SkyWest (SKYW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ: SKYW) is an airline holding company that operates regional passenger air service in the United States. Its primary subsidiary, SkyWest Airlines, connects smaller and midsized communities with larger airline hubs and provides scheduled flights under capacity-purchase agreements with major airline partners.

SkyWest Airlines operates flights under the United Express, Delta Connection and Alaska Airlines brands, serving destinations throughout the United States and select locations in Canada, Mexico and the Bahamas. The company’s regional network supports connecting traffic for its airline partners, with service focused on short- and medium-haul routes.

SkyWest also operates SkyWest Charter, which provides charter air transportation. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in St. George, Utah. Russell “Chip” Childs serves as SkyWest’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $80.47 to $81.09
• 50-Day Range: $77.70 to $102.29
• 52-Week Range: $77.68 to $117.72
• Volume: 3,096 shs
• Average Volume: 363,157 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.07 billion
• P/E Ratio: 7.80
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $111.40
• Consensus Rating: Hold

SkyWest Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

SkyWest scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 257th out of 660 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

SkyWest has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.17, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

SkyWest has a consensus price target of $111.40, representing about 39.4% upside from its current price of $79.91.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

SkyWest has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.17%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for SkyWest are expected to grow by 9.17% in the coming year, from $10.25 to $11.19 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of SkyWest is 8.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of SkyWest is 8.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 31.71.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

SkyWest has a PEG Ratio of 3.90. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

SkyWest has a P/B Ratio of 1.08. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.27% of the float of SkyWest has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

SkyWest has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.31.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SkyWest has recently increased by 3.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

SkyWest does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

SkyWest does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, SkyWest will have a dividend payout ratio of 5.00% next year. This indicates that SkyWest will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.18

News Sentiment

SkyWest has a news sentiment score of 0.18. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for SkyWest this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added SkyWest to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, SkyWest insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.50% of the stock of SkyWest is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

81.30% of the stock of SkyWest is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/29/2026
• Today: 11/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Passenger Airlines
• Sub-Industry: Passenger Airlines
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SKYW
• CIK: 793733
• Web: inc.skywest.com
• Phone: (801) 634-3000
• Fax: 435-634-3105
• Employees: 15,775
• Year Founded: 1972

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for SkyWest: $111.40
• High Price Target: $116.00
• Low Price Target: $105.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +38.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.17
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $10.33
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.84
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.19
• P/E Growth: 3.9
• Net Income: $428.33 million
• Net Margins: 9.70%
• Pretax Margin: 12.46%
• Return on Equity: 14.52%
• Return on Assets: 5.41%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.61
• Current Ratio: 0.58
• Quick Ratio: 0.46

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.26 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.72
• Cash Flow: $19.29 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.17
• Book Value: $73.88 per share
• Price / Book: 1.09

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 38,034,000
• Free Float: 37,463,000
• Market Cap: $3.06 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.61