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. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 6th will be given a dividend of $0.16 per share on Wednesday, June 27th. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 5th. This is a positive change from Southwest Airlines's previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. View Southwest Airlines' Dividend History.

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

Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 26th. The airline reported $0.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.01. The airline had revenue of $4.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5 billion. Southwest Airlines had a net margin of 16.95% and a return on equity of 23.25%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $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 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for Southwest Airlines' shares. Their forecasts range from $49.76 to $85.00. On average, they expect Southwest Airlines' share 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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News articles about LUV stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Southwest Airlines earned a media sentiment score of 0.10 on Accern's scale. They also gave media stories about the airline an impact score of 45.85 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.

Southwest Airlines' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail 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 acquired 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.