SkyWest (NASDAQ:SKYW) vs. AirMedia Group (NASDAQ:ANTE) Financial Review

SkyWest (NASDAQ:SKYW) and AirMedia Group (NASDAQ:ANTE) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for SkyWest and AirMedia Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SkyWest	0	0	4	0	3.00
AirMedia Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

SkyWest currently has a consensus price target of $120.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.90%. Given SkyWest’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe SkyWest is more favorable than AirMedia Group.

Risk & Volatility

SkyWest has a beta of 1.88, indicating that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AirMedia Group has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares SkyWest and AirMedia Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SkyWest	$3.53 billion	1.22	$322.96 million	$8.74	12.21
AirMedia Group	$340,000.00	26.34	-$13.65 million	N/A	N/A

SkyWest has higher revenue and earnings than AirMedia Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

81.3% of SkyWest shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.0% of AirMedia Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of SkyWest shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.5% of AirMedia Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares SkyWest and AirMedia Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SkyWest	9.89%	15.41%	5.16%
AirMedia Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

SkyWest beats AirMedia Group on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SkyWest

SkyWest, Inc. is the holding company for two scheduled passenger airline operations and an aircraft leasing company. SkyWest’s airline companies provide commercial air service in cities throughout North America with nearly 3,000 daily flights carrying more than 53 million passengers annually. SkyWest Airlines operates through partnerships with United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and Alaska Airlines. ExpressJet Airlines operates through partnerships with United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and American Airlines. Based in St. George, Utah, SkyWest employs nearly 17,000 employees.

About AirMedia Group

AirNet Technology Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates out-of-home advertising networks in the People's Republic of China. It provides in-flight solutions to connectivity, entertainment, and digital multimedia; in-flight entertainment and advertising contents, including sports, comedies, local attractions, reality shows, commentaries, documentaries, and copyrighted entertainment contents; and internet connections through a network of satellites and land-based beacons. The company also offers advertising time slots in the form of digital TV screens on airplanes; and media contents display in air travel. In addition, it operates CIBN-AirNet channel to broadcast network TV programs to air travelers. The company was formerly known as AirMedia Group Inc. and changed its name to AirNet Technology Inc. in May 2019. AirNet Technology Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.