SkyWest (SKYW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ: SKYW) is a regional airline holding company that provides air transportation services through its primary subsidiary, SkyWest Airlines. The company operates flights under capacity purchase agreements with major carriers such as United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and Alaska Airlines. By specializing in regional connectivity, SkyWest links smaller communities to larger hubs using a fleet of regional jets and turboprop aircraft.

Headquartered in St. George, Utah, SkyWest oversees all aspects of its airline operations, including flight scheduling, crew training and aircraft maintenance. Its modern fleet features aircraft models such as the Embraer E175 and Bombardier CRJ Series, allowing the company to serve a diverse range of route profiles. Through these partnerships, SkyWest’s network extends across the United States, Canada and Mexico, providing feeder and point-to-point service that complements the route structures of its major airline partners.

Established in 1972 as a small intrastate carrier in Utah, SkyWest began scheduled service between St. George and Salt Lake City before expanding its route map through organic growth and strategic contracts. The company went public in 1978 and reorganized as a holding company in 2005 to streamline its operations and support future growth initiatives. Over the decades, SkyWest has built a reputation for operational reliability, cost efficiency and customer service in the regional aviation sector.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $85.77 to $87.92
• 50-Day Range: $80.50 to $108.71
• 52-Week Range: $80.00 to $123.94
• Volume: 130,278 shs
• Average Volume: 343,968 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.44 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.30
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $117.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

SkyWest Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

SkyWest scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 15th out of 129 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

SkyWest has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

SkyWest has a consensus price target of $117.00, representing about 35.2% upside from its current price of $86.53.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

SkyWest has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.20%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for SkyWest are expected to grow by 10.20% in the coming year, from $10.69 to $11.78 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of SkyWest is 8.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.36.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of SkyWest is 8.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 22.96.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

SkyWest has a PEG Ratio of 1.17. 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 1.26. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.01% 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 3.32, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SkyWest has recently decreased by 15.81%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

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 4.75% next year. This indicates that SkyWest will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.15

News Sentiment

SkyWest has a news sentiment score of 0.15. 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 0.56 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for SkyWest this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 6 people have searched for SKYW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -14% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, SkyWest insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,990,432.00 in 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.

SKYW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SKYW shares performed this year?

SkyWest's stock was trading at $100.41 at the start of the year. Since then, SKYW shares have decreased by 13.8% and is now trading at $86.53.

How were SkyWest's earnings last quarter?

SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ:SKYW) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 23rd. The transportation company reported $2.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.15 by $0.35. SkyWest's quarterly revenue was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Is SkyWest doing a stock buyback?

SkyWest's board authorized a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, May 7th 2025, which authorizes the company to buy back $250,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 6.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Who are SkyWest's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of SkyWest include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.73%), U S Global Investors Inc. (0.65%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.54%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.49%). Insiders that own company stock include Russell A Childs, Robert J Simmons, Wade J Steel, Greg Wooley, Eric Woodward, James L Welch and Meredith Siegfried Madden.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of SkyWest?

Shares of SKYW stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of SkyWest own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that SkyWest investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Adobe (ADBE), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Arista Networks (ANET) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/23/2026
• Today: 5/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/23/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

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

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for SkyWest: $117.00
• High Price Target: $140.00
• Low Price Target: $95.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +35.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $10.43
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.29
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.09
• P/E Growth: 1.17
• Net Income: $428.33 million
• Net Margins: 10.42%
• Pretax Margin: 13.40%
• Return on Equity: 15.55%
• Return on Assets: 5.73%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.66
• Current Ratio: 0.62
• Quick Ratio: 0.51

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.06 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.85
• Cash Flow: $21.00 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.12
• Book Value: $68.89 per share
• Price / Book: 1.26

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 39,660,000
• Free Float: 39,065,000
• Market Cap: $3.43 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.48