Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Skywest Inc shares valued at $1,763,825 were sold by SIMMONS ROBERT J on Jun 03 ’25. At $103.75 per share, SIMMONS ROBERT J sold 17,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 131,203 shares worth approximately $14.14 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, SIMMONS ROBERT J purchased 17,000 shares, netting a total of over 1,763,825 in proceeds.
Before that, Steel Wade J had sold 15,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,515,252, the CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER traded Skywest Inc shares for $101.02 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 15,000 shares, worth approximately $12.87 million.
As published in a research note from Evercore ISI on July 01, 2025, Skywest Inc [SKYW] has been rated up from an In-line to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $120. Analysts at Goldman upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early April. Earlier on November 05, 2024, TD Cowen resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for SKYW stock.
Analyzing SKYW Stock Performance
On last trading session, Skywest Inc [NASDAQ: SKYW] rose 2.01% to $107.78. The stock’s lowest price that day was $105.38, but it reached a high of $108.48 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 6.71%. Over the course of the year, Skywest Inc shares have jumped approximately 31.91%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $135.57 on 01/31/25 and a 52-week low of $74.70 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Skywest Inc (SKYW)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 105.95, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 104.11. In the upper region, resistance lies at 109.05. The next price resistance is at 110.31. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 67.08 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Skywest Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Skywest Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-06-13 dropping by -0.15 million shares to 1.13 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 1.28 million shares. A decline of -12.96% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.22 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.22.
Which companies own the most shares of Skywest Inc (SKYW)?
In terms of Skywest Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 125 in the next 12 months, up nearly 18.3% from the previous closing price of $105.66. Analysts anticipate Skywest Inc stock to reach 125 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 125. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Skywest Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On June 04, 2024, TD Cowen assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $95.
