SkyWest Valuation

Is SKYW undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of SKYW when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: SKYW ($111.9) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($392.59)

Significantly Below Fair Value: SKYW is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for SKYW?

Key metric: As SKYW is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for SKYW. This is calculated by dividing SKYW's market cap by their current earnings.
What is SKYW's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio18.6x
EarningsUS$243.10m
Market CapUS$4.42b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does SKYW's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for SKYW vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average19.3x
ALK Alaska Air Group
20.7x29.3%US$6.6b
CPA Copa Holdings
6.1x8.3%US$3.8b
AAL American Airlines Group
34.4x39.5%US$9.4b
SNCY Sun Country Airlines Holdings
16.1x53.4%US$736.4m
SKYW SkyWest
18.6x15.8%US$4.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: SKYW is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.6x) compared to the peer average (19.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does SKYW's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Airlines Industry?

5 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
SKYW 18.6xIndustry Avg. 10.1xNo. of Companies10PE0816243240+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: SKYW is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.6x) compared to the Global Airlines industry average (10.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is SKYW's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

SKYW PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio18.6x
Fair PE Ratio15.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: SKYW is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.6x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst SKYW forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$111.90
US$110.80
-1.0%
11.8%US$120.00US$85.00n/a5
Nov ’25US$101.33
US$102.50
+1.2%
12.7%US$116.00US$85.00n/a4
Oct ’25US$83.98
US$95.25
+13.4%
6.7%US$101.00US$85.00n/a4
Sep ’25US$77.54
US$95.25
+22.8%
6.7%US$101.00US$85.00n/a4
Aug ’25US$76.22
US$95.25
+25.0%
6.7%US$101.00US$85.00n/a4
Jul ’25US$81.71
US$87.50
+7.1%
12.4%US$98.00US$70.00n/a4
Jun ’25US$74.67
US$85.00
+13.8%
11.7%US$98.00US$70.00n/a4
May ’25US$73.27
US$85.00
+16.0%
11.7%US$98.00US$70.00n/a4
Apr ’25US$68.74
US$57.00
-17.1%
31.3%US$70.00US$22.00n/a5
Mar ’25US$64.70
US$57.00
-11.9%
31.3%US$70.00US$22.00n/a5
Feb ’25US$54.09
US$48.20
-10.9%
28.2%US$55.00US$21.00n/a5
Jan ’25US$52.20
US$46.20
-11.5%
28.5%US$55.00US$21.00n/a5
Dec ’24US$48.20
US$45.20
-6.2%
28.0%US$55.00US$21.00n/a5
Nov ’24US$42.19
US$45.20
+7.1%
28.0%US$55.00US$21.00US$101.335
Oct ’24US$41.94
US$43.40
+3.5%
28.1%US$55.00US$20.00US$83.985
Sep ’24US$44.38
US$43.40
-2.2%
28.1%US$55.00US$20.00US$77.545
Aug ’24US$44.37
US$38.75
-12.7%
30.2%US$50.00US$20.00US$76.224
Jul ’24US$40.72
US$28.00
-31.2%
38.1%US$46.00US$18.00US$81.714
Jun ’24US$31.31
US$21.25
-32.1%
13.0%US$24.00US$18.00US$74.674
May ’24US$27.62
US$21.25
-23.1%
13.0%US$24.00US$18.00US$73.274
Apr ’24US$22.17
US$20.25
-8.7%
20.5%US$24.00US$14.00US$68.744
Mar ’24US$19.28
US$20.25
+5.0%
20.5%US$24.00US$14.00US$64.704
Feb ’24US$20.41
US$19.50
-4.5%
16.4%US$24.00US$15.00US$54.094
Jan ’24US$16.51
US$19.33
+17.1%
19.0%US$24.00US$15.00US$52.203
Dec ’23US$18.07
US$24.67
+36.5%
1.9%US$25.00US$24.00US$48.203
Nov ’23US$17.73
US$24.67
+39.1%
1.9%US$25.00US$24.00US$42.193

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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