SkyWest, Inc. ( SKYW ) will begin trading ex-dividend on December 28, 2018. A cash dividend payment of $0.1 per share is scheduled to be paid on January 07, 2019. Shareholders who purchased SKYW prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 4th quarter that SKYW has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $44.73, the dividend yield is .89%.
The previous trading day's last sale of SKYW was $44.73, representing a -32.02% decrease from the 52 week high of $65.80 and a 5.55% increase over the 52 week low of $42.38.
SKYW is a part of the Transportation sector, which includes companies such as FedEx Corporation ( FDX ) and Delta Air Lines, Inc. ( DAL ). SKYW's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $9.49. Zacks Investment Research reports SKYW's forecasted earnings growth in 2018 as 48.62%, compared to an industry average of -5.1%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the SKYW Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to SKYW through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have SKYW as a top-10 holding:
- U.S. Global Jets ETF ( JETS )
- AdvisorShares Cornerstone Small Cap ETF ( SCAP )
- SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value ETF (based on S&P SmallCap Value ( SLYV )
- iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Value ETF ( IJS ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is JETS with an decrease of -8.83% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of SKYW at 4.09%.
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The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.