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Southwest Airlines

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

0
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

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

positive
20%
neutral
80%
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

Financial journalist opinion

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

Neutral
PRNewsWire
2 days ago
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
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
3 days ago
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
Positive
Market Watch
4 days ago
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.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
5 days ago
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
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
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?
Positive
Business Insider
1 week ago
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
Positive
Schwab Network
1 week ago
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
Positive
Schaeffers Research
1 week ago
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
Positive
Benzinga
1 week ago
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?
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 week ago
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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