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SKYW vs. ALK, CPA, JBLU, ALGT, DAL, UAL, LUV, AAL, JOBY, and CAAP

Should 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), Joby Aviation (JOBY), and Corporacion America Airports (CAAP). These companies are all part of the "trans - airline" industry.

SkyWest vs. Its Competitors

SkyWest (NASDAQ:SKYW) and Alaska Air Group (NYSE:ALK) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

81.3% of SkyWest shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.9% of Alaska Air Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of SkyWest shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Alaska Air Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

SkyWest has a beta of 1.88, suggesting that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alaska Air Group has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

SkyWest has a net margin of 9.89% compared to Alaska Air Group's net margin of 2.86%. SkyWest's return on equity of 15.41% beat Alaska Air Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
SkyWest9.89% 15.41% 5.16%
Alaska Air Group 2.86%15.01%3.47%

SkyWest presently has a consensus price target of $120.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.05%. Alaska Air Group has a consensus price target of $66.83, indicating a potential upside of 31.59%. Given Alaska Air Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alaska Air Group is more favorable than SkyWest.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
SkyWest
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Alaska Air Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.92

In the previous week, Alaska Air Group had 5 more articles in the media than SkyWest. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Alaska Air Group and 9 mentions for SkyWest. SkyWest's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Alaska Air Group's score of 0.37 indicating that SkyWest is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
SkyWest
3 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Alaska Air Group
5 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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 Ratio
SkyWest$3.53B1.21$322.96M$8.7412.09
Alaska Air Group$11.74B0.53$395M$2.7518.47

Summary

SkyWest beats Alaska Air Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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SKYW vs. The Competition

MetricSkyWestTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$4.21B$7.40B$7.23B$8.93B
Dividend YieldN/A8,945.39%922.94%4.13%
P/E Ratio12.0910.2512.8319.90
Price / Sales1.211,693.17305.05161.31
Price / Cash5.944.877.3257.06
Price / Book1.772.522.165.38
Net Income$322.96M$607.36M$560.55M$248.50M
7 Day Performance6.63%5.66%2.40%2.97%
1 Month Performance2.25%3.69%5.35%6.02%
1 Year Performance28.70%51.02%2.34%20.39%

SkyWest Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SKYW
SkyWest
4.3597 of 5 stars
$105.66
+1.5%
$120.50
+14.0%
+27.4%$4.21B$3.53B12.0914,610Analyst Upgrade
ALK
Alaska Air Group
4.9285 of 5 stars
$47.76
+1.7%
$66.83
+39.9%
+25.1%$5.86B$11.74B17.3733,941
CPA
Copa
4.8726 of 5 stars
$102.78
+0.3%
$153.00
+48.9%
+16.3%$4.23B$3.45B7.027,909Positive News
JBLU
JetBlue Airways
2.9985 of 5 stars
$4.10
+2.2%
$5.16
+25.8%
-24.5%$1.45B$9.28B-5.0022,793
ALGT
Allegiant Travel
4.3484 of 5 stars
$51.57
+2.7%
$63.70
+23.5%
+18.0%$941.15M$2.51B-4.465,991Trending News
Analyst Upgrade
DAL
Delta Air Lines
4.6634 of 5 stars
$48.32
+2.4%
$61.67
+27.6%
+4.5%$31.55B$61.64B8.57100,000
UAL
United Airlines
4.7309 of 5 stars
$76.97
+3.6%
$104.64
+36.0%
+65.6%$25.14B$57.06B7.02107,300Positive News
LUV
Southwest Airlines
3.8487 of 5 stars
$31.91
+1.7%
$31.88
-0.1%
+18.9%$18.18B$27.48B37.5472,450
AAL
American Airlines Group
4.3247 of 5 stars
$10.90
+2.6%
$15.68
+43.9%
+4.3%$7.19B$54.21B12.11133,300Analyst Forecast
JOBY
Joby Aviation
1.3399 of 5 stars
$8.51
-0.4%
$9.33
+9.7%
+102.1%$6.74B$140K-10.132,029Trending News
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CAAP
Corporacion America Airports
2.2164 of 5 stars
$19.65
-0.5%
$22.53
+14.7%
+21.4%$3.21B$1.86B22.856,100News Coverage
Analyst Forecast

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This page (NASDAQ:SKYW) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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