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SkyWest (SKYW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$112.18 -2.25 (-1.97%)
(As of 11:56 AM ET)

SkyWest Short Interest Data

SkyWest (SKYW) has a short interest of 1.43 million shares, representing 3.66% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 25.44% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.2, indicating that it would take 4.2 days of the average trading volume of 399,235 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,430,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,140,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+25.44%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$159.20 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
November 15, 2024
Outstanding Shares
40,330,000 shares
Float Size
39,030,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.66%
Today's Trading Volume
108,769 shares
Average Trading Volume
399,235 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
27%
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SKYW Short Interest Over Time

SKYW Days to Cover Over Time

SKYW Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

SkyWest Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
11/15/20241,430,000 shares $159.20 million +25.4%3.7%4.2 $111.33
10/31/20241,140,000 shares $108.53 million -7.3%2.9%3.3 $95.20
10/15/20241,230,000 shares $113.90 million -3.2%3.2%3.6 $92.60
9/30/20241,270,000 shares $107.98 million -17.5%3.3%3.6 $85.02
9/15/20241,540,000 shares $120.52 million +4.1%4.0%4.4 $78.26
8/31/20241,480,000 shares $114.76 million -8.1%3.8%4.2 $77.54
8/15/20241,610,000 shares $119.82 million +5.9%4.2%4.1 $74.42
7/31/20241,520,000 shares $121.51 million -9.5%3.9%3.9 $79.94
7/15/20241,680,000 shares $141.78 million No Change4.3%4.3 $84.39
6/30/20241,680,000 shares $137.88 million -4.0%4.3%4.4 $82.07
6/15/20241,750,000 shares $134.37 million +1.7%4.5%4.5 $76.78
5/31/20241,720,000 shares $128.43 million -1.2%4.4%3.7 $74.67
5/15/20241,740,000 shares $134.05 million -8.9%4.5%3.7 $77.04
4/30/20241,910,000 shares $139.49 million -3.5%4.9%3.7 $73.03
4/15/20241,980,000 shares $132.46 million -7.0%5.1%3.8 $66.90
3/31/20242,130,000 shares $147.14 million +22.4%5.4%4.3 $69.08
3/15/20241,740,000 shares $115.43 million +22.5%4.5%3.6 $66.34
2/29/20241,420,000 shares $91.19 million -8.4%3.7%3.3 $64.22
2/15/20241,550,000 shares $91.33 million -3.1%4.0%3.8 $58.92
1/31/20241,600,000 shares $85.22 million -15.3%4.0%4.1 $53.26
1/15/20241,890,000 shares $93.97 million +3.9%4.7%4.9 $49.72
12/31/20231,820,000 shares $95.00 million -20.9%4.6%4.7 $52.20
12/15/20232,300,000 shares $113.55 million +4.6%5.8%5.9 $49.37
11/30/20232,200,000 shares $104.02 million -6.8%5.5%5.5 $47.28
11/15/20232,360,000 shares $109.88 million +16.8%5.9%5.8 $46.56
10/31/20232,020,000 shares $85.18 million +8.6%5.1%5.1 $42.17
10/15/20231,860,000 shares $73.79 million -7.9%4.5%4.6 $39.67
9/30/20232,020,000 shares $84.72 million -6.5%4.9%5 $41.94
9/15/20232,160,000 shares $92.60 million -6.1%5.3%5.1 $42.87
8/31/20232,300,000 shares $103.73 million +12.8%5.6%4.1 $45.10
8/15/20232,040,000 shares $83.99 million +2.0%5.0%3.5 $41.17
7/31/20232,000,000 shares $87.98 million +0.5%4.9%3.3 $43.99
7/15/20231,990,000 shares $80.46 million -4.8%4.6%3.1 $40.43
6/30/20232,090,000 shares $85.10 million -33.9%4.8%3.2 $40.72
6/15/20233,160,000 shares $121.87 million +27.9%7.3%4.7 $38.57
5/31/20232,470,000 shares $73.88 million +18.8%5.7%3.6 $29.91
5/15/20232,080,000 shares $55.31 million +7.2%4.8%3 $26.59
4/30/20231,940,000 shares $54.90 million -8.5%4.5%2.8 $28.30
4/15/20232,120,000 shares $50.14 million -4.1%4.4%3.2 $23.65
3/31/20232,210,000 shares $49.00 million +11.6%4.6%3.3 $22.17
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3/15/20231,980,000 shares $36.41 million -8.8%4.1%2.9 $18.39
2/28/20232,170,000 shares $41.38 million +26.2%4.5%3.5 $19.07
2/15/20231,720,000 shares $35.57 million +1.8%3.5%3 $20.68
1/31/20231,690,000 shares $35.08 million -13.8%3.5%3.3 $20.76
1/15/20231,960,000 shares $39.98 million -6.2%4.0%3.8 $20.40
12/30/20222,090,000 shares $34.51 million +6.1%4.3%3.9 $16.51
12/15/20221,970,000 shares $35.56 million +15.9%4.0%3.6 $18.05
11/30/20221,700,000 shares $31.37 million -14.6%3.5%2.9 $18.45
11/15/20221,990,000 shares $35.66 million -10.8%4.1%3.3 $17.92
