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LUV

Southwest Airlines Co

Apr 25 • 04:00PM ET

26.49

Dollar change +0.03
Percentage change 0.11	%

Industrials • Airlines • USA • NYSE

Peers: AAL DAL UAL ALK SAVE JBLU ALGT SKYW

| Held by: VTI VOO VO SPY IVV VTV VOE RSP JETS VYM

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Index	S&P 500	P/E	31.46	EPS (ttm)	0.84	Insider Own	1.18%	Shs Outstand	569.87M	Perf Week	7.07%
Market Cap	15.20B	Forward P/E	10.43	EPS next Y	2.54	Insider Trans	-15.01%	Shs Float	567.15M	Perf Month	-22.97%
Income	551.00M	PEG	0.60	EPS next Q	0.57	Inst Own	89.21%	Short Float	5.84%	Perf Quarter	-17.66%
Sales	27.58B	P/S	0.55	EPS this Y	37.29%	Inst Trans	0.77%	Short Ratio	2.57	Perf Half Y	-13.12%
Book/sh	16.43	P/B	1.61	EPS next Y	92.68%	ROA	1.59%	Short Interest	33.10M	Perf Year	-10.08%
Cash/sh	14.38	P/C	1.84	EPS next 5Y	52.66%	ROE	5.63%	52W Range	23.58 - 36.12	Perf YTD	-21.21%
Dividend Est.	0.75 (2.82%)	P/FCF	-	EPS past 5Y	-29.29%	ROI	3.82%	52W High	-26.66%	Beta	1.20
Dividend TTM	0.72 (2.72%)	Quick Ratio	0.72	Sales past 5Y	16.11%	Gross Margin	18.09%	52W Low	12.34%	ATR (14)	1.55
Dividend Ex-Date	Mar 12, 2025	Current Ratio	0.77	EPS Y/Y TTM	27.77%	Oper. Margin	2.86%	RSI (14)	44.34	Volatility	4.58% 6.32%
Employees	72450	Debt/Eq	0.85	Sales Y/Y TTM	3.26%	Profit Margin	2.00%	Recom	3.16	Target Price	28.58
Option/Short	Yes / Yes	LT Debt/Eq	0.54	EPS Q/Q	34.07%	Payout	95.45%	Rel Volume	0.82	Prev Close	26.46
Sales Surprise	0.58%	EPS Surprise	29.19%	Sales Q/Q	1.56%	Earnings	Apr 24 BMO	Avg Volume	12.88M	Price	26.49
SMA20	-2.76%	SMA50	-10.73%	SMA200	-12.06%	Trades		Volume	10,531,707	Change	0.11%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
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
Nov-04-24	Resumed	BofA Securities	Neutral	$33
Oct-09-24	Upgrade	Jefferies	Underperform → Hold	$24 → $32
Sep-30-24	Reiterated	TD Cowen	Hold	$19 → $25
Sep-03-24	Upgrade	Evercore ISI	In-line → Outperform	$30 → $35
Jul-17-24	Reiterated	TD Cowen	Hold	$26 → $19
Jun-10-24	Reiterated	Melius	Sell	$26
May-28-24	Downgrade	Argus	Buy → Hold
Apr-29-24	Downgrade	Jefferies	Hold → Underperform	$28 → $20
Apr-26-24	Reiterated	TD Cowen	Hold	$26 → $25

