LUV

Southwest Airlines Co

40.98

Sep 18 • 3:59 PM ET +0.64 (1.59%)

41.00

Aftermarket • 7:51 PM ET +0.02 (0.05%)

Industrials Airlines USA Large NYSE

Sep 18, 9:55 AMRothschild & Co Redburn upgrades Southwest Airlines to Neutral from Sell, raises price target to $40

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Index	S&P 500
Market Cap	20.05B
Enterprise Value	23.15B
Income	838.00M
Sales	30.07B
Book/sh	14.48
Cash/sh	7.75
Dividend Est.	0.78 (1.91%)
Dividend TTM	0.72 (1.76%)
Dividend Ex-Date	Sep 03, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	58.74% 31.95%
Payout	90.90%
Employees	72790
IPO	Oct 24, 1975

P/E	24.86
Forward P/E	8.90
PEG	0.11
P/S	0.67
P/B	2.83
P/C	5.29
P/FCF	-
EV/EBITDA	8.08
EV/Sales	0.77
Quick Ratio	0.42
Current Ratio	0.49
Debt/Eq	0.97
LT Debt/Eq	0.63
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	1.65
EPS next Y	4.61
EPS next Q	0.59
EPS this Y	246.78%
EPS next Y	42.79%
EPS next 5Y	80.33%
EPS past 3/5Y	-1.92% -
Sales past 3/5Y	5.63% 25.41%
EPS Y/Y TTM	137.74%
Sales Y/Y TTM	9.46%
EPS Q/Q	20.04%
Sales Q/Q	16.40%
Earnings	Jul 22 AMC
EPS/Sales Surpr.	84.39% -1.77%

Insider Own	1.08%
Insider Trans	-0.00%
Inst Own	94.61%
Inst Trans	3.19%
ROA	2.85%
ROE	11.11%
ROIC	7.27%
Gross Margin	18.89%
Oper. Margin	4.33%
Profit Margin	2.79%
SMA20	3.79%
SMA50	-5.65%
SMA200	-5.45%
Trades

Shs Outstand	489.21M
Shs Float	483.93M
Short Float	5.82%
Short Ratio	5.14
Short Interest	28.15M
52W High	55.11 -25.64%
52W Low	29.26 40.05%
Volatility	3.34% 2.64%
ATR (14)	1.27
RSI (14)	51.29
Beta	1.16
Rel Volume	2.57
Avg Volume	5.48M
Volume	14,082,055

Perf Week	4.43%
Perf Month	-1.06%
Perf Quarter	-14.57%
Perf Half Y	0.27%
Perf YTD	-0.85%
Perf Year	26.99%
Perf 3Y	40.92%
Perf 5Y	-16.50%
Perf 10Y	12.00%
Recom	2.43
Target Price	50.72
Prev Close	40.34
Price	40.98
Change %	1.59%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Sep-18-26	Upgrade	Rothschild & Co Redburn	Sell → Neutral	$40
Apr-24-26	Upgrade	HSBC Securities	Reduce → Hold	$36.10
Feb-27-26	Upgrade	TD Cowen	Hold → Buy	$66
Feb-17-26	Upgrade	UBS	Neutral → Buy	$73
Jan-30-26	Upgrade	BMO Capital Markets	Market Perform → Outperform	$57.50
Jan-30-26	Reiterated	TD Cowen	Hold	$42 → $50
Jan-09-26	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

