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Southwest Airlines (LUV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$33.97 +0.16 (+0.47%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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About Southwest Airlines Stock (NYSE:LUV)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$33.83
$34.47
50-Day Range
$27.25
$34.37
52-Week Range
$23.58
$36.12
Volume
7.71 million shs
Average Volume
10.25 million shs
Market Capitalization
$19.36 billion
P/E Ratio
39.97
Dividend Yield
2.12%
Price Target
$32.31
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Southwest Airlines Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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81st Percentile Overall Score

LUV MarketRank™: 

Southwest Airlines scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 50th out of 124 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Southwest Airlines has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 5 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Southwest Airlines has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Southwest Airlines' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Southwest Airlines are expected to grow by 52.26% in the coming year, from $1.55 to $2.36 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Southwest Airlines is 39.97, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.95.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Southwest Airlines is 39.97, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 12.92.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Southwest Airlines has a PEG Ratio of 4.97. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Southwest Airlines has a P/B Ratio of 1.97. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Southwest Airlines' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    8.44% of the float of Southwest Airlines has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Southwest Airlines has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Southwest Airlines has recently decreased by 6.59%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Southwest Airlines pays a meaningful dividend of 2.11%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Southwest Airlines does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Southwest Airlines is 84.71%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Southwest Airlines will have a dividend payout ratio of 30.51% next year. This indicates that Southwest Airlines will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Southwest Airlines' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    8.44% of the float of Southwest Airlines has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Southwest Airlines has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Southwest Airlines has recently decreased by 6.59%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Southwest Airlines has a news sentiment score of 0.32. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 23 news articles for Southwest Airlines this week, compared to 27 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    18 people have searched for LUV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 6% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    6 people have added Southwest Airlines to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Southwest Airlines insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $299,054.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.79% of the stock of Southwest Airlines is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    80.82% of the stock of Southwest Airlines is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Southwest Airlines' insider trading history.
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LUV Stock News Headlines

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LUV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Southwest Airlines' stock was trading at $33.62 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LUV stock has increased by 1.3% and is now trading at $34.05.

Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 23rd. The airline reported ($0.13) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.18) by $0.05. Southwest Airlines's revenue for the quarter was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Southwest Airlines subsidiaries include AirTran Airways, Morris Air, TranStar Airlines, AirTran Airways 717 Leasing Corporation, AirTran Airways Inc., AirTran Holdings LLC, Southwest Jet Fuel Co., and Triple Crown Assurance Co..

Southwest Airlines' top institutional investors include Gradient Investments LLC (0.10%), Hedges Asset Management LLC (0.02%), Paladin Wealth LLC and Douglas Lane & Associates LLC. Insiders that own company stock include Elliott Investment Management, Rakesh Gangwal, Linda B Rutherford, Ryan C Green, David P Hess, John T Montford, C David Cush, Gregg A Saretsky and Sarah Feinberg.
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Shares of LUV stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Southwest Airlines investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Walmart (WMT) and Walt Disney (DIS).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/23/2025
Record date for 7/9 Dividend
6/18/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/9 Dividend
6/18/2025
Today
7/08/2025
Dividend Payable
7/09/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/24/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
TRANS - AIRLINE
Sub-Industry
Airlines
Current Symbol
NYSE:LUV
Employees
72,450
Year Founded
1967

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$32.31
High Stock Price Target
$42.00
Low Stock Price Target
$23.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-4.4%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
18 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
39.78
Forward P/E Ratio
21.81
P/E Growth
4.97
Net Income
$465 million
Pretax Margin
2.55%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$27.48 billion
Cash Flow
$3.73 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.07
Book Value
$17.26 per share
Price / Book
1.96

Miscellaneous

Free Float
565,364,000
Market Cap
$19.27 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.21

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This page (NYSE:LUV) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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