NYSE:LUV

Southwest Airlines Stock Forecast, Price & News

$47.77

-0.44 (-0.91 %)

(As of 01/21/2021 12:00 AM ET)

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Today's Range

$47.12

Now: $47.77▼

$47.94

50-Day Range

$45.04

MA: $46.66▼

$48.82

52-Week Range

$22.47

Now: $47.77▼

$58.83

Volume5.47 million shs

Average Volume6.63 million shs

Market Capitalization$28.20 billion

P/E RatioN/A

Dividend YieldN/A

Beta1.23

Southwest Airlines Co. operates a passenger airline that provides scheduled air transportation services in the United States and near-international markets. As of December 31, 2019, the company operated a total of 747 Boeing 737 aircraft; and served 101 destinations in 40 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as well as 10 near-international countries, including Mexico, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Aruba, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Belize, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos. It also offers inflight entertainment and connectivity service on Wi-Fi enabled aircraft; and sells points and related services to business partners participating in the Rapid Rewards loyalty program, such as car rental agencies, hotels, and restaurants. In addition, the company provides a suite of digital platforms to support customers' needs across the travel journey, including Southwest.com, mobile.southwest.com, an iOS app, an iPadOS app, and an android app; and SWABIZ, an online booking tool. Further, it offers ancillary services, such as Southwest's EarlyBird Check-In, upgraded boarding, and transportation of pets and unaccompanied minors. Southwest Airlines Co. was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

MarketRank^™

Overall MarketRank^™

1.51 out of 5 stars

Transportation Sector

69th out of 238 stocks

Air Transportation, Scheduled Industry

4th out of 31 stocks

2.4 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Southwest Airlines has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.73, and is based on 17 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $50.14, Southwest Airlines has a forecasted upside of 5.0% from its current price of $47.77.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Southwest Airlines has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

2.9 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Southwest Airlines has received 1,065 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Southwest Airlines has received 783 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Southwest Airlines has received 57.63% “outperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Southwest Airlines and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe LUV will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe LUV will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

0.0 Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Southwest Airlines does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
Southwest Airlines does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

1.7 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Southwest Airlines insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $709,769.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.28% of the stock of Southwest Airlines is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
74.00% of the stock of Southwest Airlines is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

0.6 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Southwest Airlines are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($6.54) to ($0.06) per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Southwest Airlines is -17.12, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Southwest Airlines is -17.12, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Southwest Airlines has a PEG Ratio of 139.97. 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 2.51. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NYSE

Industry Air transportation, scheduled

Sub-IndustryAirlines

SectorTransportation

Current SymbolNYSE:LUV

Previous Symbol

CUSIP84474110

CIK92380

Webwww.southwest.com

Phone214-792-4000

Employees60,800

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.07

Current Ratio2.07

Quick Ratio2.01

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E RatioN/A

Forward P/E RatioN/A

P/E Growth139.97

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$22.43 billion

Price / Sales1.26

Cash Flow$6.78 per share

Price / Cash Flow7.05

Book Value$19.01 per share

Price / Book2.51

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$4.27

Net Income$2.30 billion

Net Margins-12.94%

Return on Equity-22.65%

Return on Assets-7.23%

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares590,273,000

Market Cap$28.20 billion

Next Earnings Date1/28/2021 (Confirmed)

OptionableOptionable

$47.77

-0.44 (-0.91 %)

(As of 01/21/2021 12:00 AM ET)

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Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Southwest Airlines' stock price been impacted by COVID-19?

Southwest Airlines' stock was trading at $42.49 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, LUV stock has increased by 12.4% and is now trading at $47.77.
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Is Southwest Airlines a buy right now?

22 Wall Street 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 analysts is that investors should "buy" Southwest Airlines stock.
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What is Larry J. Merlo's approval rating as Southwest Airlines' CEO?

6,978 employees have rated Southwest Airlines CEO Larry J. Merlo on Glassdoor.com. Larry J. Merlo has an approval rating of 37% among Southwest Airlines' employees. This puts Larry J. Merlo in the bottom 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

When is Southwest Airlines' next earnings date?

Southwest Airlines is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 28th 2021.
View our earnings forecast for Southwest Airlines.

How can I listen to Southwest Airlines' earnings call?

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.

How were Southwest Airlines' earnings last quarter?

Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) announced its earnings results on Thursday, October, 22nd. The airline reported ($1.99) EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of ($2.35) by $0.36. The airline earned $1.79 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. Southwest Airlines had a negative return on equity of 22.65% and a negative net margin of 12.94%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 68.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.23 EPS.
View Southwest Airlines' earnings history.

How often does Southwest Airlines pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Southwest Airlines?

Southwest Airlines declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 29th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 4th will be given 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 1.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 3rd.
View Southwest Airlines' dividend history.

What price target have analysts set for LUV?

22 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for Southwest Airlines' shares. Their forecasts range from $40.00 to $60.00. On average, they anticipate Southwest Airlines' share price to reach $50.14 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 5.0% from the stock's current price.
View analysts' price targets for Southwest Airlines or view Wall Street analyst' top-rated stocks.

Who are some of Southwest Airlines' key competitors?

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).
View all of LUV's competitors.

What other stocks do shareholders of Southwest Airlines own?

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).

Who are Southwest Airlines' key executives?

Southwest Airlines' management team includes the following people:

Mr. Gary C. Kelly, Chairman & CEO (Age 66)
Mr. Thomas M. Nealon, Pres (Age 60, Pay $1.35M)
Ms. Tammy Romo, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 59)
Mr. Michael G. Van de Ven, Chief Operating Officer (Age 59)
Mr. Robert E. Jordan, Exec. VP of Corp. Services (Age 60)
Mr. Ray Schuster, Managing Director of Accounting & Financial Reporting
Mr. Thomas Merritt, VP of Technology Â Infrastructure & Services and CTO
Ms. Kathleen A. Wayton, Sr. VP of Technology & Chief Information Officer (Age 61)
Mr. Ryan Martinez, Managing Director of Investor Relations
Mr. Mark R. Shaw, Exec. VP and Chief Legal & Regulatory Officer (Age 58)

What is Southwest Airlines' stock symbol?

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

Who are Southwest Airlines' major shareholders?

Southwest Airlines' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Ardevora Asset Management LLP (0.19%), Darrell & King LLC (0.09%), Scout Investments Inc. (0.08%), Wealthstreet Investment Advisors LLC (0.06%), Columbus Circle Investors (0.05%) and TIAA FSB (0.04%). Company insiders that own Southwest Airlines stock include Andrew M Watterson, Berkshire Hathaway Inc and Gregory D Wells.
View institutional ownership trends for Southwest Airlines.

Which institutional investors are selling Southwest Airlines stock?

LUV stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Triton Wealth Management PLLC, Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP, Profit Investment Management LLC, Xcel Wealth Management LLC, Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC, CX Institutional, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, and Granite Investment Advisors LLC. 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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Which institutional investors are buying Southwest Airlines stock?

LUV stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Ardevora Asset Management LLP, Scout Investments Inc., Columbus Circle Investors, Darrell & King LLC, CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp, TrimTabs Asset Management LLC, Deane Retirement Strategies Inc., and Kestra Advisory Services LLC.
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How do I buy shares of 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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

What is Southwest Airlines' stock price today?

One share of LUV stock can currently be purchased for approximately $47.77.

How big of a company is Southwest Airlines?

Southwest Airlines has a market capitalization of $28.20 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.

What is Southwest Airlines' official website?

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

How can I contact Southwest Airlines?

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.

This page was last updated on 1/22/2021 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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