SkyWest (SKYW) Competitors

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) and SkyWest (NASDAQ:SKYW) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Is AAL or SKYW 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
American Airlines Group	1.26%	-26.59%	1.91%
SkyWest	9.89%	15.41%	5.16%

Which has more risk and volatility, AAL or SKYW?

American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SkyWest has a beta of 1.88, meaning that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Airlines Group	$54.21B	0.15	$846M	$0.90	13.39
SkyWest	$3.53B	1.27	$322.96M	$8.74	12.71

Do analysts recommend AAL or SKYW?

American Airlines Group currently has a consensus price target of $15.89, suggesting a potential upside of 31.85%. SkyWest has a consensus price target of $120.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.50%. Given American Airlines Group's higher possible upside, equities research 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)	2.63
SkyWest	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AAL or SKYW?

52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.3% of SkyWest shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of SkyWest shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to AAL or SKYW?

In the previous week, American Airlines Group had 17 more articles in the media than SkyWest. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for American Airlines Group and 11 mentions for SkyWest. American Airlines Group's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat SkyWest's score of 0.68 indicating that American Airlines Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Airlines Group	15 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SkyWest	7 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

SkyWest beats American Airlines Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.