SkyWest (SKYW) Competitors $106.68 -0.78 (-0.73%) Closing price 07/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$106.72 +0.04 (+0.04%) As of 07/8/2025 07:19 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, CPA, and JBLUShould 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), Copa (CPA), and JetBlue Airways (JBLU). 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 Copa JetBlue Airways SkyWest (NASDAQ:SKYW) and American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation. Do analysts rate SKYW or AAL? SkyWest currently has a consensus price target of $120.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.95%. American Airlines Group has a consensus price target of $15.84, suggesting a potential upside of 36.81%. Given American Airlines Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe American Airlines 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) 3.00American Airlines Group 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Is SKYW or AAL more profitable? SkyWest has a net margin of 9.89% compared to American Airlines Group's net margin of 1.26%. SkyWest's return on equity of 15.41% beat American Airlines Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SkyWest9.89% 15.41% 5.16% American Airlines Group 1.26%-26.59%1.91% Does the media refer more to SKYW or AAL? In the previous week, American Airlines Group had 10 more articles in the media than SkyWest. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for American Airlines Group and 9 mentions for SkyWest. SkyWest's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat American Airlines Group's score of 0.70 indicating that SkyWest is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SkyWest 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Airlines Group 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SKYW or AAL? 81.3% of SkyWest shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of SkyWest shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings & valuation, SKYW or AAL? 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 RatioSkyWest$3.53B1.22$322.96M$8.7412.21American Airlines Group$54.21B0.14$846M$0.9012.87 Which has more volatility & risk, SKYW or AAL? SkyWest has a beta of 1.88, meaning that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummarySkyWest beats American Airlines Group on 10 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$4.35B$7.40B$7.11B$8.95BDividend YieldN/A8,200.02%914.36%4.04%P/E Ratio12.2110.2112.9120.11Price / Sales1.221,894.50342.91119.79Price / Cash6.134.987.4757.86Price / Book1.792.562.115.56Net Income$322.96M$607.36M$563.51M$248.40M7 Day Performance0.97%2.98%0.47%4.67%1 Month Performance3.62%5.35%4.22%6.64%1 Year Performance27.14%55.96%5.17%21.31% SkyWest Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SKYWSkyWest4.3403 of 5 stars$106.68-0.7%$120.50+13.0%+27.6%$4.35B$3.53B12.2114,610AALAmerican Airlines Group4.5638 of 5 stars$11.59-0.9%$15.84+36.7%+5.9%$7.64B$54.21B12.88133,300Analyst ForecastUALUnited Airlines4.7489 of 5 stars$81.11-1.5%$104.50+28.8%+73.5%$26.49B$57.74B7.39107,300Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastALAir Lease4.8978 of 5 stars$58.97-1.3%$57.43-2.6%+22.8%$6.59B$2.73B10.31150ALKAlaska Air Group4.7259 of 5 stars$50.65-0.8%$66.42+31.1%+31.0%$6.22B$11.74B18.4233,941Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastDALDelta Air Lines4.3104 of 5 stars$50.06-1.6%$61.42+22.7%+9.1%$32.69B$61.94B8.88100,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGATXGATX1.9409 of 5 stars$157.54-1.1%$167.67+6.4%+16.8%$5.62B$1.59B19.972,150Positive NewsKEXKirby3.1377 of 5 stars$115.51-1.2%$130.00+12.5%-2.7%$6.48B$3.27B22.875,414WABWabtec4.0995 of 5 stars$213.04-0.6%$216.00+1.4%+35.2%$36.46B$10.50B33.3929,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCPACopa4.8149 of 5 stars$111.22-0.4%$153.00+37.6%+18.9%$4.58B$3.44B7.597,909JBLUJetBlue Airways1.9077 of 5 stars$4.30-3.6%$5.16+20.0%-26.6%$1.52B$9.28B-5.2422,793Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AAL Competitors UAL Competitors AL Competitors ALK Competitors DAL Competitors GATX Competitors KEX Competitors WAB Competitors CPA Competitors JBLU 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 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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