Show Previous Ratings

Sep-18-26 05:04PM	American, United and Southwest are all cutting marginal routes as jet fuel prices spike (Fortune)
11:12AM	Redburn upgrades Southwest, stays bullish on Delta and United (Investing.com)
09:36AM	Netflix downgraded, Etsy upgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls (The Fly)
Sep-17-26 05:10PM	Major airlines cut flights as higher jet fuel prices hit carriers (Fox Business)
03:32PM	Airlines are cutting cheaper flights amid latest jet fuel spike (CNN Business)
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Sep-16-26 06:11PM	Fuel Price Surge Prompts Airlines to Cut Flights-and Keep Fares High (The Wall Street Journal)
Sep-14-26 01:19PM	FROM FALL GETAWAYS TO SPRING BREAKS: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES' WEEK OF WOW DELIVERS DEALS ON TRAVEL (PR Newswire)
Sep-08-26 05:38PM	DAL Stock Drops: Jefferies Sees Possible Snag To In-Cabin Experience Owing To SPCX-VSAT Spectrum Fight (Stocktwits)
Sep-07-26 08:36AM	Airline Stocks Are Struggling. That Makes This One a Long-Term Buy. (Barrons.com)
Sep-04-26 01:05PM	Should You Brace For A Fall In American Airlines Stock? (Trefis)
Sep-03-26 03:19PM	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES TO PRESENT AT THE MORGAN STANLEY 14TH ANNUAL LAGUNA CONFERENCE (PR Newswire)
Sep-02-26 10:05AM	Southwest Airlines' First-Ever Lounges to Debut in Austin, Baltimore, Honolulu, and Nashville; with at Least Seven More Planned (PR Newswire)
10:00AM	Southwest Airlines Jumps Into the Airport Lounge Competition (The Wall Street Journal)
Aug-17-26 04:37PM	JetBlue Stock Sinks After Downgrade Flags Iran Conflict Risks (Barrons.com)
Aug-10-26 06:26PM	Southwest Airlines Appoints Jason Liberty and Varun Krishna to Board of Directors (PR Newswire)
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Aug-06-26 03:00PM	Southwest Airlines will let you bring along a friend for just $5 but the offer won't last long. How to take advantage (Moneywise)
Aug-04-26 05:45PM	Southwest's extra-seat policy has changed. What passengers need to know. (Yahoo Personal Finance)
Aug-03-26 05:00PM	BRING A PLUS ONE ALONG FOR THE RIDE WITH THE SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANION PASS (PR Newswire)
02:00PM	Boeing clears key hurdle and stock rallies, leading the Dow (MarketWatch)
01:45PM	Boeing Wins Certification for Long-Delayed 737 Max 7 Jet (Bloomberg)
01:30PM	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES DELIVERS MORE FOR BUSINESS TRAVEL WITH NEW BENEFITS AND BOOKING OPTIONS (PR Newswire)
Aug-01-26 08:00AM	Loyalists may miss the old Southwest. Wall Street loves the new one. (MarketWatch)
Jul-30-26 11:11AM	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES DECLARES 190th QUARTERLY DIVIDEND (PR Newswire)
Jul-27-26 10:34AM	Wall St climbs after US, Iran pause conflict; focus on Fed, earnings (Reuters)
07:41AM	United Pursued Delta Merger: Report. Airline Stocks Are Rising for a Different Reason. (Barrons.com)
Jul-24-26 10:47AM	Southwest hits milestone with its rewards program (CX Dive)
08:47AM	Southwest Airlines chartered ship to move jet fuel to California (Quartz)
Jul-23-26 05:04PM	Southwest Airlines Co (LUV) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Record Revenues and Strong ... (GuruFocus.com) -6.19%
04:30PM	Southwest Airlines Co. stock underperforms Thursday when compared to competitors (MarketWatch)
10:01AM	Southwest Airlines CFO Tom Doxey- Q2 Earnings Highlight Companys Resiliency (NYSE)
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09:52AM	Southwest Airlines shares fall as weak Q3 outlook overshadows earnings beat (Proactive)
07:21AM	Southwest Airlines Q2 2026 earnings beat, Q3 forecast misses (Quartz)
Jul-22-26 05:12PM	Southwest Cuts Full-Year Outlook as Fuel Expenses Weigh on Second-Quarter Profit (The Wall Street Journal)
04:23PM	Southwest: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
04:15PM	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2026 RESULTS; EARNINGS POWER ON FULL DISPLAY (PR Newswire)
