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Stocks to Compare Sections All Sections Selected Performance Chart Price & Volume MarketRank Analyst Ratings Sales & Book Value Profitability & Earnings Dividends Debt Ownership Miscellaneous Headlines About Compare NYSE:LUV On This Page Performance ChartPrice & VolumeMarketRank™Analyst RatingsSales & Book ValueProfitability & EarningsDividendsDebtOwnershipMiscellaneousHeadlinesAbout Comparison Ideas Stock Ideas Comparative Price Performance Over Time1 day7 days30 days90 days365 daysCompare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeLUVSouthwest Airlines$38.46-2.2%$39.80$28.98▼$55.11$18.82B1.127.21 million shs6.38 million shsDon't wait for the SpaceX IPOThe space race is growing fast, and you don’t have to wait for SpaceX to go public to invest. This report shows seven space stocks you can buy today that may grow as rockets, satellites, defense, space internet, and new space technology become more important.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceLUVSouthwest Airlines0.00%-6.85%-5.36%-24.68%+22.45%Compare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeLUVSouthwest Airlines$38.46-2.2%$39.80$28.98▼$55.11$18.82B1.127.21 million shs6.38 million shsDon't wait for the SpaceX IPOThe space race is growing fast, and you don’t have to wait for SpaceX to go public to invest. This report shows seven space stocks you can buy today that may grow as rockets, satellites, defense, space internet, and new space technology become more important.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceLUVSouthwest Airlines0.00%-6.85%-5.36%-24.68%+22.45%Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceLUVSouthwest Airlines 2.23Hold$44.1114.68% UpsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest LUV Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails4/27/2026LUVSouthwest Airlines Jefferies Financial GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetHold$42.00 ➝ $37.004/27/2026LUVSouthwest Airlines TD CowenSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetBuy$46.00 ➝ $47.004/24/2026LUVSouthwest Airlines Weiss RatingsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeHold (C) ➝ Hold (C+)4/24/2026LUVSouthwest Airlines ArgusSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetBuy$55.00 ➝ $45.004/24/2026LUVSouthwest Airlines Raymond James FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOutperform$45.00 ➝ $55.004/24/2026LUVSouthwest Airlines EvercoreSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price Target$43.00 ➝ $44.004/24/2026LUVSouthwest Airlines HSBCSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeReduce ➝ Hold$24.40 ➝ $36.104/21/2026LUVSouthwest Airlines BNP Paribas ExaneSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetUnderperform$24.00 ➝ $33.004/2/2026LUVSouthwest Airlines SusquehannaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetNeutral$55.00 ➝ $42.004/2/2026LUVSouthwest Airlines TD CowenSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetBuy$56.00 ➝ $46.00(Data available from 5/17/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookLUVSouthwest Airlines$28.06B0.67$4.00 per share9.61$14.07 per share2.73Compare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateLUVSouthwest Airlines$441M$1.5524.817.690.432.83%10.66%2.83%7/22/2026 (Estimated)Latest LUV EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails4/22/2026Q1 2026LUVSouthwest Airlines$0.45$0.45N/A$0.45$8.46 billion$7.25 billionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthLUVSouthwest Airlines$0.721.87%+31.95%46.45%N/ALatest LUV DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date5/7/2026LUVSouthwest Airlinesquarterly$0.181.74%6/11/20266/11/20267/2/2026(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioLUVSouthwest Airlines0.660.480.41Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipLUVSouthwest Airlines80.82%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipLUVSouthwest Airlines0.91%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableLUVSouthwest Airlines72,790488.77 million484.33 millionOptionableLUV HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesSouthwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) Receives Average Rating of "Hold" from AnalystsMay 16 at 2:58 AM | americanbankingnews.comUnited Airlines Receives Encouraging Tidings on the Labor FrontMay 15 at 2:39 PM | finance.yahoo.comSouthwest’s J.D. Power Streak And Upgrades Prompt Fresh Look At LUVMay 12, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comStocks Pressured by Rising Oil Prices and Accelerating InflationMay 12, 2026 | barchart.comStocks Retreat as Oil Prices Surge and Inflation AcceleratesMay 12, 2026 | barchart.comWhy Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (PAC) Appears Shielded From Spirit Airlines DisruptionMay 12, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comCompany News for May 12, 2026May 12, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comA cross-country Southwest flight's windshield cracked at 37,000 feet and forced a diversionMay 12, 2026 | businessinsider.comSouthwest Shareholders Back Board, Pay and Auditor ChoicesMay 11, 2026 | tipranks.comIs Southwest Airlines (LUV) Now Attractively Priced After Recent Share Price Rebound?May 10, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comMitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. Has $23.77 Million Stock Position in Southwest Airlines Co. $LUVMay 10, 2026 | marketbeat.comSouthwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) to Issue $0.18 Quarterly DividendMay 8, 2026 | marketbeat.comZacks Research Issues Pessimistic Outlook for LUV EarningsMay 8, 2026 | marketbeat.comOlstein Capital Management L.P. Trims Stake in Southwest Airlines Co. $LUVMay 8, 2026 | marketbeat.comWarren Buffett's 1992 ‘Kamikaze Pricing' warning came true at 3 a.m. on May 2May 7, 2026 | 247wallst.comSOUTHWEST AIRLINES DECLARES 189th QUARTERLY DIVIDENDMay 7, 2026 | prnewswire.comStrs Ohio Increases Stock Position in Southwest Airlines Co. $LUVMay 7, 2026 | marketbeat.comU.S. airlines spent over $5 billion on jet fuel in March as Iran war bitesMay 6, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comAirlines spent 56.4% more on jet fuel in month after Iran war started, U.S. government saysMay 6, 2026 | cnbc.comThese airlines have cut the most flights this summer as jet fuel prices skyrocketMay 6, 2026 | businessinsider.comSOUTHWEST AIRLINES RANKED FIRST BY JD POWER IN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AMONG ECONOMY TRAVELERS FOR FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEARMay 6, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over TimeLUV Company DescriptionsSouthwest Airlines NYSE:LUV$38.46 -0.87 (-2.21%) Closing price 05/15/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$38.44 -0.02 (-0.06%) As of 05/15/2026 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.Southwest Airlines Co. operates as a passenger airline company that provides scheduled air transportation services in the United States and near-international markets. As of December 31, 2023, the company operated a total fleet of 817 Boeing 737 aircraft; and served 121 destinations in 42 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as well as ten near-international countries, including Mexico, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Aruba, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Belize, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos. It also provides inflight entertainment and connectivity services on Wi-Fi enabled aircraft; and Rapid Rewards loyalty program that enables program members to earn points for dollars spent on Southwest base fares. In addition, the company offers a suite of digital platforms to support customers' travel needs, including websites and apps; and SWABIZ, an online booking tool. Further, it provides ancillary services, such as Southwest's EarlyBird Check-In, upgraded boarding, and transportation of pets and unaccompanied minors. Southwest Airlines Co. was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. 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