SkyWest (SKYW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

SkyWest, Inc. is a regional airline holding company that provides passenger air service through its subsidiaries, primarily SkyWest Airlines. The airline operates flights under agreements with major carriers, including United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and Alaska Airlines, using their regional brands.

SkyWest’s services connect communities across the United States and parts of Canada and Mexico to larger airline hubs. Its fleet includes regional jets, and its operations are designed to support partner airlines’ domestic and international route networks. The company also operates SkyWest Charter, which provides public charter air service.

Founded in 1972 and headquartered in St. George, Utah, SkyWest is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Russell “Chip” Childs.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $82.32 to $83.83
• 50-Day Range: $77.70 to $102.29
• 52-Week Range: $77.68 to $117.72
• Volume: 18,454 shs
• Average Volume: 363,932 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.12 billion
• P/E Ratio: 7.94
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $111.40
• Consensus Rating: Hold

SkyWest Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

SkyWest scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 195th out of 655 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

SkyWest has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.17, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

SkyWest has a consensus price target of $111.40, representing about 35.0% upside from its current price of $82.50.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

SkyWest has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.17%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for SkyWest are expected to grow by 9.17% in the coming year, from $10.25 to $11.19 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of SkyWest is 7.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of SkyWest is 7.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 32.02.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

SkyWest has a PEG Ratio of 4.05. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

SkyWest has a P/B Ratio of 1.12. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.95% of the float of SkyWest has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

SkyWest has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.02.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SkyWest has recently decreased by 9.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

SkyWest does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

SkyWest does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, SkyWest will have a dividend payout ratio of 5.00% next year. This indicates that SkyWest will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.39

News Sentiment

SkyWest has a news sentiment score of 0.39. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for SkyWest this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for SKYW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added SkyWest to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, SkyWest insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.50% of the stock of SkyWest is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

81.30% of the stock of SkyWest is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/29/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Passenger Airlines
• Sub-Industry: Passenger Airlines
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SKYW
• CIK: 793733
• Web: inc.skywest.com
• Phone: (801) 634-3000
• Fax: 435-634-3105
• Employees: 15,775
• Year Founded: 1972

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for SkyWest: $111.40
• High Price Target: $116.00
• Low Price Target: $105.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +33.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.17
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $10.33
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.05
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.44
• P/E Growth: 4.05
• Net Income: $428.33 million
• Net Margins: 9.70%
• Pretax Margin: 12.46%
• Return on Equity: 14.52%
• Return on Assets: 5.41%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.61
• Current Ratio: 0.58
• Quick Ratio: 0.46

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.06 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.78
• Cash Flow: $19.27 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.32
• Book Value: $73.88 per share
• Price / Book: 1.13

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 38,030,000
• Free Float: 37,463,000
• Market Cap: $3.17 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.61