SkyWest (SKYW) Competitors $89.17 +0.65 (+0.73%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SKYW vs. ALK, CPA, JBLU, ALGT, DAL, UAL, LUV, AAL, ULCC, and AZULShould you be buying SkyWest stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SkyWest include Alaska Air Group (ALK), Copa (CPA), JetBlue Airways (JBLU), Allegiant Travel (ALGT), Delta Air Lines (DAL), United Airlines (UAL), Southwest Airlines (LUV), American Airlines Group (AAL), Frontier Group (ULCC), and Azul (AZUL). These companies are all part of the "air transportation, scheduled" industry. SkyWest vs. Alaska Air Group Copa JetBlue Airways Allegiant Travel Delta Air Lines United Airlines Southwest Airlines American Airlines Group Frontier Group Azul Alaska Air Group (NYSE:ALK) and SkyWest (NASDAQ:SKYW) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and community ranking. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ALK or SKYW? Alaska Air Group has higher revenue and earnings than SkyWest. SkyWest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alaska Air Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlaska Air Group$12.64B0.43$395M$2.7515.99SkyWest$3.53B1.01$322.96M$8.7410.08 Does the media favor ALK or SKYW? In the previous week, Alaska Air Group had 19 more articles in the media than SkyWest. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Alaska Air Group and 28 mentions for SkyWest. SkyWest's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Alaska Air Group's score of 0.38 indicating that SkyWest is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alaska Air Group 12 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 10 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SkyWest 11 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in ALK or SKYW? 81.9% of Alaska Air Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.3% of SkyWest shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Alaska Air Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of SkyWest shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, ALK or SKYW? Alaska Air Group has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SkyWest has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ALK or SKYW? Alaska Air Group received 394 more outperform votes than SkyWest when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.21% of users gave Alaska Air Group an outperform vote while only 68.21% of users gave SkyWest an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAlaska Air GroupOutperform Votes85170.21% Underperform Votes36129.79% SkyWestOutperform Votes45768.21% Underperform Votes21331.79% Is ALK or SKYW a better dividend stock? Alaska Air Group pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. SkyWest pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Alaska Air Group pays out 54.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SkyWest pays out 6.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Do analysts rate ALK or SKYW? Alaska Air Group presently has a consensus price target of $65.92, indicating a potential upside of 49.96%. SkyWest has a consensus price target of $120.67, indicating a potential upside of 36.92%. Given Alaska Air Group's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Alaska Air Group is more favorable than SkyWest.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alaska Air Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.92SkyWest 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is ALK or SKYW more profitable? SkyWest has a net margin of 9.15% compared to Alaska Air Group's net margin of 3.37%. Alaska Air Group's return on equity of 14.66% beat SkyWest's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alaska Air Group3.37% 14.66% 3.60% SkyWest 9.15%14.17%4.61% SummaryAlaska Air Group beats SkyWest on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get SkyWest News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SKYW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SKYW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSkyWestAir transportation, scheduled IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.58B$2.18T$285.90B$7.73BDividend YieldN/A3.49%4.04%4.22%P/E Ratio11.347.3313.0118.38Price / Sales1.01194.35212.20103.40Price / Cash5.767.5211.5434.62Price / Book1.481.571.784.22Net Income$322.96M$805.72M$512.32M$248.14M7 Day Performance1.31%-2.09%1.93%2.49%1 Month Performance-0.71%-9.37%-3.05%1.01%1 Year Performance20.68%-17.49%-10.32%4.98% SkyWest Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SKYWSkyWest4.7763 of 5 stars$89.17+0.7%$120.67+35.3%+18.0%$3.62B$3.53B11.4813,121Earnings ReportShort Interest ↓ALKAlaska Air Group4.8832 of 5 stars$43.73-3.2%$70.15+60.4%-1.0%$5.37B$11.74B14.3425,500Earnings ReportGap DownCPACopa4.6292 of 5 stars$87.66-0.5%$153.29+74.9%-6.9%$3.69B$3.44B6.026,130Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageJBLUJetBlue Airways3.3081 of 5 stars$3.59-2.2%$5.17+43.9%-29.2%$1.27B$9.28B-1.5320,000Earnings ReportOptions VolumeNews CoverageALGTAllegiant Travel4.6264 of 5 stars$40.90-7.4%$67.00+63.8%-17.9%$750.02M$2.51B-3.065,320Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionGap DownDALDelta Air Lines4.9752 of 5 stars$39.45-3.4%$61.06+54.8%-16.6%$25.76B$61.94B7.4095,000Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsGap DownUALUnited Airlines4.8705 of 5 stars$65.30-1.5%$101.95+56.1%+30.1%$21.40B$57.74B6.9292,800Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap DownLUVSouthwest Airlines3.9169 of 5 stars$24.06-2.7%$30.88+28.3%+1.5%$13.81B$27.48B33.4266,700Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionAALAmerican Airlines Group4.7835 of 5 stars$9.07-4.1%$16.95+86.8%-29.2%$5.96B$54.21B7.96129,700Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionGap DownULCCFrontier Group4.0149 of 5 stars$3.06-3.5%$6.11+99.7%-49.6%$695.38M$3.78B8.506,470Upcoming EarningsGap DownAZULAzul1.7893 of 5 stars$1.55-1.6%$4.67+202.0%-85.4%$651.33M$19.53B-0.2212,500Options VolumeGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ALK Competitors CPA Competitors JBLU Competitors ALGT Competitors DAL Competitors UAL Competitors LUV Competitors AAL Competitors ULCC Competitors AZUL Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SKYW) was last updated on 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTop performing AI play of the decade…? 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