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AAL vs SKYW
Side-by-side comparison of American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) and SkyWest Inc. (SKYW): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both AAL and SKYW operate in Air Freight/Delivery Services (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
- AAL is the larger of the two at $9.91B, about 2.6x SKYW ($3.86B).
- Over the past year, AAL is up 21.6% and SKYW is down 13.6% - AAL leads by 35.2 points.
- AAL has been more active in the news (7 items in the past 4 weeks vs 3 for SKYW).
- AAL has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 24 for SKYW).
- Company
- American Airlines Group Inc.
- SkyWest Inc.
- Price
- $14.98-4.04%
- $97.14-3.20%
- Market cap
- $9.91B
- $3.86B
- 1M return
- -4.59%
- +5.58%
- 1Y return
- +21.59%
- -13.65%
- Industry
- Air Freight/Delivery Services
- Air Freight/Delivery Services
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
- NASDAQ
- IPO
- 1986
- News (4w)
- 7
- 3
- Recent ratings
- 25
- 24
American Airlines Group Inc.
American Airlines Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a network air carrier. The company provides scheduled air transportation services for passengers and cargo through its hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C., as well as through partner gateways in London, Madrid, Seattle/Tacoma, Sydney, and Tokyo. As of December 31, 2020, it operated a mainline fleet of 855 aircraft. The company was formerly known as AMR Corporation and changed its name to American Airlines Group Inc. in December 2013. American Airlines Group Inc. was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.
SkyWest Inc.
SkyWest, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates a regional airline in the United States. The company operates through two segment, SkyWest Airlines and SkyWest Leasing. It also leases regional jet aircraft and spare engines to third parties. As of December 31, 2020, the company's fleet consisted of 601 aircraft; and provided scheduled passenger and air freight services with approximately 1,700 total daily departures to various destinations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. In addition, it provides airport customer and ground handling services for other airlines. SkyWest, Inc. was incorporated in 1972 and is headquartered in St. George, Utah.
Latest AAL
- Director Dietrich John W was granted 8,676 shares (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 3 filed by new insider Dietrich John W
- American Airlines Group Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- American Airlines elects John W. Dietrich to its board of directors
- EVP Chief Operating Officer Seymour David covered exercise/tax liability with 4,801 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 0.50% to 964,232 units (SEC Form 4) to satisfy tax liability
- American Airlines Group announces webcast of second-quarter 2026 financial results
- American Airlines downgraded by Melius with a new price target
- EVP Chief Operating Officer Seymour David sold $2,195,073 worth of shares (125,799 units at $17.45) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 11% to 969,033 units (SEC Form 4)
- American Airlines Group Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Director Kronick Susan D was granted 11,177 shares, increasing direct ownership by 14% to 90,230 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest SKYW
- Wade Steel Named President and Chief Operating Officer of SkyWest Airlines
- SkyWest, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results Call Date
- SkyWest downgraded by Goldman with a new price target
- SEC Form 11-K filed by SkyWest Inc.
- Director Welch James L was granted 1,219 shares, increasing direct ownership by 4% to 28,936 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Smith Keith was granted 1,219 shares, increasing direct ownership by 5% to 23,757 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Madden Meredith Siegfried was granted 1,219 shares, increasing direct ownership by 5% to 26,581 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Mittelstaedt Ronald J was granted 1,219 shares, increasing direct ownership by 17% to 8,257 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Leathers Derek J was granted 1,219 shares, increasing direct ownership by 44% to 4,019 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Conjeevaram Smita was granted 1,219 shares, increasing direct ownership by 8% to 15,750 units (SEC Form 4)