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Skywest Inc (NASDAQ: SKYW) closed the day trading at $110.27 up 1.36% from the previous closing price of $108.79. In other words, the price has increased by $1.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.24 million shares were traded. SKYW stock price reached its highest trading level at $110.32 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $108.15.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of SKYW, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.55 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.21. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.68 and its Current Ratio is at 0.78. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.15 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.92.
On November 05, 2024, TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $95 to $120.
TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on June 04, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $85 to $95.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 10 ’25 when SIMMONS ROBERT J sold 6,000 shares for $113.57 per share. The transaction valued at 681,401 led to the insider holds 175,067 shares of the business.
Robert J Simmons bought 6,000 shares of SKYW for $681,402 on Feb 10 ’25. On Nov 06 ’24, another insider, Woodward Eric, who serves as the CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER of the company, sold 4,000 shares for $111.53 each. As a result, the insider received 446,116 and left with 44,426 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SKYW now has a Market Capitalization of 4447188992 and an Enterprise Value of 6405668864. As of this moment, Skywest’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.19, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.86. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.86. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.26 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.85. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.816 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.326.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SKYW is 1.98, which has changed by 0.8148453 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.22894537 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SKYW has reached a high of $135.57, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $57.62. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.66%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 21.41%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, SKYW traded about 363.30K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, SKYW traded about 413370 shares per day. A total of 40.33M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 38.80M. Insiders hold about 4.19% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.53% stake in the company. Shares short for SKYW as of 1738281600 were 1407043 with a Short Ratio of 3.87, compared to 1735603200 on 1452827. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1407043 and a Short% of Float of 5.050000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.77. The current Payout Ratio is 0.00% for SKYW, which recently paid a dividend on 2020-03-30 with an ex-dividend date of 1585526400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2000-12-18 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
