NYSE:LUVSouthwest Airlines Stock Price, Forecast & News

Southwest Airlines' stock was trading at $42.49 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, LUV shares have decreased by 24.5% and is now trading at $32.10. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

20 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Southwest Airlines in the last year. There are currently 8 hold ratings, 11 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 Co (NYSE:LUV) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 28th. The airline reported ($0.15) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.48) by $0.33. The airline earned $4.23 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.55 billion. Southwest Airlines had a return on equity of 18.92% and a net margin of 8.46%. Southwest Airlines's revenue for the quarter was down 17.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.70 EPS. View Southwest Airlines' earnings history.

Southwest Airlines declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 29th. Investors 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.24%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 3rd. View Southwest Airlines' dividend history.

20 analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Southwest Airlines' stock. Their forecasts range from $36.00 to $67.00. On average, they expect Southwest Airlines' share price to reach $51.18 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 59.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Southwest Airlines.

Media stories about LUV stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring 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 sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the airline a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutSouthwest Airlines.

Southwest Airlines saw a drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 8,370,000 shares, a drop of 13.4% from the April 15th total of 9,670,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 9,270,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.9 days. Currently, 1.7% of the company's stock are short sold. View Southwest Airlines' Current Options Chain.

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 many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Primecap Management Co. CA (13.34%), State Street Corp (7.63%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.32%), Fiduciary Management Inc. WI (1.11%), Parnassus Investments CA (1.04%) and Wellington Management Group LLP (1.02%). 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 Primecap Management Co. CA, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P., Janus Henderson Group PLC, Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, Maj Invest Holding A S, Provident Trust Co., and Nuveen Asset Management LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Southwest Airlines.

LUV stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Parnassus Investments CA, Fiduciary Management Inc. WI, APG Asset Management N.V., U S Global Investors Inc., Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Wellington Management Group LLP, First Trust Advisors LP, and Voloridge Investment Management LLC. 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 $32.10.

Southwest Airlines has a market capitalization of $16.34 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.