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Alaska Air Group (ALK) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: Here's Why
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Alaska Air Group (ALK - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $48.35, demonstrating a -2.81% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock fell short of the S&P 500, which registered a gain of 0.78% for the day. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.49%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 1.29%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the airline had lost 9.78% lagged the Transportation sector's gain of 4.13% and the S&P 500's loss of 1.33%.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Alaska Air Group in its forthcoming earnings report. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of -$0.81, marking a 5.19% fall compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Simultaneously, our latest consensus estimate expects the revenue to be $3.3 billion, showing a 5.23% escalation compared to the year-ago quarter.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $5.5 per share and a revenue of $15.42 billion, demonstrating changes of +125.41% and +8.32%, respectively, from the preceding year.
Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for Alaska Air Group. These latest adjustments often mirror the shifting dynamics of short-term business patterns. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has shifted 2.94% downward. Alaska Air Group is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.
In terms of valuation, Alaska Air Group is presently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 9.05. This indicates a premium in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 9.
We can additionally observe that ALK currently boasts a PEG ratio of 0.45. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. By the end of yesterday's trading, the Transportation - Airline industry had an average PEG ratio of 0.51.
The Transportation - Airline industry is part of the Transportation sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 31, placing it within the top 13% of over 250 industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank evaluates the power of our distinct industry groups by determining the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks forming the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Make sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.
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Alaska Air Group (ALK) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: Here's Why
Alaska Air Group (ALK - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $48.35, demonstrating a -2.81% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock fell short of the S&P 500, which registered a gain of 0.78% for the day. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.49%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 1.29%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the airline had lost 9.78% lagged the Transportation sector's gain of 4.13% and the S&P 500's loss of 1.33%.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Alaska Air Group in its forthcoming earnings report. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of -$0.81, marking a 5.19% fall compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Simultaneously, our latest consensus estimate expects the revenue to be $3.3 billion, showing a 5.23% escalation compared to the year-ago quarter.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $5.5 per share and a revenue of $15.42 billion, demonstrating changes of +125.41% and +8.32%, respectively, from the preceding year.
Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for Alaska Air Group. These latest adjustments often mirror the shifting dynamics of short-term business patterns. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has shifted 2.94% downward. Alaska Air Group is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.
In terms of valuation, Alaska Air Group is presently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 9.05. This indicates a premium in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 9.
We can additionally observe that ALK currently boasts a PEG ratio of 0.45. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. By the end of yesterday's trading, the Transportation - Airline industry had an average PEG ratio of 0.51.
The Transportation - Airline industry is part of the Transportation sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 31, placing it within the top 13% of over 250 industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank evaluates the power of our distinct industry groups by determining the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks forming the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Make sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.