SkyWest (SKYW) versus Its Peers Head to Head Comparison

SkyWest (NASDAQ:SKYW) is one of 78 public companies in the “Passenger Airlines” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare SkyWest to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares SkyWest and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
SkyWest	$4.06 billion	$428.33 million	7.68
SkyWest Competitors	$14.72 billion	$637.69 million	18.88

SkyWest’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than SkyWest. SkyWest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares SkyWest and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SkyWest	9.70%	14.52%	5.41%
SkyWest Competitors	-8.86%	5.50%	1.21%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for SkyWest and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SkyWest	1	3	2	0	2.17
SkyWest Competitors	1526	4063	6683	354	2.46

SkyWest currently has a consensus target price of $111.40, suggesting a potential upside of 40.34%. As a group, “Passenger Airlines” companies have a potential upside of 8.52%. Given SkyWest’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SkyWest is more favorable than its rivals.

Risk and Volatility

SkyWest has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SkyWest’s rivals have a beta of 18.44, suggesting that their average stock price is 1,744% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

81.3% of SkyWest shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.0% of shares of all “Passenger Airlines” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of SkyWest shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.5% of shares of all “Passenger Airlines” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

SkyWest rivals beat SkyWest on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

SkyWest Company Profile

SkyWest, Inc. is the holding company for two scheduled passenger airline operations and an aircraft leasing company. SkyWest’s airline companies provide commercial air service in cities throughout North America with nearly 3,000 daily flights carrying more than 53 million passengers annually. SkyWest Airlines operates through partnerships with United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and Alaska Airlines. ExpressJet Airlines operates through partnerships with United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and American Airlines. Based in St. George, Utah, SkyWest employs nearly 17,000 employees.