Four SkyWest Insiders Sold at $108 to $114, Stock Now $96
Four SkyWest executives collectively sold $12.86M in shares at $108 to $114 within six days of Q2 earnings, and the stock now trades at $96, below every sale price. The Q2 results were the narrowest i
SkyWest Insiders Sold at $108, $114. The Stock Is Now $96.
NEW YORK, September 13 —
SkyWest, Inc. (SKYW) filed Q2 results on July 23, 2026; within a week its CEO, CFO, Chief Commercial Officer, and EVP Operations had together sold $12.86 million in personal shares at $108.55 to $114.11, the broadest insider liquidation in the company's available filing record. The stock now trades at $96.14, below every transaction price.
- Zero purchases against $12.86M in open-market sales; all four sellers are the company's top operational leadership.
- CEO Russell Childs sold 50,500 shares at $111.46, $114.11; largest single tranche: 36,170 shares at $113.46.
- SKYW trades at $96.14, below every sale price in the cluster; analyst consensus targets $126.50.
The Six-Day Liquidation
CEO Russell Childs opened the sequence on July 28, selling 50,500 shares across four transactions at $111.46 to $114.11, the largest tranche of 36,170 shares at $113.46 generating $4.1 million. CFO Robert Simmons followed July 29 with 25,000 shares at $109.67 to $112.04 for approximately $2.76 million. EVP Operations Greg Wooley sold 17,726 shares July 30 at $108.55, the cluster's floor, for $1.92 million. CCO Wade Steel closed the run August 3 with 22,000 shares at $111.44. All four officers acted within six days with zero purchases, per Form 4 filings, leaving institutional holders, who own 95.9% of the float, to weigh what comes next.
The Near-Flat Quarter That Preceded the Sales
SkyWest operates as a regional airline through subsidiaries SkyWest Airlines and SWC, flying approximately 2,260 daily departures across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Its contract arrangements with larger carriers insulate revenue from consumer booking cycles but tie margins to contract terms. Trailing twelve-month revenue stands at $4.19 billion, up 6.5%, with trailing EPS of $10.07. The Q2 print that preceded the insider sales showed EPS of $2.54 against a consensus estimate, the narrowest result in four quarters of alternating beats and misses. A DCF calculator can stress-test what the earnings trajectory implies.
| Ticker | Mkt cap | Fwd P/E | 52-wk |
|---|---|---|---|
| SKYW | $3.7B | 7.9x | -8.0% |
| ALGT | $2.1B | 6.7x | +27.3% |
| RJET | $825M | n/a | -14.9% |
| ALK | $4.6B | 8.3x | -30.4% |
| RYAAY | $27.9B | 10.8x | -7.4% |
| CPA | $5.3B | 6.7x | +11.2% |
The Arithmetic Forces a Choice
Analyst consensus places SKYW's fair value at $126.50 while the market prices it at $96.14. The four insiders who run SkyWest's daily operations sold between $108.55 and that figure, above today's market price but below where analysts say the stock should trade. Q3 EPS against the prevailing consensus is the next available checkpoint for resolving which signal carries more weight. Run the free SkyWest, Inc. deep-dive →
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happened with SkyWest insider selling?
Four SkyWest executives sold $12.86 million in shares at $108 to $114 within six days of the company filing Q2 results on July 23. CEO Russell Childs led with 50,500 shares, followed by sales from the CFO, Chief Commercial Officer, and EVP Operations.
What is SkyWest's current stock price?
SkyWest trades at $96.14, below every insider sale price and below the analyst consensus target of $126.50.
What were SkyWest's Q2 earnings results?
SkyWest reported Q2 EPS of $2.54 versus a $2.547 consensus estimate. The result was the narrowest in four quarters of alternating beats and misses.
What is SkyWest's analyst price target?
Analyst consensus places SkyWest's fair value at $126.50, significantly above the current stock price of $96.14 and above the insider sale prices of $108 to $114.
How many flights does SkyWest operate?
SkyWest operates approximately 2,260 daily departures across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico through its SkyWest Airlines and SWC subsidiaries, flying under contract arrangements with larger carriers.
Four SkyWest senior executives — CEO, CFO, CCO, and EVP Operations — sold a combined $12.86 million in personal shares between July 28 and August 3, 2026, at prices from $108.55 to $114.11. The stock now trades at $96.14, below every single sale price in that cluster.