10/31/20222,230,000 shares $39.43 million -8.2%4.6%3.7 $17.68
10/15/20222,430,000 shares $43.25 million +16.3%5.0%4.1 $17.80
9/30/20222,090,000 shares $33.98 million +5.6%4.3%3.7 $16.26
9/15/20221,980,000 shares $36.83 million +0.5%4.1%3.6 $18.60
8/31/20221,970,000 shares $41.94 million +7.7%4.1%4.1 $21.29
8/15/20221,830,000 shares $44.84 million -3.7%3.8%4.2 $24.50
7/31/20221,900,000 shares $45.89 million -8.7%3.8%4.2 $24.15
7/15/20222,080,000 shares $45.05 million +1.5%4.2%4.3 $21.66
6/30/20222,050,000 shares $43.56 million -3.8%4.1%3.9 $21.25
6/15/20222,130,000 shares $47.50 million +1.4%4.3%4 $22.30
5/31/20222,100,000 shares $56.62 million -5.0%4.3%3.6 $26.96
5/15/20222,210,000 shares $57.99 million +20.8%4.5%3.1 $26.24
4/30/20221,830,000 shares $53.34 million -6.2%3.8%2.4 $29.15
4/15/20221,950,000 shares $57.54 million -5.3%4.0%2.7 $29.51
3/31/20222,060,000 shares $59.43 million -14.5%4.2%3 $28.85
3/15/20222,410,000 shares $62.61 million +26.8%5.0%3.7 $25.98
2/28/20221,900,000 shares $53.41 million +25.8%3.9%3.3 $28.11
2/15/20221,510,000 shares $49.18 million +32.5%3.1%3.2 $32.57
1/31/20221,140,000 shares $43.49 million +11.8%2.3%2.9 $38.15
1/15/20221,020,000 shares $42.46 million No Change2.1%3.1 $41.63
12/31/20211,020,000 shares $40.09 million -10.5%2.1%3.3 $39.30
12/15/20211,140,000 shares $43.40 million +19.4%2.3%3.7 $38.07
11/30/2021954,600 shares $37.39 million +0.2%2.0%3.2 $39.17
11/15/2021953,200 shares $45.58 million -16.4%2.0%3 $47.82
10/29/20211,140,000 shares $49.05 million +3.6%2.4%3.4 $43.03
10/15/20211,100,000 shares $54.36 million +5.8%2.3%3.1 $49.42
9/30/20211,040,000 shares $51.31 million -16.8%2.1%2.7 $49.34
9/15/20211,250,000 shares $56.56 million +13.6%2.6%3.1 $45.25
8/31/20211,100,000 shares $51.32 million +33.4%2.3%2.7 $46.65
8/13/2021824,700 shares $34.53 million -20.7%1.7%2.3 $41.87
7/30/20211,040,000 shares $42.11 million -1.9%2.1%2.9 $40.49
7/15/20211,060,000 shares $44.15 million +2.9%2.2%3.2 $41.65
6/30/20211,030,000 shares $44.36 million -12.7%2.1%3.3 $43.07
6/15/20211,180,000 shares $55.73 million +2.6%2.4%3.9 $47.23
5/28/20211,150,000 shares $56.38 million No Change2.4%3.6 $49.03
5/14/20211,150,000 shares $55.02 million +20.4%2.4%3.5 $47.84
4/30/2021955,100 shares $48.66 million -10.7%2.0%2.7 $50.95
4/15/20211,070,000 shares $56.72 million -5.3%2.2%2.9 $53.01
3/31/20211,130,000 shares $62.83 million -25.7%2.3%3 $55.60
3/15/20211,520,000 shares $91.20 million +1.3%3.1%4 $60.00
2/26/20211,500,000 shares $83.69 million +18.1%3.1%3.9 $55.79
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2/12/20211,270,000 shares $56.98 million -4.5%2.6%3.1 $44.87
1/29/20211,330,000 shares $54.52 million +3.9%2.7%3.1 $40.99
1/15/20211,280,000 shares $55.62 million -7.9%2.6%3 $43.45
12/31/20201,390,000 shares $56.31 million -3.5%2.9%3.2 $40.51
12/15/20201,440,000 shares $61.76 million -3.4%3.0%3.1 $42.89
11/30/20201,490,000 shares $64.50 million +10.4%3.1%3.2 $43.29
11/15/20201,350,000 shares $48.06 million -15.1%2.8%2.8 $35.60
10/30/20201,590,000 shares $46.36 million +15.2%3.3%3.6 $29.16
10/15/20201,380,000 shares $42.30 million -5.5%2.8%3.1 $30.65
9/30/20201,460,000 shares $43.60 million -7.6%3.0%3.2 $29.86
9/15/20201,580,000 shares $54.64 million -1.9%3.3%3.2 $34.58
8/31/20201,610,000 shares $54.18 million -0.6%3.3%3.1 $33.65
8/14/20201,620,000 shares $51.13 million +15.7%3.3%2.7 $31.56
7/31/20201,400,000 shares $36.83 million +5.3%2.9%2.1 $26.31
7/15/20201,330,000 shares $40.03 million -7.0%2.7%1.9 $30.10
6/30/20201,430,000 shares $46.99 million -11.2%2.9%2 $32.86
6/15/20201,610,000 shares $57.03 million +2.6%3.3%1.9 $35.42
5/29/20201,570,000 shares $51.29 million +20.8%3.2%1.7 $32.67
5/15/20201,300,000 shares $31.25 million +3.2%2.7%1.5 $24.04
4/30/20201,260,000 shares $38.98 million +0.8%2.6%1.5 $30.94
4/15/20201,250,000 shares $33.85 million +35.0%2.6%1.7 $27.08
3/31/2020925,900 shares $23.86 million -12.9%1.9%1.4 $25.77
3/13/20201,062,400 shares $30.15 million +20.3%2.2%1.3 $28.38
2/28/2020883,100 shares $18.39 million -22.5%1.8%2.3 $20.83
2/14/20201,140,000 shares $43.01 million +28.8%2.3%3.9 $37.73
1/31/2020884,800 shares $41.35 million +5.0%1.8%3.3 $46.73
1/15/2020842,400 shares $48.35 million +19.5%1.7%3.7 $57.39
12/31/2019705,200 shares $44.81 million +18.8%1.4%3.1 $63.54

