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Alaska Air Group (ALK) Misses on Q3 Earnings

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Alaska Air Group (ALK - Free Report) is the holding company of Alaska Airlines, which, together with its partner regional airlines, 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 #5 (Strong Sell), 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 (excluding 10 cents from non-recurring items) of $2.24 per share in the third quarter of 2017 short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.25. Earnings however increased 1.8% compared to the third quarter of 2016.

Revenue: Revenues came in at $2,120 million, lagging the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2,166.2 million. The top line however grew 35.4% 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

Key Stats: The carrier, which acquired Virgin America in December last year, announced a 9% increase in quarterly dividend to 30 cents per share. The carrier exited third quarter with $1.7 billion in unrestricted cash and marketable securities. The carrier reported a 4.2% decline in passenger unit revenues for the third quarter.

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

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