Alaska Air Group, Inc. $ALK Stock Holdings Increased by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) by 0.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,273,084 shares of the transportation company’s stock after buying an additional 56,225 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned about 0.05% of Alaska Air Group worth $312,280,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. South Dakota Investment Council raised its position in shares of Alaska Air Group by 24.4% during the 3rd quarter. South Dakota Investment Council now owns 335,502 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $16,701,000 after acquiring an additional 65,765 shares in the last quarter. 111 Capital acquired a new stake in shares of Alaska Air Group during the third quarter worth $211,000. Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Alaska Air Group by 7.2% in the 3rd quarter. Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. now owns 16,032 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $798,000 after buying an additional 1,075 shares during the last quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB grew its position in shares of Alaska Air Group by 33.3% during the 3rd quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 38,400 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,912,000 after buying an additional 9,600 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cozad Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Alaska Air Group by 8.1% during the third quarter. Cozad Asset Management Inc. now owns 39,760 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,979,000 after acquiring an additional 2,965 shares during the period. 81.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Alaska Air Group news, CFO Shane R. Tackett sold 24,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.15, for a total value of $1,371,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 43,377 shares in the company, valued at $2,478,995.55. This represents a 35.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Kyle B. Levine sold 2,945 shares of Alaska Air Group stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.02, for a total value of $176,758.90. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 20,977 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,259,039.54. This trade represents a 12.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 56,945 shares of company stock valued at $3,204,569 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Alaska Air Group Trading Down 9.4%

Shares of ALK stock opened at $43.81 on Friday. Alaska Air Group, Inc. has a 1 year low of $37.63 and a 1 year high of $66.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.02 billion, a PE ratio of 50.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.43 and a beta of 1.17. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $51.99 and a two-hundred day moving average of $50.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a current ratio of 0.50.

Alaska Air Group (NYSE:ALK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 22nd. The transportation company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.11 by $0.32. The business had revenue of $3.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.64 billion. Alaska Air Group had a net margin of 0.70% and a return on equity of 7.22%. The company’s revenue was up 2.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.97 earnings per share. Alaska Air Group has set its Q1 2026 guidance at -1.500–0.500 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.500-6.500 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Alaska Air Group, Inc. will post 6.03 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $69.00 target price (up from $61.00) on shares of Alaska Air Group in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on Alaska Air Group from $52.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. UBS Group set a $77.00 price objective on Alaska Air Group and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Zacks Research upgraded Alaska Air Group from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $71.00 price target on shares of Alaska Air Group in a report on Friday, December 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $71.40.

About Alaska Air Group

Alaska Air Group is a publicly traded holding company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, that operates two main airlines—Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. Through these carriers, the company offers scheduled passenger and cargo services across a network spanning the United States, Canada and Mexico. Its core business activities include domestic and international air transportation, loyalty program management under the Mileage Plan brand, and ancillary revenue streams such as baggage fees, in-flight sales and code-share partnerships with other global airlines.

The roots of Alaska Air Group trace back to the foundation of its flagship carrier, Alaska Airlines, in 1932.