Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates for SkyWest (SKYW)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of SkyWest (NASDAQ: SKYW) recently:

• 10/8/2025 – SkyWest had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 10/6/2025 – SkyWest was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 10/1/2025 – SkyWest was upgraded by analysts at Raymond James Financial, Inc. from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 10/1/2025 – SkyWest was given a new $140.00 price target on by analysts at Raymond James Financial, Inc.. They now have a “strong-buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/27/2025 – SkyWest had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director James L. Welch sold 10,000 shares of SkyWest stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.09, for a total value of $1,160,900.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 27,717 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,217,666.53. The trade was a 26.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Robert J. Simmons sold 17,186 shares of SkyWest stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $117.46, for a total transaction of $2,018,667.56. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 114,017 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,392,436.82. The trade was a 13.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 89,186 shares of company stock valued at $10,440,398 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

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.