NYSE:LUVSouthwest Airlines Stock Price, Forecast & News

Southwest Airlines' stock was trading at $42.49 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, LUV stock has decreased by 25.7% and is now trading at $31.57. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

23 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Southwest Airlines in the last year. There are currently 8 hold ratings, 14 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Southwest Airlines.

Southwest Airlines is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 23rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Southwest Airlines.

Southwest Airlines will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, July 23rd 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) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 28th. The airline reported ($0.15) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.48) by $0.33. The airline earned $4.23 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.55 billion. Southwest Airlines had a return on equity of 18.92% and a net margin of 8.46%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 17.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.70 earnings per share. View Southwest Airlines' earnings history.

Southwest Airlines announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 29th. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.28%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 3rd. View Southwest Airlines' dividend history.

23 brokers have issued 1 year price targets for Southwest Airlines' stock. Their forecasts range from $38.00 to $67.00. On average, they expect Southwest Airlines' share price to reach $49.20 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 55.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Southwest Airlines.

News stories about LUV stock have been trending neutral recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Southwest Airlines earned a daily sentiment score of 0.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the airline a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about Southwest Airlines.

Some companies that are related to Southwest Airlines include Delta Air Lines (DAL), United Continental (UAL), Alaska Air Group (ALK), JetBlue Airways (JBLU), Copa (CPA), Allegiant Travel (ALGT), SkyWest (SKYW), Spirit Airlines (SAVE) and Hawaiian (HA). View all competitors.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Southwest Airlines investors own include Delta Air Lines (DAL), Walt Disney (DIS), Boeing (BA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Bank of America (BAC), Alibaba Group (BABA), Netflix (NFLX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Micron Technology (MU) and Cisco Systems (CSCO).

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

Southwest Airlines' stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.02%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), Consolidated Capital Management LLC (0.02%), Stolper Co (0.01%), Unison Advisors LLC (0.01%) and Fulton Bank N. A. (0.01%). Company insiders that own Southwest Airlines stock include Andrew M Watterson, Berkshire Hathaway Inc, John T Montford and Mark R Shaw. View institutional ownership trends for Southwest Airlines.

LUV stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, DNB Asset Management AS, and Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA. Company insiders that have sold Southwest Airlines company stock in the last year include Andrew M Watterson, and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. View insider buying and selling activity for Southwest Airlines.

LUV stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Stolper Co, Unison Advisors LLC, Windsor Group LTD, Consolidated Capital Management LLC, Fulton Bank N. A., Symphony Financial Ltd. Co., Trinity Legacy Partners LLC, and New Capital Management LP. View insider buying and selling activity 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of LUV stock can currently be purchased for approximately $31.57.

Southwest Airlines has a market capitalization of $16.07 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.