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LUV

Southwest Airlines Co

Jan 09 • 10:36AM ET

44.24

+1.32 3.06 %

Industrials • Airlines • USA • NYSE

Today, 9:56 AMJPMorgan double-upgrades Southwest Airlines to Overweight from Underweight and raises its price target to $60, citing an 'attractively probable' $5 EPS outlook for 2026

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Index	S&P 500	P/E	67.41	EPS (ttm)	0.66	Insider Own	1.24%	Shs Outstand	517.16M	Perf Week	7.11%
Market Cap	22.88B	Forward P/E	13.96	EPS next Y	3.17	Insider Trans	-0.05%	Shs Float	510.75M	Perf Month	15.95%
Enterprise Value	25.12B	PEG	0.24	EPS next Q	0.57	Inst Own	100.18%	Short Float	5.05%	Perf Quarter	39.63%
Income	384.00M	P/S	0.83	EPS this Y	-1.06%	Inst Trans	4.15%	Short Ratio	2.70	Perf Half Y	19.14%
Sales	27.55B	P/B	2.94	EPS next Y	233.72%	ROA	1.22%	Short Interest	25.78M	Perf YTD	7.03%
Book/sh	15.04	P/C	7.58	EPS next 5Y	59.02%	ROE	4.22%	52W High	43.54 1.60%	Perf Year	34.53%
Cash/sh	5.84	P/FCF	-	EPS past 3/5Y	-22.24% -29.29%	ROIC	3.02%	52W Low	23.82 85.74%	Perf 3Y	31.57%
Dividend Est.	0.74 (1.67%)	EV/EBITDA	11.17	Sales past 3/5Y	20.29% 4.15%	Gross Margin	17.91%	Volatility	2.55% 2.58%	Perf 5Y	-1.79%
Dividend TTM	0.72 (1.63%)	EV/Sales	0.91	EPS Y/Y TTM	2419.13%	Oper. Margin	2.37%	ATR (14)	1.11	Perf 10Y	2.73%
Dividend Ex-Date	Dec 26, 2025	Quick Ratio	0.42	Sales Y/Y TTM	0.65%	Profit Margin	1.39%	RSI (14)	79.49	Recom	2.86
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	- 0.57%	Current Ratio	0.49	EPS Q/Q	-7.89%	SMA20	5.94%	Beta	1.14	Target Price	42.02
Payout	95.45%	Debt/Eq	0.68	Sales Q/Q	1.15%	SMA50	20.31%	Rel Volume	2.09	Prev Close	42.92
Employees	72450	LT Debt/Eq	0.63	Earnings	Jan 29 BMO	SMA200	34.30%	Avg Volume	9.54M	Price	44.24
IPO	Oct 24, 1975	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	398.91% 0.46%	Trades		Volume	4,194,441	Change	3.06%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Today	Upgrade	JP Morgan	Underweight → Overweight	$60
Dec-18-25	Initiated	Wells Fargo	Equal Weight	$45
Dec-12-25	Reiterated	TD Cowen	Hold	$31 → $42
Dec-09-25	Initiated	BMO Capital Markets	Market Perform	$43
Dec-04-25	Initiated	Citigroup	Neutral	$38
Jul-24-25	Downgrade	HSBC Securities	Hold → Reduce
Jul-15-25	Downgrade	Evercore ISI	Outperform → In-line	$40
May-29-25	Upgrade	Deutsche Bank	Hold → Buy	$40
May-27-25	Upgrade	Jefferies	Underperform → Hold	$33
Apr-01-25	Downgrade	Jefferies	Hold → Underperform	$28
Mar-20-25	Upgrade	UBS	Sell → Neutral	$29 → $36
Mar-20-25	Upgrade	Melius	Sell → Hold
Mar-03-25	Downgrade	JP Morgan	Neutral → Underweight	$25
Feb-11-25	Upgrade	Argus	Hold → Buy	$35
Jan-17-25	Downgrade	BofA Securities	Neutral → Underperform	$31
Jan-16-25	Downgrade	Citigroup	Neutral → Sell	$31.50 → $29.50
Dec-11-24	Resumed	Morgan Stanley	Overweight	$42
Dec-06-24	Reiterated	TD Cowen	Hold	$25 → $28
Nov-26-24	Resumed	UBS	Sell	$27
Nov-15-24	Resumed	Goldman	Sell	$28

