NYSE:LUV - Southwest Airlines Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Southwest Airlines declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 17th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.16 per share on Wednesday, June 27th. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.21%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 5th. This is an increase from Southwest Airlines's previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. View Southwest Airlines' Dividend History.

Southwest Airlines declared that its board has approved a share repurchase plan on Sunday, June 4th 2017, which authorizes the company to repurchase $2,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 5.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 26th. The airline reported $0.75 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.01. The airline had revenue of $4.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5 billion. Southwest Airlines had a net margin of 16.95% and a return on equity of 23.25%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.61 earnings per share. View Southwest Airlines' Earnings History.

Southwest Airlines is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July, 26th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Southwest Airlines.

19 brokers have issued twelve-month price targets for Southwest Airlines' stock. Their predictions range from $49.76 to $85.00. On average, they anticipate Southwest Airlines' stock price to reach $67.5475 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 27.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Southwest Airlines.

19 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Southwest Airlines in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 15 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

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Press coverage about LUV stock has been trending somewhat positive on Tuesday, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Southwest Airlines earned a daily sentiment score of 0.07 on Accern's scale. They also assigned headlines about the airline an impact score of 44.78 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days.

Southwest Airlines' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bank of Montreal Can (1.01%), Scout Investments Inc. (0.09%), Vigilant Capital Management LLC (0.04%), Capital One National Association (0.02%), Gibraltar Capital Management Inc. (0.02%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%). Company insiders that own Southwest Airlines stock include De Ven Michael G Van, Douglas H Brooks, Gary C Kelly, Gregory D Wells, J Veronica Biggins, Jeff Lamb, John T Montford, Mark R Shaw, Robert E Jordan, Tammy Romo and William H Dr Cunningham. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Southwest Airlines.

LUV stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., V Wealth Management LLC, Bremer Trust National Association, Daiwa SB Investments Ltd., Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Gulf International Bank UK Ltd, Capital One National Association and Total Investment Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Southwest Airlines company stock in the last year include De Ven Michael G Van, Douglas H Brooks, Gary C Kelly, Gregory D Wells, J Veronica Biggins, John T Montford, Robert E Jordan and Tammy Romo. View Insider Buying and Selling for Southwest Airlines.

LUV stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Scout Investments Inc., Bank of Montreal Can, Laurel Grove Capital LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Cibc Bank USA, Vigilant Capital Management LLC, Private Asset Management Inc. and IFM Investors Pty Ltd. Company insiders that have bought Southwest Airlines stock in the last two years include De Ven Michael G Van, Gary C Kelly and William H Dr Cunningham. View Insider Buying and Selling 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of LUV stock can currently be purchased for approximately $53.08.

Southwest Airlines has a market capitalization of $30.78 billion and generates $21.17 billion in revenue each year. The airline earns $3.49 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.50 on an earnings per share basis. Southwest Airlines employs 56,100 workers across the globe.

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.