Show Previous Ratings

Apr-25-25 05:41PM	What Wall Street's top CEOs are saying about tariff impacts (Yahoo Finance Video)
11:30AM	Travel Slump Hits Airlines: Should You Buy the Dip With ETF? (Zacks)
10:03AM	The recession has already come for airlines, Southwest CEO says (Quartz)
06:30AM	A mild, 'garden-variety recession' is coming, economist says (Yahoo Finance Video)
06:00AM	The summer of 'revenge travel' will feel like a distant memory this year: Morning Brief (Yahoo Finance)
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04:50AM	Q1 2025 Southwest Airlines Co Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
Apr-24-25 10:22PM	Analyst Report: Southwest Airlines Co. (Morningstar Research)
06:14PM	Southwest Airlines 'highly impacted' by tariffs, CEO says (Yahoo Finance)
04:49PM	These Stocks Moved the Most Today: Tesla, IBM, ServiceNow, Texas Instruments, Newmont, Southwest Airlines, and More (Barrons.com)
04:37PM	Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript (Seeking Alpha)
04:35PM	American Airlines, Carriers Pull Outlooks; Boeing Confirms China Boycott (Investor's Business Daily)
04:23PM	Stock Rally Powers On as Alphabet Up in Late Hours: Markets Wrap (Bloomberg)
02:36PM	These Stocks Are Moving the Most Today: Tesla, IBM, ServiceNow, Texas Instruments, Newmont, Southwest Airlines, and More (Barrons.com)
02:28PM	A 'Very Rapid' Drop In Domestic Demand Is Hitting Airlines (Investopedia)
02:21PM	Southwest Airlines Incurs Loss in Q1, Beats Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
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01:30PM	4 summer travel tips as airline demand softens (Yahoo Finance Video)
12:37PM	Southwest Airlines' CEO talks about recent changes to the baggage policy (CNBC TV)
12:37PM	Southwest Airlines' CEO on reasons behind the decrease in demand (CNBC TV)
11:52AM	Southwest CEO on Trump admin., pulled outlook, no more free bags (Yahoo Finance Video)
11:51AM	American becomes latest airline to pull guidance as trade war clouds demand outlook (Yahoo Finance)
11:15AM	IBM earnings, PepsiCo guidance lowered, airline guidance pulled (Yahoo Finance Video)
11:14AM	Airline Results Suggest Less Wealthy Americans Are Already Feeling Tariffs (The Wall Street Journal)
11:07AM	Trade war and leery travelers have airlines trimming flights and withdrawing financial guidance (Associated Press Finance)
10:42AM	Airlines must focus on 'self-help' amid tariff woes (Yahoo Finance Video)
10:36AM	Southwest CEO: There is definitely economic weakness on the consumer side (CNBC TV)
09:51AM	American, Southwest, Alaska Air Pull 2025 Guidance. Airline Stocks Face More Turbulence Ahead. (Barrons.com)
09:33AM	American Airlines Pulls Full-Year Outlook on Concerns Over Travel Demand (The Wall Street Journal)
08:47AM	American Airlines Joins Rivals in Withdrawing Full-Year Outlook (Investopedia)
08:30AM	Southwest Airlines Stock Falls as It Pulls Outlook, Cuts Capacity (Investopedia)
05:44AM	Southwest, Alaska Air Pull 2025 Guidance. Airline Stocks Face More Turbulence Ahead. (Barrons.com)
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Apr-23-25 07:00PM	Southwest (LUV) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates (Zacks)
06:34PM	Southwest Airlines shares sink more than 6% despite Q1 beat (CNBC TV)
05:45PM	Southwest Airlines (LUV) Reports Q1 Loss, Tops Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
05:41PM	Airline Stocks Have Hit Turbulence. These Earnings Could Show Whats Next. (Barrons.com)
05:14PM	Southwest Airlines Drops Forecast as Leisure Travelers Pull Back (The Wall Street Journal)
04:42PM	Southwest Airlines drops forecast as US trade war shakes industry (Reuters)
04:42PM	Southwest: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
04:37PM	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2025 RESULTS (PR Newswire)
10:32AM	Why Airline Stocks Are Flying High Today (Motley Fool)
09:22AM	The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies, Old Dominion Freight Line, Union Pacific and Southwest Airlines (Zacks)
06:45AM	Southwest Airlines to Discuss First Quarter 2025 Financial Results on April 24, 2025 (PR Newswire)
Apr-22-25 10:28AM	Can These 4 Transportation Stocks Hit Q1 Earnings Targets? (Zacks)
08:15AM	Unusual Options Activity Signals Bullish Shift to Travel Stocks (MarketBeat)
03:27AM	Polaris Global Equity Composite Q1 2025 Commentary (Seeking Alpha)
Apr-21-25 01:30PM	2025 Shareholder Meeting Season Is In Full Bloom, Highlighting Key Events (Seeking Alpha)
11:18AM	Southwest Airlines to Report Q1 Earnings: What's Lies Ahead for the Stock? (Zacks)
10:15AM	Jim Cramer Thinks Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) Might Be in the 'Delta Camp' (Insider Monkey)
09:15AM	Countdown to Southwest (LUV) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Estimates Beyond Revenue and EPS (Zacks)