10:42AM	Stocks to Watch: Super Micro Computer, AT&T, Tesla, Alphabet (The Wall Street Journal)
Jul-19-26 01:40PM	U.S. companies pouring swelling cash balances into growth plans - Morgan Stanley (Investing.com)
Jul-16-26 03:14PM	Boeing Nears Key 737 Max Approval (GuruFocus.com)
Jul-14-26 03:03PM	What Kept Coming Up When Analysts Grilled DAL (Trefis)
10:09AM	Frontier Airlines to add Starlink internet on planes starting 2027 (Investing.com)
Jul-13-26 04:45PM	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES TO DISCUSS SECOND QUARTER 2026 FINANCIAL RESULTS ON JULY 23, 2026 (PR Newswire)
Jul-10-26 01:16PM	Boeing's MAX 7 Delay May Finally End (GuruFocus.com)
Jul-09-26 08:17PM	BA Stock Edges Higher After Hours Boeings 737 MAX 7 Reportedly Nears Key FAA Milestone After Long Delays (Stocktwits)
Jun-30-26 03:06PM	Amazon Commits $1B To Launch AI Engineering Division For Enterprise Clients (Stocktwits)
02:30PM	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CELEBRATES AMERICA'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY WITH CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA (PR Newswire)
Jun-24-26 03:23PM	AAL, UAL, ALK, JBLU And Other Airline Stocks Are Flying Higher Today Crude Prices Fall To Multi-Week Lows (Stocktwits)
Jun-18-26 08:12AM	Southwest Airlines partners with AWS for cloud AI transition by 2028 (Quartz)
Jun-17-26 10:11AM	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PARTNERS WITH AMAZON WEB SERVICES (AWS) TO ACCELERATE AI CAPABILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION (PR Newswire)
Jun-16-26 03:00PM	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES HITS A HIGH NOTE: 15 YEARS OF LIVE AT 35 CELEBRATED WITH PLAIN WHITE T'S AT 35,000 FEET (PR Newswire)
12:01AM	Have Fuel, Will Travel: Airline, Cruise Stocks Gain Momentum with Iran Deal (The Daily Upside)
Jun-15-26 10:15AM	United, Delta and Southwest Rally as Iran Deal Lifts Travel Stocks (GuruFocus.com)
09:09AM	United and Other Airline Stocks Are Winners-but Not the Winners-of the Iran Deal (Barrons.com)
09:02AM	Travel Sector Rallies as Iran Agreement Sends Oil Prices Lower (InvestorsHub)
07:04AM	Airline Stocks Surge but They're Not the Biggest Winners in the Iran Deal Rally (Barrons.com)
12:49AM	AAL, UAL, DAL, LUV Stocks Surge Overnight: Airline Stocks Catch A Tailwind As US-Iran Deal Cools Fuel Fears (Stocktwits)
Jun-09-26 04:30PM	Southwest Airlines Co. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day (MarketWatch) +5.24%
Jun-08-26 03:30PM	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES BEGINS INTERLINE PARTNERSHIP WITH SINGAPORE AIRLINES (PR Newswire)
10:00AM	SAY WOW TO DISCOUNT TRAVEL: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES DELIVERS WEEK OF DEALS ON FLIGHTS, HOTELS, CARS, AND VACATIONS (PR Newswire)
07:10AM	United, Other Airline Stocks Are Getting Hit by Oil Prices and a Sector-Wide Warning (Barrons.com)
02:17AM	DAL, UAL, AAL, LUV Stocks Slip Overnight: IATA Halves 2026 Airline Profit Outlook, Sounds Alarm On Fuel Costs (Stocktwits)
Jun-06-26 09:12PM	How has the Spirit exit changed competitive intensity in the airline industry? (Investing.com)
Jun-05-26 03:42PM	Did Southwest Airlines Co. Insiders Breach their Fiduciary Duties to Shareholders? (PR Newswire)
Jun-02-26 06:23PM	Southwest exec says the free bag and assigned seating overhaul is already paying off (Fortune)
Jun-01-26 08:30AM	Southwest says plus-size flyers no longer need to buy a second seat but getting one free isn't guaranteed (Moneywise)
May-29-26 11:44AM	Yes, Airfares Are RisingBut Airline Executives Say That Isn't Stopping You From Flying (Investopedia)
May-28-26 03:06PM	Southwest limited-time offer: Earn up to 90,000 Rapid Rewards points before your summer vacation (Yahoo Personal Finance)
May-27-26 11:14AM	Airline stocks rally as oil retreat eases fuel cost pressure (Investing.com)
May-26-26 02:48PM	SpaceXs Starlink nabs American Airlines contract, another win for its IPO (TechCrunch)
