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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
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Southwest Airlines
$29.81
-3.6%
$33.45
$23.58
$37.96
$15.65B1.2613.06 million shs12.57 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
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Southwest Airlines
0.00%-10.22%-12.32%-0.03%+10.74%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
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Southwest Airlines
3.9913 of 5 stars
1.94.01.70.42.41.73.1
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
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Southwest Airlines
1.89
Reduce$32.759.86% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest LUV Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
7/25/2025
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Southwest Airlines
Evercore ISI
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Lower Price TargetIn-Line ➝ In-Line$40.00 ➝ $34.00
7/24/2025
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Southwest Airlines
Hsbc Global Res
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UpgradeModerate Sell
7/24/2025
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Southwest Airlines
HSBC
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DowngradeHold ➝ Reduce
7/15/2025
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Southwest Airlines
Evercore ISI
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ In-Line$40.00
7/10/2025
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Barclays
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$26.00 ➝ $34.00
7/7/2025
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UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$27.00 ➝ $34.00
5/29/2025
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Southwest Airlines
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
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UpgradeHold ➝ Buy$40.00
5/27/2025
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Southwest Airlines
Jefferies Financial Group
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UpgradeUnderperform ➝ Hold$24.00 ➝ $33.00
(Data available from 8/3/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
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Southwest Airlines
$27.48B0.57$3.76 per share7.93$15.23 per share1.96
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
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LUV
Southwest Airlines
$465M$0.6645.1712.630.741.43%6.27%1.83%N/A

Latest LUV Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
7/23/2025Q2 2025
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Southwest Airlines
$0.51$0.43-$0.08$0.39$7.30 billion$7.24 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
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Southwest Airlines
$0.722.42%N/A109.09%N/A

Latest LUV Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
7/31/2025
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Southwest Airlines
quarterly$0.182.36%9/3/20259/3/20259/24/2025
5/13/2025
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Southwest Airlines
quarterly$0.182.3%6/18/20256/18/20257/9/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
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Southwest Airlines
0.51
0.56
0.49

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
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Southwest Airlines
80.82%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
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Southwest Airlines
0.79%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
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Southwest Airlines
72,450525.19 million521.04 millionOptionable

Recent News About These Companies

Southwest Airlines names Doug Brooks as board chairperson
Elliott Statement on Southwest Governance Changes
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES ANNOUNCES GOVERNANCE CHANGES
Southwest Airlines declares $0.18 dividend

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

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Southwest Airlines NYSE:LUV

$29.81 -1.12 (-3.62%)
Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$29.82 +0.02 (+0.05%)
As of 08/1/2025 07:59 PM Eastern
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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.