Southwest Airlines (LUV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $31.92 -0.67 (-2.04%) As of 02:22 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Southwest Airlines Short Interest DataSouthwest Airlines (LUV) has a short interest of 50.85 million shares, representing 9.03% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -8.46% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.7, indicating that it would take 3.7 days of the average trading volume of 10.12 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest50,850,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest55,550,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-8.46%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.70 billionShort Interest Ratio3.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 31, 2025Outstanding Shares569,866,000 sharesFloat Size563,080,000 sharesShort Percent of Float9.03%Today's Trading Volume5,596,176 sharesAverage Trading Volume10,122,540 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average55% Short Selling Southwest Airlines? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Southwest Airlines and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartLUV Short Interest Over TimeLUV Days to Cover Over TimeLUV Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Southwest Airlines Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/31/202550,850,000 shares $1.70 billion -8.5%9.0%3.7 $33.34 5/15/202555,550,000 shares $1.77 billion -8.6%9.9%4 $31.83 4/30/202560,790,000 shares $1.70 billion +83.7%10.8%4.6 $28.02 4/15/202533,100,000 shares $855.50 million -0.1%5.8%2.6 $25.85 3/31/202533,120,000 shares $1.11 billion -6.1%5.8%2.8 $33.63 3/15/202535,280,000 shares $1.12 billion -15.3%6.0%3.5 $31.74 2/28/202541,650,000 shares $1.29 billion +29.2%7.1%4.7 $31.07 2/15/202532,250,000 shares $974.14 million -7.0%5.5%4.2 $30.21 1/31/202534,680,000 shares $1.06 billion +8.5%5.9%4.8 $30.68 1/15/202531,950,000 shares $1.05 billion -9.6%N/A4.5 $32.83 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. 12/31/202435,360,000 shares $1.19 billion +4.3%N/A5.2 $33.62 12/15/202433,890,000 shares $1.12 billion -3.4%N/A4.4 $33.02 11/30/202435,070,000 shares $1.13 billion +1.6%N/A4.5 $32.36 11/15/202434,510,000 shares $1.13 billion -13.3%N/A4.4 $32.61 10/31/202439,780,000 shares $1.22 billion -6.8%N/A4.6 $30.57 10/15/202442,660,000 shares $1.30 billion -7.1%N/A4.4 $30.50 9/30/202445,940,000 shares $1.36 billion +6.2%N/A4.5 $29.64 9/15/202443,280,000 shares $1.24 billion -17.2%N/A4.3 $28.68 8/31/202452,240,000 shares $1.51 billion +8.3%N/A4.9 $28.92 8/15/202448,260,000 shares $1.28 billion +9.8%N/A4.4 $26.54 7/31/202443,940,000 shares $1.18 billion -4.1%N/A4.3 $26.92 7/15/202445,800,000 shares $1.27 billion +29.6%N/A4.5 $27.71 6/30/202435,330,000 shares $1.01 billion +12.7%N/A3.5 $28.61 6/15/202431,350,000 shares $889.71 million -6.2%N/A3.2 $28.38 5/31/202433,410,000 shares $897.06 million +34.0%N/A3.2 $26.85 5/15/202424,930,000 shares $692.06 million +11.5%N/A2.7 $27.76 4/30/202422,350,000 shares $579.76 million +15.1%N/A2.4 $25.94 4/15/202419,420,000 shares $540.65 million +20.6%N/A2.3 $27.84 3/31/202416,100,000 shares $469.96 million -9.0%N/A1.9 $29.19 3/15/202417,690,000 shares $500.98 million +0.7%N/A2.2 $28.32 2/29/202417,560,000 shares $601.08 million -8.9%N/A2.2 $34.23 2/15/202419,270,000 shares $659.23 million -6.7%N/A2.3 $34.21 1/31/202420,660,000 shares $617.53 million +0.2%N/A2.5 $29.89 1/15/202420,610,000 shares $588.83 million -12.2%N/A2.4 $28.57 12/31/202323,470,000 shares $677.81 million -17.6%N/A2.8 $28.88 12/15/202328,480,000 shares $826.20 million +26.8%N/A3.4 $29.01 11/30/202322,460,000 shares $574.30 million -7.0%N/A2.9 $25.57 11/15/202324,140,000 shares $602.05 million -2.9%N/A3.4 $24.94 10/31/202324,850,000 shares $552.42 million +6.8%N/A3.5 $22.23 10/15/202323,270,000 shares $590.36 million -4.7%N/A3.1 $25.37The Robotics Revolution has arrived … and one $7 stock could take off as a result. 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Short interest is the volume of Southwest Airlines shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, investors have sold 50,850,000 shares of LUV short. 9.03% of Southwest Airlines' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Southwest Airlines' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Southwest Airlines? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. LUV shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Southwest Airlines's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Southwest Airlines? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Southwest Airlines: DLD Asset Management LP, Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Polar Asset Management Partners Inc., Millennium Management LLC, HBK Investments L P, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Twin Tree Management LP, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, DLD Asset Management LP, Capital Fund Management S.A., Maven Securities LTD, Citigroup Inc., and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Southwest Airlines? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 9.03% of Southwest Airlines' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Southwest Airlines' short interest increasing or decreasing? Southwest Airlines saw a decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 50,850,000 shares, a decrease of 8.5% from the previous total of 55,550,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Southwest Airlines' float size? Southwest Airlines currently has issued a total of 569,866,000 shares. Some of Southwest Airlines' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Southwest Airlines currently has a public float of 563,080,000 shares. How does Southwest Airlines' short interest compare to its competitors? 9.03% of Southwest Airlines' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "transportation" compare to Southwest Airlines: Delta Air Lines, Inc. (3.42%), United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (4.16%), Alaska Air Group, Inc. (5.04%), Copa Holdings, S.A. (5.60%), SkyWest, Inc. (3.10%), JetBlue Airways Co. (19.41%), Allegiant Travel (9.62%), Ryanair Holdings plc (0.71%), American Airlines Group Inc. (10.12%), Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (17.52%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Southwest Airlines stock? Short selling LUV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Southwest Airlines as its price is falling. LUV shares are trading down $0.95 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Southwest Airlines? A short squeeze for Southwest Airlines occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of LUV, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Southwest Airlines' short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including LUV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies DAL Short Interest Data UAL Short Interest Data ALK Short Interest Data CPA Short Interest Data SKYW Short Interest Data JBLU Short Interest Data ALGT Short Interest Data RYAAY Short Interest Data AAL Short Interest Data ULCC Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:LUV) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? Sounds insane, but that's exactly what ...Priority Gold | SponsoredUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredThe End of Elon Musk…?The End of Elon Musk? 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