Southwest Airlines (LUV) Stock Forecast & Price Target $39.70 +2.35 (+6.29%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$39.15 -0.55 (-1.39%) As of 07:26 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Analyst Forecasts Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Southwest Airlines - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026) How MarketBeat Calculates Price Target and Consensus Rating Consensus Rating HoldBased on 22 Analyst RatingsSell4Hold9Buy9 Based on 22 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Southwest Airlines in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 22 analysts, 4 have given a sell rating, 9 have given a hold rating, and 9 have given a buy rating for LUV. Consensus Price Target $44.1111.10% Upside According to the 22 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Southwest Airlines, the average price target is $44.11. The highest price target for LUV is $56.00, while the lowest price target for LUV is $30.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 11.10% from the current price of $39.70. MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. 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LUV Analyst Ratings Over TimeTypeCurrent Forecast5/20/25 to 5/20/261 Month Ago4/20/25 to 4/20/263 Months Ago2/19/25 to 2/19/261 Year Ago5/20/24 to 5/20/25Strong Buy0 Strong Buy rating(s)0 Strong Buy rating(s)1 Strong Buy rating(s)0 Strong Buy rating(s)Buy9 Buy rating(s)8 Buy rating(s)7 Buy rating(s)4 Buy rating(s)Hold9 Hold rating(s)8 Hold rating(s)9 Hold rating(s)7 Hold rating(s)Sell4 Sell rating(s)4 Sell rating(s)3 Sell rating(s)6 Sell rating(s)Consensus Price Target$44.11$43.72$48.14$30.88Forecasted Upside11.10% Upside4.59% Upside-7.57% Downside-4.91% DownsideConsensus RatingHoldHoldHoldReduce LUV Analyst Recommendations By MonthAnalyst Ratings Chart DescriptionThe chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.Skip Chart & View Analyst Rating History LUV Price Targets by MonthAverage Share Price and Price Target by Month Chart DescriptionThe chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.Skip Chart and View Analyst Price Target HistorySkip Chart & View Price History Table Southwest Airlines Stock vs. The CompetitionTypeSouthwest AirlinesTransportation CompaniesBroader MarketConsensus Rating Score 2.23 2.18 2.52Consensus RatingHoldHoldModerate BuyPredicted Upside10.49% Upside17.39% Upside16.68% UpsideNews Sentiment RatingNeutral NewsSee Recent LUV NewsNeutral NewsPositive News Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings All Ratings Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Rating Show All Upside > 100% Upside 50% - 100% Upside 20% - 50% Upside 10% - 20% Upside 0% - 10% Downside 0% - 10% Downside 10% - 20% Downside 20% - 50% Downside 50% - 100% Downside > 100% Upside/Downside All Actions Upgrades Downgrades Initiates Coverage Raises Target Lowers Target Reiterates Rating Action Custom Range 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months Year-to-Date 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years Time Frame Start Date End Date Most Recent from Each Brokerage All Show Export DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date Upside/DownsideDetails4/27/2026 Jefferies Financial Group2 of 5 starsSheila Kahyaoglu4 of 5 starsLower TargetHold$42.00 ➝ $37.00-3.35%4/27/2026 TD Cowen3 of 5 stars Boost TargetBuy$46.00 ➝ $47.00+19.00%4/24/2026 Weiss RatingsNot Rated UpgradeHold (C) ➝ Hold (C+)4/24/2026 ArgusSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Lower TargetBuy$55.00 ➝ $45.00+16.40%4/24/2026 Raymond James FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Boost TargetOutperform$45.00 ➝ $55.00+42.27%4/24/2026 EvercoreSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Boost Target$43.00 ➝ $44.00+13.81%4/24/2026 HSBCSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingAchal KumarSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeReduce ➝ Hold$24.40 ➝ $36.10-4.47%4/21/2026 BNP Paribas ExaneSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Boost TargetUnderperform$24.00 ➝ $33.00-21.01%4/2/2026 SusquehannaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Lower TargetNeutral$55.00 ➝ $42.00+16.46%4/1/2026 The Goldman Sachs GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Lower TargetSell$32.00 ➝ $30.00-21.28% Get the Latest News and Ratings for LUV and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Southwest Airlines and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 4/1/2026 Bank of AmericaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Lower TargetUnderperform$42.00 ➝ $40.00+4.96%3/31/2026 BMO Capital MarketsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Lower TargetOutperform$57.50 ➝ $45.00+18.09%3/27/2026 JPMorgan Chase & Co.Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Lower Target$58.00 ➝ $56.00+46.95%3/23/2026 UBS GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingAtul MaheswariSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetBuy$59.00 ➝ $56.00+36.36%3/20/2026 CitigroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingJohn GodynSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetNeutral$54.00 ➝ $44.00+11.85%3/16/2026 Wells Fargo & CompanySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingChristian WetherbeeSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetEqual Weight$50.00 ➝ $44.00+11.55%3/11/2026 Zacks ResearchSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating DowngradeStrong-Buy ➝ Hold3/5/2026 Rothschild & Co RedburnSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingJames GoodallSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetSell$27.00 ➝ $35.00-25.78%1/30/2026 Morgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingRavi ShankerSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetOverweight$50.00 ➝ $55.00+13.55%12/16/2025 BarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBrandon OglenskiSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeEqual Weight ➝ Overweight$34.00 ➝ $56.00+34.22%12/12/2025 Deutsche Bank AktiengesellschaftSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Boost TargetBuy$40.00 ➝ $48.00+16.65%11/20/2025 Sanford C. BernsteinSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDavid VernonSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetMarket Perform$31.00 ➝ $34.00+6.31%3/20/2025 Melius ResearchSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating UpgradeSell ➝ Hold$28.00 ➝ $34.00+1.09%Analyst ratings data on MarketBeat is provided by Benzinga and other data providers. This page was last refreshed on Wednesday at 07:22 PM ET. LUV Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions What is Southwest Airlines' forecast for 2026? According to the research reports of 22 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Southwest Airlines is $44.11, with a high forecast of $56.00 and a low forecast of $30.00. Should I buy or sell Southwest Airlines stock right now? 22 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Southwest Airlines in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 9 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" LUV shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in LUV, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. Does Southwest Airlines's stock price have much upside? According to analysts, Southwest Airlines's stock has a predicted upside of 11.10% based on their 12-month stock forecasts. Has Southwest Airlines been upgraded or downgraded by Wall Street analysts recently? Over the previous 90 days, Southwest Airlines's stock had 3 upgrades and 1 downgrade by analysts. What analysts cover Southwest Airlines? Southwest Airlines has been rated by research analysts at Argus, Bank of America, BMO Capital Markets, BNP Paribas Exane, Citigroup, Evercore, HSBC, Jefferies Financial Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Raymond James Financial, Rothschild & Co Redburn, Susquehanna, TD Cowen, The Goldman Sachs Group, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, Wells Fargo & Company, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days. Do Wall Street analysts like Southwest Airlines more than its competitors? Analysts like Southwest Airlines more than other "transportation" companies. The consensus rating score for Southwest Airlines is 2.23 while the average consensus rating score for "transportation" companies is 2.18. Learn more on how LUV compares to other companies. 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