NASDAQ:SKYW - SkyWest Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding SkyWest, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $63.29 +1.44 (+2.33 %) (As of 12/9/2019 01:15 AM ET) Add Compare Today's Range$62.69Now: $63.29▼$63.6550-Day Range$56.38MA: $61.08▼$64.5252-Week Range$42.38Now: $63.29▼$64.60Volume180,620 shsAverage Volume176,969 shsMarket Capitalization$3.19 billionP/E Ratio11.94Dividend Yield0.78%Beta1.56 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on StocktwitsPrint this articleShare by Email SkyWest, Inc is the holding company for two scheduled passenger airline operations and an aircraft leasing company. SkyWest's airline companies provide commercial air service in cities throughout North America with nearly 3,000 daily flights carrying more than 53 million passengers annually. SkyWest Airlines operates through partnerships with United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and Alaska Airlines. Read More… Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Air transportation, scheduled Sub-IndustryAirlines SectorTransportation Current SymbolNASDAQ:SKYW Previous Symbol CUSIP83087910 CIK793733 Webhttp://inc.skywest.com/ Phone435-634-3000Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.36 Current Ratio0.84 Quick Ratio0.73Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio11.94 Forward P/E Ratio10.16 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$3.22 billion Price / Sales0.99 Cash Flow$12.12 per share Price / Cash Flow5.22 Book Value$37.85 per share Price / Book1.67Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$5.30 Net Income$280.37 million Net Margins11.04% Return on Equity15.52% Return on Assets4.85%Miscellaneous Employees15,900 Outstanding Shares50,420,000Market Cap$3.19 billion Next Earnings Date1/30/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable Receive SKYW News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for SKYW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. NASDAQ:SKYW Rates by TradingView SkyWest (NASDAQ:SKYW) Frequently Asked Questions What is SkyWest's stock symbol? SkyWest trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "SKYW." How often does SkyWest pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for SkyWest? SkyWest declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, November 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share on Tuesday, January 7th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.76%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 30th. View SkyWest's Dividend History. How were SkyWest's earnings last quarter? SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ:SKYW) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 30th. The transportation company reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.74 by $0.05. The transportation company earned $760.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $752.93 million. SkyWest had a net margin of 11.04% and a return on equity of 15.52%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.57 earnings per share. View SkyWest's Earnings History. When is SkyWest's next earnings date? SkyWest is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 30th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for SkyWest. What price target have analysts set for SKYW? 5 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for SkyWest's stock. Their forecasts range from $64.00 to $75.00. On average, they anticipate SkyWest's stock price to reach $70.60 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 11.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for SkyWest. What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for SkyWest? 5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for SkyWest in the last year. There are currently 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for SkyWest. Has SkyWest been receiving favorable news coverage? Media coverage about SKYW stock has trended very negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. SkyWest earned a news impact score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the transportation company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for SkyWest. Are investors shorting SkyWest? SkyWest saw a decrease in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 442,500 shares, a decrease of 16.7% from the September 30th total of 531,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 197,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.2 days. Currently, 0.9% of the shares of the company are sold short. View SkyWest's Current Options Chain. Who are some of SkyWest's key competitors? Some companies that are related to SkyWest include Delta Air Lines (DAL), Southwest Airlines (LUV), United Continental (UAL), Alaska Air Group (ALK), JetBlue Airways (JBLU), Copa (CPA), Allegiant Travel (ALGT), Spirit Airlines (SAVE) and Hawaiian (HA). What other stocks do shareholders of SkyWest own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other SkyWest investors own include Hawkins (HWKN), CA (CA), Endologix (ELGX), BlackRock (BLK), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Micron Technology (MU), Walmart (WMT), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), United Continental (UAL) and Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW). Who are SkyWest's key executives? SkyWest's management team includes the folowing people: Jerry C. Atkin, Chairman of the Board (Age 68)Russell A. Childs, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director (Age 49)Robert J. Simmons, Chief Financial Officer (Age 54)Terry M. Vais, Chief Operating Officer of ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. (Age 49)Michael B. Thompson, Chief Operating Officer (Age 41)Eric J. Woodward, Chief Accounting Officer (Age 45)Wade J. Steel, Chief Commercial Officer (Age 41)Steven F. Udvar-Hazy, Lead Independent Director (Age 71)W. Steve Albrecht, Independent Director (Age 70)Henry J. Eyring, Independent Director (Age 53) Who are SkyWest's major shareholders? SkyWest's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC (0.75%), Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (0.55%), Phocas Financial Corp. (0.44%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.32%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.32%) and California Public Employees Retirement System (0.28%). Company insiders that own SkyWest stock include Eric Woodward, Jerry C Atkin, Michael B Thompson, Robert J Simmons, Russell A Childs, Terry Vais and Wade J Steel. View Institutional Ownership Trends for SkyWest. Which institutional investors are selling SkyWest stock? SKYW stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Mackay Shields LLC, Barclays PLC, First Trust Advisors LP, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, James Investment Research Inc. and Chicago Equity Partners LLC. Company insiders that have sold SkyWest company stock in the last year include Jerry C Atkin, Michael B Thompson, Robert J Simmons, Russell A Childs and Wade J Steel. View Insider Buying and Selling for SkyWest. Which institutional investors are buying SkyWest stock? SKYW stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Squarepoint Ops LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., SG Americas Securities LLC, Man Group plc, California Public Employees Retirement System, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC and Voloridge Investment Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for SkyWest. How do I buy shares of SkyWest? Shares of SKYW can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab. What is SkyWest's stock price today? One share of SKYW stock can currently be purchased for approximately $63.29. How big of a company is SkyWest? SkyWest has a market capitalization of $3.19 billion and generates $3.22 billion in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $280.37 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.30 on an earnings per share basis. SkyWest employs 15,900 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About SkyWest. What is SkyWest's official website? The official website for SkyWest is http://inc.skywest.com/. How can I contact SkyWest? SkyWest's mailing address is 444 South River Road, St. George UT, 84790. The transportation company can be reached via phone at 435-634-3000 or via email at [email protected] MarketBeat Community Rating for SkyWest (NASDAQ SKYW)Community Ranking: 2.7 out of 5 ( )Outperform Votes: 386 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 320 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 706MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about SkyWest and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe SKYW will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe SKYW will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. This page was last updated on 12/9/2019 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: Initial Coin Offerings entail a high degree of risk