In the latest trading session, SkyWest (SKYW) closed at $99.05, marking a -1.56% move from the previous day. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.58%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.31%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.89%.
The stock of regional airline has fallen by 2.23% in the past month, lagging the Transportation sector's gain of 0.22% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.16%.
Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of SkyWest in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings report is set to be unveiled on October 30, 2025. In that report, analysts expect SkyWest to post earnings of $2.56 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 18.52%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $1.01 billion, up 11.13% from the prior-year quarter.
For the annual period, the Zacks Consensus Estimates anticipate earnings of $9.95 per share and a revenue of $4.01 billion, signifying shifts of +28.06% and +13.73%, respectively, from the last year.
Any recent changes to analyst estimates for SkyWest should also be noted by investors. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. Hence, positive alterations in estimates signify analyst optimism regarding the business and profitability.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant. SkyWest currently has a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
With respect to valuation, SkyWest is currently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 10.11. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 10.11, which means SkyWest is trading at no noticeable deviation to the group.
We can additionally observe that SKYW currently boasts a PEG ratio of 0.99. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. As the market closed yesterday, the Transportation - Airline industry was having an average PEG ratio of 0.75.
The Transportation - Airline industry is part of the Transportation sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 157, this industry ranks in the bottom 37% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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