Southwest Airlines Stock Forecast, Price & News

Southwest Airlines' stock was trading at $42.49 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, LUV shares have increased by 9.8% and is now trading at $46.66.
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22 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Southwest Airlines in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings and 17 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research 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, January 28th 2021.
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Southwest Airlines will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, January 28th 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 Thursday, October, 22nd. The airline reported ($1.99) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($2.35) by $0.36. The airline had revenue of $1.79 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. Southwest Airlines had a negative net margin of 12.94% and a negative return on equity of 22.65%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 68.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.23 earnings per share.
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Southwest Airlines announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 29th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.18 per share on Wednesday, March 25th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.54%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 3rd.
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22 analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Southwest Airlines' shares. Their forecasts range from $36.00 to $60.00. On average, they anticipate Southwest Airlines' share price to reach $49.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 6.1% from the stock's current price.
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Some companies that are related to Southwest Airlines include Delta Air Lines (DAL), United Airlines (UAL), Alaska Air Group (ALK), JetBlue Airways (JBLU), Copa (CPA), Allegiant Travel (ALGT), 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 many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Ardevora Asset Management LLP (0.19%), Darrell & King LLC (0.09%), Scout Investments Inc. (0.08%), Granite Investment Advisors LLC (0.03%), Douglas Lane & Associates LLC (0.02%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%). Company insiders that own Southwest Airlines stock include Andrew M Watterson, Berkshire Hathaway Inc and Gregory D Wells.
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LUV stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Xcel Wealth Management LLC, CX Institutional, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Granite Investment Advisors LLC, Douglas Lane & Associates LLC, Diversified Trust Co, Fulton Bank N.A., and Symphony Financial Ltd. Co.. Company insiders that have sold Southwest Airlines company stock in the last year include Andrew M Watterson, Berkshire Hathaway Inc, and Gregory D Wells.
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LUV stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Ardevora Asset Management LLP, Scout Investments Inc., Darrell & King LLC, CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp, TrimTabs Asset Management LLC, Deane Retirement Strategies Inc., Sowell Financial Services LLC, 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.

One share of LUV stock can currently be purchased for approximately $46.66.

Southwest Airlines has a market capitalization of $27.54 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.