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Allegiant Travel Company (ALGT)
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Upturn Advisory Summary
12/05/2025: ALGT (2-star) has a low Upturn Star Rating. Not recommended to BUY.
Upturn Star Rating
Below Average Performance
These Stocks/ETFs, based on Upturn Advisory, often underperform the market, warranting careful consideration before investing.
Number of Analysts
13 Analysts rated it
Moderately tracked stock, growing coverage, gaining market and investor attention.
1 Year Target Price $71
1 Year Target Price $71
| 2 | Strong Buy |
| 0 | Buy |
| 10 | Hold |
| 1 | Sell |
| 0 | Strong Sell |
Analysis of Past Performance
Type Stock | Historic Profit 53.19% | Avg. Invested days 38 | Today’s Advisory Consider higher Upturn Star rating |
Upturn Star Rating | Upturn Advisory Performance  3.0 | Stock Returns Performance  3.0 |
| Profits based on simulation | Last Close 12/05/2025 |
Key Highlights
Company Size Small-Cap Stock | Market Capitalization 1.52B USD | Price to earnings Ratio - | 1Y Target Price 71 |
Price to earnings Ratio - | 1Y Target Price 71 | ||
Volume (30-day avg) 13 | Beta 1.66 | 52 Weeks Range 39.80 - 107.57 | Updated Date 12/5/2025 |
52 Weeks Range 39.80 - 107.57 | Updated Date 12/5/2025 | ||
Dividends yield (FY) - | Basic EPS (TTM) -16.37 |
Analyzing Revenue: Products, Geography and Growth
Revenue by Products
Product revenue - Year on Year
Earnings Date
Report Date - | When - | Estimate - | Actual - |
Profitability
Profit Margin -11.36% | Operating Margin (TTM) -4.22% |
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (TTM) 1.63% | Return on Equity (TTM) -25.3% |
Valuation
Trailing PE - | Forward PE 10.55 | Enterprise Value 2623984318 | Price to Sales(TTM) 0.59 |
Enterprise Value 2623984318 | Price to Sales(TTM) 0.59 | ||
Enterprise Value to Revenue 1.02 | Enterprise Value to EBITDA 910.16 | Shares Outstanding 18313574 | Shares Floating 13482194 |
Shares Outstanding 18313574 | Shares Floating 13482194 | ||
Percent Insiders 21.7 | Percent Institutions 100.96 |
Upturn AI SWOT
Allegiant Travel Company
Company Overview
History and Background
Allegiant Travel Company, founded in 1997 as WestJet Express, rebranded to Allegiant Air in 1998. It focuses on providing low-cost air travel to leisure travelers, connecting small cities to popular vacation destinations. A major shift included focusing on unserved routes and ancillary revenue streams.
Core Business Areas
- Airline Operations: Provides scheduled and charter air transportation. This constitutes the bulk of Allegiant's revenue.
- Vacation Packages: Offers packages including hotel stays, rental cars, and attraction tickets, integrated with flight bookings.
- Ancillary Products and Services: Generates revenue through baggage fees, seat selection, onboard food and beverage sales, and other optional services.
Leadership and Structure
Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr. serves as Chairman and CEO. The company operates with a functional organizational structure with departments focusing on flight operations, finance, marketing, and technology.
Top Products and Market Share
Key Offerings
- Air Transportation: Scheduled and charter flights connecting smaller cities to leisure destinations. The company focuses on point-to-point routes with limited competition. Competitors: Frontier, Spirit, and Southwest on overlapping routes. Allegiant targets vacationers from smaller unserved markets.
- Vacation Packages (Allegiant Extra): Bundled travel products, including flights, hotels, and rental cars. This offering is designed to capture a larger share of the customer's travel spending. Competitors: Expedia, Booking Holdings, and other online travel agencies (OTAs).
- Ancillary Revenue: Revenue from bag fees, seat assignments, and other services. Allegiant excels at generating revenue from these sources, which are crucial for profitability. Competitors: Airlines in the same space, with comparable ancillary revenue streams.
Market Dynamics
Industry Overview
The airline industry is highly competitive and cyclical, with significant fluctuations in demand and fuel costs. Consolidation has led to fewer major players, but low-cost carriers (LCCs) continue to expand their presence.
