NYSE:LUVSouthwest Airlines Stock Price, Forecast & News

Southwest Airlines' stock was trading at $42.49 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, LUV stock has decreased by 21.8% and is now trading at $33.22. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

23 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Southwest Airlines in the last year. There are currently 8 hold ratings, 14 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Southwest Airlines.

Southwest Airlines is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 23rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Southwest Airlines.

Southwest Airlines will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, July 23rd at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV) released its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 28th. The airline reported ($0.15) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.48) by $0.33. The airline had revenue of $4.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.55 billion. Southwest Airlines had a net margin of 8.46% and a return on equity of 18.92%. The company's revenue was down 17.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.70 earnings per share. View Southwest Airlines' earnings history.

Southwest Airlines declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 29th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 4th will be given a dividend of $0.18 per share on Wednesday, March 25th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.17%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 3rd. View Southwest Airlines' dividend history.

23 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for Southwest Airlines' stock. Their forecasts range from $38.00 to $67.00. On average, they expect Southwest Airlines' stock price to reach $49.20 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 48.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Southwest Airlines.

News stories about LUV stock have trended very negative on Sunday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Southwest Airlines earned a news impact score of -3.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the airline a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news about Southwest Airlines.

Some companies that are related to Southwest Airlines include Delta Air Lines (DAL), United Continental (UAL), Alaska Air Group (ALK), JetBlue Airways (JBLU), Copa (CPA), Allegiant Travel (ALGT), SkyWest (SKYW), Spirit Airlines (SAVE) and Hawaiian (HA). View all competitors.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Southwest Airlines investors own include Delta Air Lines (DAL), Walt Disney (DIS), Boeing (BA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Bank of America (BAC), Alibaba Group (BABA), Netflix (NFLX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Micron Technology (MU) and Cisco Systems (CSCO).

Southwest Airlines trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "LUV."

Southwest Airlines' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.02%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), Consolidated Capital Management LLC (0.02%), Stolper Co (0.01%), Unison Advisors LLC (0.01%) and Fulton Bank N. A. (0.01%). Company insiders that own Southwest Airlines stock include Andrew M Watterson, Berkshire Hathaway Inc, John T Montford and Mark R Shaw. View institutional ownership trends for Southwest Airlines.

LUV stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, DNB Asset Management AS, Curbstone Financial Management Corp, and Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA. Company insiders that have sold Southwest Airlines company stock in the last year include Andrew M Watterson, and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. View insider buying and selling activity for Southwest Airlines.

LUV stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Stolper Co, Unison Advisors LLC, Windsor Group LTD, Consolidated Capital Management LLC, Fulton Bank N. A., Symphony Financial Ltd. Co., Trinity Legacy Partners LLC, and Cypress Capital Group. View insider buying and selling activity for Southwest Airlines.

Shares of LUV can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of LUV stock can currently be purchased for approximately $33.22.

Southwest Airlines has a market capitalization of $16.91 billion and generates $22.43 billion in revenue each year. The airline earns $2.30 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.27 on an earnings per share basis. Southwest Airlines employs 60,800 workers across the globe.

The official website for Southwest Airlines is www.southwest.com.

Southwest Airlines' mailing address is 2702 LOVE FIELD DRIVE P O BOX 36611, DALLAS TX, 75235. The airline can be reached via phone at 214-792-4000.