11:29AM	American Airlines Starlink Wi-Fi deal: 500 Airbus planes (Quartz)
May-21-26 10:43AM	Southwest Airlines to Present at the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference (PR Newswire)
May-20-26 04:30PM	Southwest Airlines Co. stock underperforms Wednesday when compared to competitors despite daily gains (MarketWatch) +6.29%
May-11-26 10:32AM	Lyfts loyalty partnerships are driving customer acquisition and frequency (CX Dive)
06:32AM	U.S. Airline Stocks Fall as Oil Prices Jump Following Trumps Rejection of Iran Proposal (InvestorsHub)
05:40AM	US airline stocks slip as oil surges after Trump rejects Iran peace proposal (Investing.com)
May-10-26 06:13PM	Airlines Face Soaring Fuel Costs. Travelers Are Paying More for Bags, Extras. (Barrons.com)
May-09-26 08:43PM	With Spirit gone, what could this mean for passenger throughput numbers? (Investing.com)
May-07-26 04:17PM	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES DECLARES 189th QUARTERLY DIVIDEND (PR Newswire)
10:25AM	CEC Entertainment adds Texas Roadhouse vet as CFO (Restaurant Dive)
May-06-26 02:03PM	U.S. airlines spent over $5 billion on jet fuel in March as Iran war bites (Investing.com)
09:28AM	Airline shares jump as optimism grows over possible U.S.-Iran agreement (InvestorsHub)
08:00AM	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES RANKED FIRST BY JD POWER IN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AMONG ECONOMY TRAVELERS FOR FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR (PR Newswire)
May-02-26 11:09AM	Spirit Ends Operations After White House Bailout Collapses (Bloomberg)
03:24AM	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PREPARED TO ASSIST SPIRIT AIRLINES' CUSTOMERS FACING TRAVEL DISRUPTION (PR Newswire)
May-01-26 02:23PM	Airline stocks jump on reports Spirit planning to cease operations (MarketWatch)
11:37AM	Spirit Airlines to shut down after failing to secure $500 million lifeline (Investing.com)
Apr-28-26 10:17AM	Why Airlines Are Bullish About Keeping Prices Sky High Even If Fuel Prices Drop Down (Entrepreneur)
03:00AM	Southwest customers still love the airline, CEO says (CX Dive)
Apr-27-26 05:00PM	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH AMERICA250 AND UNVEILS INDEPENDENCE ONE IN CELEBRATION OF GIVING PEOPLE THE FREEDOM TO FLY FOR 55 YEARS (PR Newswire)
Apr-25-26 07:00AM	Jet Fuels Surge and Trumps Meddling Cloud Airline Outlook (Bloomberg)
Apr-24-26 09:44AM	Intel upgraded, DraftKings downgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls (The Fly)
03:10AM	Southwest Airlines Co (LUV) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Record Revenue and Strategic ... (GuruFocus.com)
Apr-23-26 02:26PM	Southwest Reports 45-Cent EPS Miss, Holds $4 Full-Year Outlook (GuruFocus.com)
10:09AM	American Airlines Tops Views, Cuts Outlook On $4 Bil Fuel Cost Hit (Investor's Business Daily)
10:08AM	Is Southwest still a discount airline? CFO discusses Q1 earnings (Yahoo Finance Video)
10:08AM	Is Southwest still a discount airline? CFO discusses after earnings miss (Yahoo Finance Video)
09:52AM	Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan: We expect higher jet fuel prices for the remainder of the year (CNBC TV)
08:30AM	Southwest Airlines Co. Q1 2026 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
08:04AM	Southwest Airlines Q1 2026 earnings: profit, fuel cost warning (Quartz)
08:04AM	Southwest Airlines swings to profit on record Q1 revenue, warns on fuel costs (Quartz)
06:14AM	American Airlines Reports Earnings Thursday. It's Tough Out There. (Barrons.com)

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.

MBARobert E. Jordan

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Atherton Lisa M	Director	Apr 07 '26	Sale	37.95	118	4,478	0	Apr 08 04:03 PM
Cush C. David	Director	Feb 25 '26	Proposed Sale	49.80	10,000	498,000		Feb 25 10:39 AM
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

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