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Alaska Air Group (ALK) Beats on Q1 Earnings

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Alaska Air Group (ALK - Free Report) , together with affiliates, serves more than 100 cities through North America. The company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Zacks Rank: Currently, Alaska Air Group has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), but that could definitely change following the company’s earnings report which was just released. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.  

We have highlighted some of the key stats from this just-revealed announcement below:

Earnings: Alaska Air Group reported earnings (on an adjusted basis) of $1.05 per share in the first quarter of 2017 beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.04. Earnings contracted 27.6% on a year-over- year basis.

Alaska Air Group, Inc. Price and EPS Surprise

 

Alaska Air Group, Inc. Price and EPS Surprise | Alaska Air Group, Inc. Quote

Revenue: Revenues came in at $1,749 million, fell short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,782.7 million. The top line grew 29.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Key Stats: The carrier, which acquired Virgin America in December last year, paid a dividend to 30 cents per share in the first quarter, up 9% year-over-year. The carrier exited the quarter with $1.7 billion in unrestricted cash and marketable securities. The carrier reported a 4.9% decline in passenger unit revenues for the first quarter.

Stock Price: Alaska Air Group's results did not find favor with investors. Consequently, shares were down, at the time of writing, in pre-market trading.

Check back later for our full write up on this Alaska Air Group earnings report later!


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