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SkyWest (SKYW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$122.59 -1.13 (-0.91%)
Closing price 08/27/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$123.75 +1.16 (+0.95%)
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About SkyWest Stock (NASDAQ:SKYW)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$121.14
$123.90
50-Day Range
$95.22
$123.72
52-Week Range
$72.70
$135.57
Volume
330,815 shs
Average Volume
316,134 shs
Market Capitalization
$4.95 billion
P/E Ratio
12.47
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$126.75
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

SkyWest Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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70th Percentile Overall Score

SKYW MarketRank™: 

SkyWest scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 48th out of 125 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    SkyWest has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

  • Read more about SkyWest's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for SkyWest are expected to grow by 8.32% in the coming year, from $9.01 to $9.76 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of SkyWest is 12.47, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.63.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of SkyWest is 12.47, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 14.67.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    SkyWest has a PEG Ratio of 1.22. 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 1.92. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about SkyWest's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.81% 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 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in SkyWest has recently increased by 3.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    SkyWest does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.81% 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 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in SkyWest has recently increased by 3.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    SkyWest has a news sentiment score of 0.49. 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 0.99 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 23 news articles for SkyWest this week, compared to 15 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    12 people have searched for SKYW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    4 people have added SkyWest to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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 $13,719,448.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.00% 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.

  • Read more about SkyWest's insider trading history.
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SKYW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

SkyWest's stock was trading at $100.13 at the start of the year. Since then, SKYW stock has increased by 22.4% and is now trading at $122.59.

SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ:SKYW) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 24th. The transportation company reported $2.91 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.34 by $0.57. The firm's revenue was up 19.4% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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SkyWest's board approved a stock buyback program on Wednesday, May 7th 2025, which allows the company to repurchase $250,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 6.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

SkyWest's top institutional shareholders include American Century Companies Inc. (3.88%), State Street Corp (3.78%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.50%) and SW Investment Management LLC (2.22%). Insiders that own company stock include Russell A Childs, Robert J Simmons, Wade J Steel, Greg Wooley, Eric Woodward and James L Welch.
View institutional ownership trends
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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.

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
7/24/2025
Today
8/27/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/30/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
TRANS - AIRLINE
Sub-Industry
Airlines
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:SKYW
CIK
793733
Employees
14,610
Year Founded
1972

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$140.00
Low Price Target
$117.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+3.4%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$9.83
Trailing P/E Ratio
12.47
Forward P/E Ratio
13.61
P/E Growth
1.22
Net Income
$322.96 million
Net Margins
10.62%
Pretax Margin
13.89%
Return on Equity
16.69%
Return on Assets
5.75%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.78
Current Ratio
0.73
Quick Ratio
0.63

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.53 billion
Price / Sales
1.40
Cash Flow
$17.36 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.06
Book Value
$63.96 per share
Price / Book
1.92

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
40,380,000
Free Float
39,570,000
Market Cap
$4.95 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.98

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This page (NASDAQ:SKYW) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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