Positioning
Allegiant positions itself as an ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) focusing on underserved markets. Its strategy involves operating older, fuel-efficient aircraft, maximizing ancillary revenue, and offering point-to-point service. This gives them a cost advantage.
Total Addressable Market (TAM)
The global airline market is valued at hundreds of billions of dollars, targeting approximately $800 billion. Allegiant focuses on the leisure travel segment, within this broader market, targeting unserved point-to-point routes. Its market is underserved leisure travelers.
Upturn SWOT Analysis
Strengths
- Strong ancillary revenue generation
- Focus on underserved markets
- Low-cost operating model
- Brand recognition with leisure travelers
- High aircraft utilization
Weaknesses
- Reliance on leisure travel, which is sensitive to economic downturns
- Older aircraft fleet requiring higher maintenance costs
- Limited network scope compared to major airlines
- Customer service issues, potentially due to cost-cutting measures
- High debt levels.
Opportunities
- Expansion into new underserved markets
- Increased demand for leisure travel
- Growth in ancillary revenue streams
- Strategic partnerships with hotels and other travel providers
- Opportunity to capture market share from traditional carriers
Threats
- Fluctuations in fuel prices
- Economic recessions impacting leisure travel demand
- Increased competition from other low-cost carriers
- Regulatory changes and compliance costs
- Labor disputes and increasing wage pressures
Competitors and Market Share
Key Competitors
- SAVE
- ULCC
- LUV
- JBLU
Competitive Landscape
Allegiant's advantage lies in its focus on underserved markets and efficient operations. However, larger competitors like Southwest and JetBlue have broader networks and brand recognition.
Major Acquisitions
Sunseeker Resorts
- Year: 2022
- Acquisition Price (USD millions): 0
- Strategic Rationale: Allegiant Air invested heavily in the Sunseeker Resort in Port Charlotte, Florida. They do not have controlling interest, but they are committed to building the resort as an attraction for its passengers.
Growth Trajectory and Initiatives
Historical Growth: Allegiant has grown steadily by focusing on underserved markets and ancillary revenue. Fluctuations have occurred due to economic conditions and fuel price volatility.
Future Projections: Future projections rely on analyst estimates which are not readily available.
Recent Initiatives: Expansion of routes, investment in new aircraft, and improvements to its vacation package offerings.
Summary
Allegiant is a niche airline successfully targeting leisure travelers in underserved markets through its low-cost model and strong ancillary revenue. Its reliance on leisure travel and older aircraft present potential risks. Focusing on improving operations and increasing market share within its niche should be their main focus. Managing costs and expanding ancillary services are key to sustained success.
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Sources and Disclaimers
Data Sources:
- Company filings
- Airline industry reports
- Market research reports
- Analyst estimates
Disclaimers:
This analysis is based on available information and is not financial advice. Market conditions and company performance can change rapidly.
AI Summarization is directionally correct and might not be accurate.
Summarized information shown could be a few years old and not current.
Fundamental Rating based on AI could be based on old data.
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About Allegiant Travel Company
Exchange NASDAQ | Headquaters Las Vegas, NV, United States | ||
IPO Launch date 2006-12-08 | CEO & Director Mr. Gregory Clark Anderson CPA | ||
Sector Industrials | Industry Airlines | Full time employees 5871 | Website https://www.allegiantair.com |
Full time employees 5871 | Website https://www.allegiantair.com | ||
Allegiant Travel Company, a leisure travel company, provides travel and leisure services and products to residents of under-served cities in the United States. It operates through two segments, Airline and Sunseeker Resort. The company offers scheduled air transportation on limited-frequency, nonstop flights between under-served cities and leisure destinations. As of February 1, 2025, it operated a fleet of 119 Airbus A320 series aircraft and four Boeing 737 series aircraft. The company also provides air-related services and products in conjunction with air transportation, including larger seats, baggage fees, advance seat assignments, travel protection products, change fees, priority boarding, a customer convenience fee, food and beverage purchases on board, and other air-related services, as well as use of its call center for purchases. In addition, it offers third party travel products, such as hotel rooms and ground transportation, such as rental cars and hotel shuttle products; travel insurance from a third party insurer; and air transportation services through fixed fee agreements and charter service on a year-round and ad-hoc basis. Further, the company owns and operates a golf course. Allegiant Travel Company was founded in 1997 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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