Allegiant Travel (NASDAQ:ALGT) Sets New 12-Month High Following Analyst Upgrade

Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ:ALGTGet Free Report)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high on Monday after Morgan Stanley raised their price target on the stock from $100.00 to $115.00. Morgan Stanley currently has an equal weight rating on the stock. Allegiant Travel traded as high as $123.63 and last traded at $121.2550, with a volume of 615052 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $118.67.

ALGT has been the topic of a number of other research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on Allegiant Travel from $125.00 to $142.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Allegiant Travel from $100.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Allegiant Travel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. initiated coverage on shares of Allegiant Travel in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $156.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Citigroup upgraded shares of Allegiant Travel from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $98.00 to $156.00 in a research report on Friday, June 26th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $119.42.

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Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Allegiant Travel by 339.6% in the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 488 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 377 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC lifted its holdings in Allegiant Travel by 27.3% during the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 546 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares in the last quarter. iSAM Funds UK Ltd bought a new position in shares of Allegiant Travel in the third quarter worth approximately $69,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Allegiant Travel by 43.7% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,227 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $67,000 after purchasing an additional 373 shares during the period. Finally, MidFirst Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Allegiant Travel in the fourth quarter worth $114,000. 85.81% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Allegiant Travel Trading Up 2.6%

The stock has a market capitalization of $2.24 billion, a PE ratio of -59.75, a PEG ratio of 0.52 and a beta of 1.51. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $89.38 and its 200-day moving average price is $89.82. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.52.

Allegiant Travel (NASDAQ:ALGTGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The transportation company reported $3.77 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.40 by $0.37. Allegiant Travel had a positive return on equity of 10.07% and a negative net margin of 1.30%.The company had revenue of $732.43 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $711.01 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.11 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Allegiant Travel has set its Q2 2026 guidance at -1.000–0.000 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Allegiant Travel Company will post 4.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Allegiant Travel Company Profile

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Allegiant Travel Company is a holding company that operates Allegiant Air, a low‐cost leisure airline offering scheduled and charter air service. The company focuses on connecting underserved secondary markets with popular vacation destinations across the United States. By targeting price‐sensitive leisure travelers, Allegiant Air operates a point‐to‐point network that avoids the traditional hub‐and‐spoke model, providing non‐stop flights from smaller cities to resort and entertainment hubs.

In addition to its core flight operations, Allegiant Travel Company offers packaged travel services that include hotel accommodations, rental cars and attraction tickets through its online portal.

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