SkyWest (SKYW) Competitors $116.16 -1.28 (-1.09%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$116.12 -0.03 (-0.03%) As of 05:46 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SKYW vs. AAL, UAL, AL, ALK, DAL, GATX, KEX, WAB, LUV, and CPAShould you be buying SkyWest stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SkyWest include American Airlines Group (AAL), United Airlines (UAL), Air Lease (AL), Alaska Air Group (ALK), Delta Air Lines (DAL), GATX (GATX), Kirby (KEX), Wabtec (WAB), Southwest Airlines (LUV), and Copa (CPA). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector. SkyWest vs. Its Competitors American Airlines Group United Airlines Air Lease Alaska Air Group Delta Air Lines GATX Kirby Wabtec Southwest Airlines Copa American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) and SkyWest (NASDAQ:SKYW) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and valuation. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AAL or SKYW? 52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.3% of SkyWest shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of American Airlines Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of SkyWest shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AAL or SKYW? American Airlines Group has higher revenue and earnings than SkyWest. SkyWest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Airlines Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerican Airlines Group$54.21B0.16$846M$0.8016.53SkyWest$3.53B1.33$322.96M$9.8311.82 Which has more risk and volatility, AAL or SKYW? American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SkyWest has a beta of 1.98, indicating that its stock price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is AAL or SKYW more profitable? SkyWest has a net margin of 10.62% compared to American Airlines Group's net margin of 1.05%. SkyWest's return on equity of 16.69% beat American Airlines Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Airlines Group1.05% -24.55% 1.68% SkyWest 10.62%16.69%5.75% Does the media favor AAL or SKYW? In the previous week, SkyWest had 1 more articles in the media than American Airlines Group. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for SkyWest and 21 mentions for American Airlines Group. SkyWest's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat American Airlines Group's score of 1.04 indicating that SkyWest is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Airlines Group 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SkyWest 17 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend AAL or SKYW? American Airlines Group presently has a consensus target price of $16.82, suggesting a potential upside of 27.26%. SkyWest has a consensus target price of $126.75, suggesting a potential upside of 9.12%. Given American Airlines Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe American Airlines Group is more favorable than SkyWest.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Airlines Group 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63SkyWest 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummarySkyWest beats American Airlines Group on 11 of the 17 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 SKYW 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 ExcelMetricSkyWestTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.69B$8.20B$7.40B$9.65BDividend YieldN/A9.24%4.20%4.09%P/E Ratio11.8210.7514.2525.12Price / Sales1.332,673.90483.25157.42Price / Cash6.655.317.9028.45Price / Book1.942.862.175.94Net Income$322.96M$587.12M$574.20M$265.56M7 Day Performance-0.95%1.43%0.82%0.95%1 Month Performance2.66%8.17%0.72%2.47%1 Year Performance57.12%64.87%3.85%20.24% SkyWest Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SKYWSkyWest3.5656 of 5 stars$116.16-1.1%$126.75+9.1%+62.0%$4.69B$3.53B11.8214,610Positive NewsAALAmerican Airlines Group4.2233 of 5 stars$11.58-0.4%$16.76+44.8%+31.0%$7.64B$54.21B14.47133,300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionUALUnited Airlines4.1074 of 5 stars$89.33+0.0%$111.43+24.7%+143.3%$28.92B$57.99B8.95107,300Positive NewsALAir Lease4.8009 of 5 stars$55.16-0.7%$59.50+7.9%+29.7%$6.16B$2.87B6.69150News CoveragePositive NewsALKAlaska Air Group4.4559 of 5 stars$51.18-2.1%$67.83+32.5%+65.2%$5.90B$11.74B20.8133,941Positive NewsDALDelta Air Lines4.5857 of 5 stars$53.54-0.2%$66.21+23.7%+52.3%$34.96B$61.93B7.76100,000Positive NewsGATXGATX3.4391 of 5 stars$152.87+1.1%$167.67+9.7%+14.5%$5.44B$1.67B17.492,150News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeKEXKirby4.0818 of 5 stars$97.36-2.3%$130.00+33.5%-19.3%$5.46B$3.27B18.405,414Analyst RevisionWABWabtec4.5453 of 5 stars$191.93+0.3%$221.71+15.5%+19.2%$32.81B$10.56B28.6529,500Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionLUVSouthwest Airlines4.0651 of 5 stars$29.07-1.9%$33.06+13.7%+19.0%$15.27B$27.48B44.0572,450CPACopa4.6771 of 5 stars$116.98-0.7%$159.40+36.3%+29.3%$4.82B$3.44B7.617,909 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AAL Competitors UAL Competitors AL Competitors ALK Competitors DAL Competitors GATX Competitors KEX Competitors WAB Competitors LUV Competitors CPA 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 8/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredThis is my Christian duty“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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