Alaska Air Group, Inc. ALK shares are trading higher on Thursday.Goldman Sachs analyst Catherine O’Brien indicates that there could be potential upside to the company’s 2027 EPS target, taking into account factors such as the recently announced $1 billion share repurchase authorization, improvements in the industry environment, the full recovery of Hawaiian’s revenue, the economic benefits from a new joint co-brand credit card deal, and potential solutions to mitigate the current volatility in West Coast je ...