SKYW Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is SkyWest's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of SkyWest shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 15th, investors have sold 1,430,000 shares of SKYW short. 3.66% of SkyWest's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on SkyWest's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for SkyWest?

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. SKYW shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on SkyWest's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting SkyWest?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of SkyWest: Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for SkyWest?

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 3.66% of SkyWest's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is SkyWest's short interest increasing or decreasing?

SkyWest saw a increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,430,000 shares, an increase of 25.4% from the previous total of 1,140,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

What is SkyWest's float size?

SkyWest currently has issued a total of 40,330,000 shares. Some of SkyWest's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. SkyWest currently has a public float of 39,030,000 shares.

How does SkyWest's short interest compare to its competitors?

3.66% of SkyWest's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "transportation" compare to SkyWest: Alaska Air Group, Inc. (7.02%), Copa Holdings, S.A. (4.78%), JetBlue Airways Co. (14.43%), Allegiant Travel (9.14%), Delta Air Lines, Inc. (5.45%), United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (5.48%), Southwest Airlines Co. (5.75%), American Airlines Group Inc. (8.66%), Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (18.96%), Azul S.A. (1.93%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.81 billion), International Paper ($2.96 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.40 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.05 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.03 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.82 billion), and Tractor Supply ($1.65 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short SkyWest stock?

Short selling SKYW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SkyWest as its price is falling. SKYW shares are trading down $0.31 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

How does a short squeeze work against SkyWest?

A short squeeze for SkyWest occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of SKYW, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is SkyWest's short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including SKYW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:SKYW) was last updated on 12/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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