Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Alaska Air Group Inc shares valued at $341,534 were sold by LEVINE KYLE B on Aug 18 ’25. At $57.75 per share, LEVINE KYLE B sold 5,914 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 20,917 shares worth approximately $0.87 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, LEVINE KYLE B purchased 5,914 shares, netting a total of over 341,533 in proceeds.
Before that, TACKETT SHANE R had sold 5,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $285,315, the EVP AND CFO traded Alaska Air Group Inc shares for $57.06 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 5,000 shares, worth approximately $1.81 million.
As published in a research note from UBS on September 12, 2025, Alaska Air Group Inc [ALK] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $90. Analysts at Raymond James upgraded the stock from ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late August. Earlier on April 25, 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 -2.86% to $41.77. The stock’s lowest price that day was $41.33, but it reached a high of $43.25 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -12.40%. Over the course of the year, Alaska Air Group Inc shares have dropped approximately -8.28%. 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 40.98, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 40.19. In the upper region, resistance lies at 42.90. The next price resistance is at 44.04. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 26.06 on the 14-day chart, showing oversold technical sentiment.
Is Alaska Air Group Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Alaska Air Group Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-15 jumping by 1.81 million shares to 8.45 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 6.64 million shares. A jump of 21.43% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.58 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.58.
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In terms of Alaska Air Group Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 65 in the next 12 months, up nearly 51.16% from the previous closing price of $43.0. Analysts anticipate Alaska Air Group Inc stock to reach 83 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 58. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked Alaska Air Group Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 07, 2025, UBS assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $54.
