Southwest Airlines
LUV
Market cap $20.8B

36.51 USD

+0.04

0.11%

At close Jul 18, 4:00 PM EDT

After hours

36.30

-0.21

0.58%

1 day

0.11%

5 days

-1.85%

1 month

17.17%

3 months

51.87%

6 months

9.74%

Year to date

9.41%

1 year

33.20%

5 years

10.70%

10 years

6.41%

About: Southwest Airlines is the largest domestic air carrier in the United States by passengers boarded. Southwest operates nearly 800 aircraft in an all-Boeing 737 fleet. Despite offering some longer routes and a few perks for business travelers, the airline predominantly specializes in short-haul, leisure flights operated in a single, open-seating cabin configuration in a point-to-point network. In late 2025, Southwest will modify its cabins to offer some seats with extra legroom and will update its ticketing process and merchandising to offer assigned seats and more fare categories including a basic economy class that will more directly compete with other airlines' offerings.

Employees: 71,506

Industrials Airlines

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Funds holding %

of 7,321 funds

0

Analysts bullish %

of 5 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 [Q4 2024] → 12 (+2) [Q1 2025]

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 103 | Existing positions closed: 107

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18.5B [Q4 2024] → $17.7B (-$752M) [Q1 2025]

2.62% less ownership

Funds ownership: 91.6% [Q4 2024] → 88.99% (-2.62%) [Q1 2025]

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 819 [Q4 2024] → 796 (-23) [Q1 2025]

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 252 | Existing positions reduced: 291

25% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $452M | Put options by funds: $605M

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Research analyst outlook

5 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$33

10%

downside

Avg. target

$36

1%

downside

High target

$40

10%

upside

5 analyst ratings

1 positive

20%

4 neutral

80%

0 negative

0%

Evercore ISI Group Duane Pfennigwerth	10%upside $40	In-Line Downgraded	15 Jul 2025
Barclays Brandon Oglenski	7%downside $34	Equal-Weight Maintained	10 Jul 2025
UBS Thomas Wadewitz	7%downside $34	Neutral Maintained	7 Jul 2025
Jefferies Sheila Kahyaoglu	10%downside $33	Hold Upgraded	27 May 2025
Raymond James Savanthi Syth	10%upside $40	Outperform Reiterated	29 Apr 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 16 articles about LUV published over the past 30 days

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES TO DISCUSS SECOND QUARTER 2025 FINANCIAL RESULTS ON JULY 24, 2025

DALLAS , July 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) invites you to listen to a live webcast of its second quarter 2025 financial results. Details are as follows: When: Thursday, July 24, 2025, at 12:30 PM Eastern Time Who: Bob Jordan, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors Andrew Watterson, Chief Operating Officer Tom Doxey, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Web Address: http://www.southwestairlinesinvestorrelations.com/ To access the live audio webcast and subsequent replay, click on the link above, or go to www.southwest.com and click on "Investor Relations" under the "About Southwest" menu at the bottom of the page.

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES TO DISCUSS SECOND QUARTER 2025 FINANCIAL RESULTS ON JULY 24, 2025

Zacks Investment Research

Earnings Preview: Southwest Airlines (LUV) Q2 Earnings Expected to Decline

Southwest (LUV) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

Earnings Preview: Southwest Airlines (LUV) Q2 Earnings Expected to Decline

Are airline stocks set to rally like it's 2024? Here's what might be missing this time around.

Delta Air Lines' recent success set off a debate on Wall Street on whether the airline sector is primed to repeat a late-year rally.

Are airline stocks set to rally like it's 2024? Here's what might be missing this time around.

ISLAND INCREASE: SOUTHWEST TO SERVE ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, BEGINNING IN EARLY 2026

Airline begins adding new destinations to its network for the first time since 2021 DALLAS , July 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) intends to grow its network in 2026 initially with new service at Cyril E. King International Airport (STT) on St. Thomas, adding the U.S. Virgin Islands to the carrier's tropical destinations in the Caribbean.

ISLAND INCREASE: SOUTHWEST TO SERVE ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, BEGINNING IN EARLY 2026

Zacks Investment Research

Southwest (LUV) Surges 8.1%: Is This an Indication of Further Gains?

Southwest (LUV) saw its shares surge in the last session with trading volume being higher than average. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions may not translate into further price increase in the near term.

Southwest (LUV) Surges 8.1%: Is This an Indication of Further Gains?

Business Insider

Delta hits record profits and airline stocks bounce as passengers trade economy for luxury

Delta Air Lines posted record revenues for the second quarter on Thursday. Falling demand for economy has led to capacity cuts, but premium seats continue to boom.

Delta hits record profits and airline stocks bounce as passengers trade economy for luxury

UAL, DAL & LUV Top SPX: Technicals Helping the Airline Industry Take Off

Today's options analysis from Rick Ducat focuses on the sky-high moves seen across the airline industry. He focuses on overall industry trends through the U.S. Global Jets ETF (JETS) to highlight why today's rally was so strong.

UAL, DAL & LUV Top SPX: Technicals Helping the Airline Industry Take Off

Schaeffers Research

Airline Stocks Cheer Delta's Upbeat Report

Delta Air Lines Inc (NYSE:DAL) stock is up 12.4% to trade at $56.99 today, after the airliner's top-line beat for the second quarter.

Airline Stocks Cheer Delta's Upbeat Report

Airline Stocks Take Off, Trump Hits Brazilian ETF: What's Moving Markets Thursday?

A quiet day on Wall Street turned into a major win for airline investors Thursday, as Delta Air Lines Inc. DAL surged 12% after posting second-quarter results that topped both earnings and revenue expectations, while indicating a strong demand outlook, sparking a broad rally across the sector.

Airline Stocks Take Off, Trump Hits Brazilian ETF: What's Moving Markets Thursday?

The Motley Fool

Why Southwest Stock Is Flying Higher Today

Delta Air Lines provided a surprisingly strong outlook for the second half of the year, and the entire airline sector is taking off as a result. Shares of Southwest Airlines (LUV 7.03%) traded up 7% as of 11:30 a.m.

Why Southwest Stock Is Flying Higher Today

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