Apr-20-25 01:40AM	Polaris International Equity Composite Q1 2025 Commentary (Seeking Alpha)
Apr-17-25 04:08PM	Southwest Airlines to Discuss First Quarter 2025 Financial Results on April 24, 2025 (PR Newswire)
04:06PM	Passengers on Southwest flight evacuated after engine fire forces plane's return (Associated Press Finance)
10:01AM	Southwest Airlines (LUV) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: Should You Buy? (Zacks)
Apr-16-25 02:29PM	United Airlines Is So Unsure About the Economy It Offers Two Profit Scenarios (Bloomberg)
12:35PM	Southwest Airlines sued over spilled coffee on 4-year-old boy: 'It's so hot!' (Reuters)
08:28AM	United Airlines Stock Moves North Following Q1 Earnings Beat (Zacks)
Apr-15-25 02:04PM	HP Enterprise Stock Jumps as Activist Elliott Builds $1.5B Stake (Investopedia)
Apr-14-25 05:45PM	Hyatt, Hilton, and Marriott Stocks Downgraded by Goldman Sachs on Weaker Hotel Outlook (Investopedia)
05:08PM	S&P 500 Gains and Losses Today: Palantir Stock Jumps as NATO Enlists AI Military System (Investopedia)
Apr-12-25 05:00AM	Southwest Used to Be Safe From Some Gate-Check Complaints. That May Change. (Investopedia)
Apr-11-25 01:27PM	Analyst Report: Southwest Airlines Co. (Morningstar Research)
12:11PM	How Should You Play DAL Stock Post Q1 Earnings and Revenue Beat? (Zacks)
12:30AM	Harbor Long-Short Equity ETF Q4 2024 Commentary (Seeking Alpha)
Apr-10-25 04:38PM	Delta Air Lines Has Tools Necessary To Weather Macro Storm, But It Remains Unattractive (Seeking Alpha) -9.67%
10:26AM	Southwest (LUV) Moves 15.4% Higher: Will This Strength Last? (Zacks)
08:42AM	US jobless benefit applications rise modestly as labor market remains largely unfazed by trade war (Associated Press Finance)
Apr-09-25 07:19PM	Analyst Report: Southwest Airlines Co. (Morningstar Research) +15.35%
12:56PM	Why Delta's So-So Results Are Pushing Airline Stocks Higher Today (Motley Fool)
12:25PM	Delta Beats Q1 Earnings & Revenue Estimates, Withdraws FY25 View (Zacks)
07:59AM	Airlines and shippers pounce on oil plunge to lock in prices (Bloomberg)
06:32AM	Delta stock pops after earnings beat, 'murky' outlook amid tariff uncertainty (Yahoo Finance)
06:32AM	Delta reports 'murky' outlook, plans to reduce capacity as tariff uncertainty weighs on growth (Yahoo Finance)
Apr-08-25 07:21PM	Analyst Report: Southwest Airlines Co. (Morningstar Research)
04:46PM	Why Airline Stocks Fell Today (Motley Fool)
11:58AM	Southwest Airlines: A Stalling Airline For First Class Prices (Seeking Alpha)
11:46AM	CAR Benefits From Demand in North America Despite Rising Fleet Costs (Zacks)
Apr-07-25 02:58PM	UBS Analysts Downgrade Airlines Amid Recession Fears (Investopedia)
12:41PM	Delta to kick off airline earnings: What to expect (Yahoo Finance Video)
08:50AM	How to Find Strong Transportation Stocks Slated for Positive Earnings Surprises (Zacks)
Apr-05-25 09:00AM	How Trumps Tariffs Will Affect Corporate Earnings (WSJ)
Apr-04-25 10:34AM	Jim Cramer on Southwest Airlines (LUV) - "Cyclical Move's Over, Time to Sell!" (Insider Monkey) -10.36%
10:09AM	Airline Stock Roundup: RYAAY's Upbeat Traffic, UAL's Expansion Update (Zacks)
04:00AM	Southwest Airlines Turnaround Comes With Plenty of Baggage (Barrons.com)
Apr-03-25 03:17PM	Why Are Airline and Cruise Line Stocks Getting Crushed by Tariffs? (Motley Fool) -9.42%
01:52PM	Fitch downgrades Southwest Airlines outlook to negative (Reuters)
12:10PM	Will Southwest (LUV) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report? (Zacks)
07:13AM	Don't Mind The Turbulence, These Airline Stocks Are Scheduled For Takeoff (Seeking Alpha)
Apr-02-25 09:40AM	Why Southwest Airlines (LUV) is a Top Value Stock for the Long-Term (Zacks)
Apr-01-25 06:06PM	Why Southwest Airlines Stock Dived Today (Motley Fool) -5.93%
05:06PM	S&P 500 Gains & Losses Today: Johnson & Johnson Drops as Judge Rejects Liability Settlement (Investopedia)
04:46PM	Airline stocks fall as consumers pull back on travel spending (FastCompany)
02:27PM	Is Southwest Airlines Co (LUV) the Best Airline Stock to Buy Now? (Insider Monkey)
01:21PM	Jefferies downgrades airline stocks, UAL now the sole Buy rating (Investing.com)
01:08PM	Wall Street Lunch: OpenAI Leads Biggest Private Companies (Seeking Alpha)
12:17PM	NewsMax surges, airlines downgraded, GM sales rise: Market Minute (Yahoo Finance Video)
12:05PM	Top Stock Movers Now: Tesla, Supermicro, PVH, and More (Investopedia)
09:50AM	Southwest, Delta, American Catch Downgrades. Why Airline Stocks Are Getting Crushed. (Barrons.com)
05:25AM	Here Are Billionaire Paul Singer's 5 Biggest Stock Holdings (Motley Fool)
Mar-31-25 01:17PM	United To Launch First Flight With Free Starlink Wi-Fi in May (Investopedia)
09:50AM	Here's Why Southwest Airlines (LUV) is a Strong Momentum Stock (Zacks)
Mar-29-25 06:10AM	AAL: Stay Away; Growth Slowed, Guidance Lower, Peers Better (Seeking Alpha)

