NASDAQ:SKYW - SkyWest Stock Price, Forecast & News

SkyWest trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "SKYW."

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.

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.

SkyWest is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 30th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for SkyWest.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

One share of SKYW stock can currently be purchased for approximately $63.29.

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.

The official website for SkyWest is http://inc.skywest.com/.

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]