Negative sentiment towards SKYW reflected by a jump of 7.98% in short interest

Roman Campbell

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Skywest Inc shares valued at $503,414 were sold by Madden Meredith Siegfried on Dec 11 ’25. At $106.54 per share, Madden Meredith Siegfried sold 4,725 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 25,362 shares worth approximately $2.61 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Madden Meredith Siegfried purchased 4,725 shares, netting a total of over 503,414 in proceeds.

Before that, Wooley Greg had sold 2,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $233,660, the EXEC VP OPERATIONS traded Skywest Inc shares for $116.83 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,000 shares, worth approximately $6.87 million.

As published in their initiating research note from Citigroup on December 04, 2025, Skywest Inc [SKYW] has been a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $112. Analysts at TD Cowen resumed the stock at ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late October. As of October 01, 2025, Raymond James has increased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Strong buy” for SKYW. Earlier on July 01, 2025, Evercore ISI upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for SKYW stock which previously was a “an In-line”.

Analyzing SKYW Stock Performance

On last trading session, Skywest Inc [NASDAQ: SKYW] rose 0.55% to $102.91. The stock’s lowest price that day was $102.01, but it reached a high of $103.54 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.99%. Over the course of the year, Skywest Inc shares have jumped approximately 1.09%. 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 102.10, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 101.29. In the upper region, resistance lies at 103.63. The next price resistance is at 104.35. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 51.98 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Skywest Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Skywest Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-28 jumping by 94765.0 shares to 1.19 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 1.09 million shares. A jump of 7.98% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.94 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.94.

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In terms of Skywest Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 136 in the next 12 months, up nearly 32.88% from the previous closing price of $102.35. Analysts anticipate Skywest Inc stock to reach 140 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 132. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Skywest Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 08, 2025, Goldman assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $117.

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