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
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
Rutherford Linda B.	Chief Administration Officer	Dec 06 '24	Sale	34.40	3,849	132,386	89,376	Dec 10 05:01 PM
Rutherford Linda B.	Officer	Dec 06 '24	Proposed Sale	34.40	3,849	132,386		Dec 06 02:22 PM
Elliott Investment Management	10% Owner	Oct 28 '24	Sale	29.83	1,203,920	35,912,934	59,912,580	Oct 30 08:00 PM
GANGWAL RAKESH	Director	Oct 01 '24	Buy	29.98	643,788	19,300,400	3,606,311	Oct 02 04:53 PM
GANGWAL RAKESH	Director	Oct 01 '24	Buy	29.89	530,918	15,866,908	2,962,523	Oct 02 04:50 PM
GANGWAL RAKESH	Director	Oct 01 '24	Buy	29.49	127,195	3,750,908	2,431,605	Oct 02 04:47 PM
GANGWAL RAKESH	Director	Oct 01 '24	Buy	29.15	165,553	4,826,003	2,304,410	Oct 02 04:43 PM
GANGWAL RAKESH	Director	Oct 01 '24	Buy	29.10	132,546	3,857,261	2,138,857	Oct 02 04:37 PM
GANGWAL RAKESH	Director	Sep 30 '24	Buy	29.75	109,198	3,248,616	2,006,311	Oct 02 04:37 PM
GANGWAL RAKESH	Director	Sep 30 '24	Buy	29.65	705,904	20,928,724	1,897,113	Oct 02 04:30 PM
GANGWAL RAKESH	Director	Sep 30 '24	Buy	29.47	1,184,898	34,919,943	1,191,209	Oct 02 04:25 PM
KELLY GARY C	Executive Chairman	Sep 30 '24	Buy	29.52	33,921	1,001,348	146,410	Oct 02 04:16 PM

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