Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Alaska Air Group Inc shares valued at $285,315 were sold by TACKETT SHANE R on Aug 13 ’25. At $57.06 per share, TACKETT SHANE R sold 5,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 43,335 shares worth approximately $2.46 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, TACKETT SHANE R purchased 5,000 shares, netting a total of over 285,315 in proceeds.
Before that, HARRISON ANDREW R had sold 7,600 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $404,501, the EVP AND CCO traded Alaska Air Group Inc shares for $53.22 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 7,600 shares, worth approximately $1.08 million.
Analysts at TD Cowen resumed the stock at ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late April. As of April 07, 2025, UBS has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for ALK. Earlier on January 24, 2025, TD Cowen resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for ALK stock.
Analyzing ALK Stock Performance
On last trading session, Alaska Air Group Inc [NYSE: ALK] plunged -1.52% to $56.87. The stock’s lowest price that day was $56.42, but it reached a high of $57.205 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 6.80%. Over the course of the year, Alaska Air Group Inc shares have jumped approximately 64.41%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $78.08 on 02/19/25 and a 52-week low of $39.79 on 04/24/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Alaska Air Group Inc (ALK)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 56.45, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 56.04. In the upper region, resistance lies at 57.25. The next price resistance is at 57.64. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 61.23 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Alaska Air Group Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Alaska Air Group Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-31 dropping by -1.48 million shares to 6.1 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 7.58 million shares. A decline of -24.22% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.12 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.12.
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In terms of Alaska Air Group Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 60 in the next 12 months, up nearly 3.9% from the previous closing price of $57.75. Analysts anticipate Alaska Air Group Inc stock to reach 60 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 60. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked Alaska Air Group Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 07, 2025, Susquehanna assigned a price target of “a Positive” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $95.
