Southwest Airlines Stock Forecast, Price & News

19 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Southwest Airlines in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 17 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" Southwest Airlines stock.
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Southwest Airlines is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 22nd 2021.
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Southwest Airlines will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, April 22nd 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 Wednesday, January, 27th. The airline reported ($1.29) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($1.68) by $0.39. The airline earned $2.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.11 billion. Southwest Airlines had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 22.65% and a negative net margin of 12.94%. The business's revenue was down 64.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.16 earnings per share.
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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 (WHO). Since then, LUV stock has increased by 46.8% and is now trading at $62.39.
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19 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Southwest Airlines' stock. Their forecasts range from $40.00 to $80.00. On average, they expect Southwest Airlines' stock price to reach $58.95 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 5.5%.
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1,507 employees have rated Southwest Airlines CEO Gary C. Kelly on Glassdoor.com. Gary C. Kelly has an approval rating of 94% among Southwest Airlines' employees. This puts Gary C. Kelly in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

Some companies that are related to Southwest Airlines include Delta Air Lines (DAL), United Airlines (UAL), Alaska Air Group (ALK), JetBlue Airways (JBLU), Allegiant Travel (ALGT), Copa (CPA), SkyWest (SKYW) and Hawaiian (HA).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Southwest Airlines investors own include Delta Air Lines (DAL), NVIDIA (NVDA), The Walt Disney (DIS), The Boeing (BA), Bank of America (BAC), AT&T (T), Tesla (TSLA), Alibaba Group (BABA), Micron Technology (MU) and Netflix (NFLX).

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 investors include Scout Investments Inc. (0.15%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.13%), UMB Bank N A MO (0.03%), CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp (0.02%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%) and Royal London Asset Management Ltd. (0.01%). Company insiders that own Southwest Airlines stock include Andrew M Watterson, Berkshire Hathaway Inc, De Ven Michael G Van, Gregory D Wells, John T Montford, Tammy Romo and Thomas M Nealon.
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LUV stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hodges Capital Management Inc., Retirement Systems of Alabama, Xcel Wealth Management LLC, Fulton Bank N.A., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC, Wealth Management Partners LLC, and Motco. Company insiders that have sold Southwest Airlines company stock in the last year include Andrew M Watterson, De Ven Michael G Van, Gregory D Wells, John T Montford, Tammy Romo, and Thomas M Nealon.
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LUV stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Scout Investments Inc., CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp, Anderson Hoagland & Co., DnB Asset Management AS, CMG Global Holdings LLC, Everence Capital Management Inc., E&G Advisors LP, and First American Bank.
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Shares of LUV can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of LUV stock can currently be purchased for approximately $62.39.

Southwest Airlines has a market capitalization of $36.89 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 56,500 workers across the globe.

Southwest Airlines was founded in 1967.

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

Southwest Airlines is headquartered at 2702 LOVE FIELD DRIVE P O BOX 36611, DALLAS TX, 75235.

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.