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SkyWest (SKYW) Declines More Than Market: Some Information for Investors
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SkyWest (SKYW - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $113.15, demonstrating a -1.19% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock fell short of the S&P 500, which registered a loss of 0.01% for the day. Elsewhere, the Dow saw a downswing of 0.32%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 0.05%.
Heading into today, shares of the regional airline had gained 18.21% over the past month, outpacing the Transportation sector's gain of 5.14% and the S&P 500's gain of 5.37%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of SkyWest in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on July 24, 2025. On that day, SkyWest is projected to report earnings of $2.34 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 28.57%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $983.18 million, up 13.38% from the prior-year quarter.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $9.36 per share and revenue of $3.91 billion, which would represent changes of +20.46% and +10.93%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for SkyWest. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Empirical research indicates that these revisions in estimates have a direct correlation with impending stock price performance. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.9% higher within the past month. SkyWest currently has a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).
Investors should also note SkyWest's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 12.23. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 10.12, so one might conclude that SkyWest is trading at a premium comparatively.
One should further note that SKYW currently holds a PEG ratio of 1.4. Comparable to the widely accepted P/E ratio, the PEG ratio also accounts for the company's projected earnings growth. Transportation - Airline stocks are, on average, holding a PEG ratio of 0.88 based on yesterday's closing prices.
The Transportation - Airline industry is part of the Transportation sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 92, placing it within the top 38% of over 250 industries.
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.
Remember to apply Zacks.com to follow these and more stock-moving metrics during the upcoming trading sessions.
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SkyWest (SKYW) Declines More Than Market: Some Information for Investors
SkyWest (SKYW - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $113.15, demonstrating a -1.19% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock fell short of the S&P 500, which registered a loss of 0.01% for the day. Elsewhere, the Dow saw a downswing of 0.32%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 0.05%.
Heading into today, shares of the regional airline had gained 18.21% over the past month, outpacing the Transportation sector's gain of 5.14% and the S&P 500's gain of 5.37%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of SkyWest in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on July 24, 2025. On that day, SkyWest is projected to report earnings of $2.34 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 28.57%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $983.18 million, up 13.38% from the prior-year quarter.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $9.36 per share and revenue of $3.91 billion, which would represent changes of +20.46% and +10.93%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for SkyWest. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Empirical research indicates that these revisions in estimates have a direct correlation with impending stock price performance. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.9% higher within the past month. SkyWest currently has a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).
Investors should also note SkyWest's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 12.23. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 10.12, so one might conclude that SkyWest is trading at a premium comparatively.
One should further note that SKYW currently holds a PEG ratio of 1.4. Comparable to the widely accepted P/E ratio, the PEG ratio also accounts for the company's projected earnings growth. Transportation - Airline stocks are, on average, holding a PEG ratio of 0.88 based on yesterday's closing prices.
The Transportation - Airline industry is part of the Transportation sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 92, placing it within the top 38% of over 250 industries.
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.
Remember to apply Zacks.com to follow these and more stock-moving metrics during the upcoming trading sessions.