Alaska Air Group, Inc. (ALK) Stock Analysis
Industrials · Airlines
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $37.52: Quality below floor (1.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.4/10 and A.R:R 4.2:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 12%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.
Alaska Air Group operates Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, and Horizon Air to 140+ destinations with hubs in Seattle, Honolulu, Portland, and Los Angeles. Revenue is ~90% passenger-derived; domestic routes represent 88% of passenger capacity. Hawaiian integration under a... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $37.52: Quality below floor (1.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.4/10 and A.R:R 4.2:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 12%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 4.4/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 65d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: aggressive.
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Rating Breakdown
4 floor-breakers
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $37.52: Quality below floor (1.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.4/10 and A.R:R 4.2:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 12%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $35.30. Score 4.4/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $51.64 (+37.5% upside). Prior stop was $35.30. Stop-loss: $35.30.
Quality below floor (1.6 < 4.0).
Alaska Air Group, Inc. trades at a P/E of 75.4 (forward 5.9). TrendMatrix value score: 8.2/10. Verdict: Sell.
22 analysts cover ALK with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $57.
What does Alaska Air Group, Inc. do?Alaska Air Group operates Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, and Horizon Air to 140+ destinations with hubs in...
Alaska Air Group operates Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, and Horizon Air to 140+ destinations with hubs in Seattle, Honolulu, Portland, and Los Angeles. Revenue is ~90% passenger-derived; domestic routes represent 88% of passenger capacity. Hawaiian integration under a single FAA operating certificate was completed October 2025.