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08:20AM	Southwest Airlines Stock Gets a Rare Double Upgrade. Why It's Suddenly a Buy. (Barrons.com)
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Jan-02-26 02:30PM	Air travel 2026 outlook: Analyst predictions (Yahoo Finance Video)
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Dec-22-25 07:07PM	Southwest Airlines bans item other airlines allow (TheStreet)
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Dec-17-25 12:56PM	Southwest's stock flies to multiyear high. This analyst sees the airline set for even more profit. (MarketWatch)
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Dec-15-25 10:43AM	Meetings are not work, says Southwest Airlines CEOand hes taking action, by blocking his calendar every afternoon from Wednesday to Friday (Fortune)
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06:30AM	JetBlue Courts First-Class Clientele With Pre-Flight Upgrade (The Daily Upside)
Dec-14-25 09:00PM	Transportation Stocks Are Hitting Their Stride. Thats a Good Sign for Investors. (The Wall Street Journal)
Dec-13-25 10:34AM	Jim Cramer Highlights Southwest Air CEO's Enthusiasm Around the Company's Prospects (Insider Monkey)
Dec-12-25 02:00PM	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES TO OPEN NEW CREW BASE FOR PILOTS AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AT AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (AUS) (PR Newswire)
11:36AM	Chipotle hits 4K stores, Southwest's Austin deal, Dell prices (Yahoo Finance Video)
11:18AM	Southwest Airlines Stock: Is LUV Outperforming the Industrial Sector? (Barchart)
12:41AM	Tumbling tech stocks drag Wall Street from its all-time highs (Associated Press)
Dec-11-25 12:00PM	Southwest Airlines wants in on the airport lounges business (Quartz)
11:54AM	Southwest Airlines eyes airport lounges business (Quartz)
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11:27AM	Southwest CEO: We're evolving and changing our business model around our product (CNBC TV)
09:41AM	Synopsys upgraded, Warner Bros. downgraded: Wall Streets top analyst calls (TipRanks)
Dec-09-25 09:37AM	Synopsys upgraded, Warner Bros. downgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls (The Fly)
09:00AM	Airlines set for a smoother 2026, BMO says (Investing.com)
Dec-08-25 06:53PM	Dow transports are on a roll. Why investors shouldn't ignore the bullish message. (MarketWatch)
10:09AM	Southwest Avoids $11 Million Fine for Holiday Travel Chaos. How It Got Off the Hook. (Barrons.com)
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09:44AM	Southwest cuts outlook, HPE's delayed AI deals impacted sales (Yahoo Finance Video)
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07:31AM	Barclays warns interchange fee overhaul could threaten airlines loyalty revenue (Investing.com)
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Nov-25-25 04:02PM	Thanksgiving Travelers, Hurry Up and Wait. Expect Crowds and Bad Weather. (Barrons.com)
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Nov-10-25 02:30PM	What travelers should expect from holiday airport disruptions (Yahoo Finance Video)
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03:39PM	Analyst Report: Southwest Airlines Co. (Morningstar Research)

Southwest Airlines Co. engages in the operation and management of a passenger airline. The firm also offers ancillary services such as early bird check-in, upgraded boarding, and transportation of pets and unaccompanied minors. It operates in the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Mexico, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Aruba, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Belize, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos. The company was founded by Rollin W. King and Herbert D. Kelleher on March 9, 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Jones Justin	EVP Operations	Dec 05 '25	Sale	37.36	8,085	302,056	61,860	Dec 08 04:52 PM
Jones Justin	Officer	Dec 05 '25	Proposed Sale	37.36	8,085	302,056		Dec 05 01:31 PM
Feinberg Sarah	Director	Aug 05 '25	Buy	30.01	1,500	45,008	14,229	Aug 07 04:24 PM
SARETSKY GREGG A	Director	Aug 06 '25	Buy	30.03	3,345	100,447	23,644	Aug 07 04:21 PM
Green Ryan C.	Officer	Jun 06 '25	Proposed Sale	32.94	20,910	688,790		Jun 06 12:30 PM
SARETSKY GREGG A	Director	Apr 30 '25	Buy	27.29	3,670	100,169	14,881	May 01 05:33 PM
Breber Pierre R	Director	Apr 29 '25	Buy	26.89	10,000	268,877	44,000	Apr 30 04:40 PM
Hess David P	Director	Apr 28 '25	Buy	26.52	7,500	198,900	23,156	Apr 29 06:15 PM
Cush C. David	Director	Mar 12 '25	Buy	30.03	5,000	150,150	19,011	Mar 14 04:55 PM
Watson Patricia A	Director	Mar 13 '25	Buy	30.58	3,268	99,935	11,243	Mar 14 04:52 PM
Reynolds Christopher P.	Director	Mar 13 '25	Buy	30.68	3,258	99,955	18,914	Mar 14 04:47 PM
Feinberg Sarah	Director	Mar 14 '25	Buy	31.48	500	15,740	7,311	Mar 14 04:38 PM
Atherton Lisa M	Director	Jan 30 '25	Buy	31.28	118	3,691	118	Mar 10 05:34 PM

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