.68 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Activity
In other news, EVP Andrew R. Harrison sold 6,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.36, for a total value of $249,340.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 26,048 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $999,201.28. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.68% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Alaska Air Group Profile
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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.
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