LUV · Southwest Airlines Company
$43.07
+0.51% last session
End-of-day data · close of 2026-10-27
Market cap
$21B
Enterprise value
$24B
Trailing P/E
20.9
Forward P/E
10.3
Dividend yield
2.0%
Beta
1.16
Avg volume
6M
Employees
73K
Daily Change %
0.51%
5 Days Change
1.95%
10 Days Change
8.48%
30 Days Change
0.40%
60 Days Change
8.60%
Month to Day Change
2.41%
Year to Day Change
5.07%
Analyst Outlook
Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.
Technical Analysis
Analyst sentiment over time — LUV
Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).
Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-10-23
Latest call per bank · past 12 months
UBS
Buy$54.00
+26.0% vs priceJP Morgan
Overweight$58.00
+35.4% vs priceBarclays
Overweight$58.00
+35.4% vs priceCitigroup
Neutral$50.00
+16.7% vs priceMorgan Stanley
Overweight$65.00
+51.7% vs priceGoldman Sachs
Sell$35.00
-18.3% vs priceBank of America
Underperform$45.00
+5.0% vs priceWells Fargo
Equal-Weight$50.00
+16.7% vs priceJefferies
Hold$44.00
+2.7% vs priceHSBC
Hold$36.10
-15.8% vs priceRecent rating actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | UBS | Maintains | Buy | $52.00 → $54.00 |
| 2026-10-23 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Overweight | $59.00 → $58.00 |
| 2026-10-16 | UBS | Maintains | Buy | $53.00 → $52.00 |
| 2026-10-07 | Susquehanna | Maintains | Neutral | $50.00 → $45.00 |
| 2026-10-02 | TD Cowen | Maintains | Buy | $48.00 → $47.00 |
| 2026-09-28 | BMO Capital | Maintains | Outperform | $60.00 → $50.00 |
| 2026-09-24 | UBS | Maintains | Buy | $49.00 → $53.00 |
| 2026-09-18 | Rothschild & Co | Upgrade | Sell → Neutral | $35.00 → $40.00 |
Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.
Signal Summary as of 2026-10-27
- neutral: RSI (14): RSI is 60 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
- bullish: Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 6.1% above the 50-day MA ($40.58).
- bearish: Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 0.2% below the 200-day MA ($43.15).
- bearish: MA cross: The 50-day MA sits below the 200-day MA (death-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points down.
- bullish: MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is positive (+0.28) — short-term momentum is improving.
- neutral: 52-week range: Price sits between the 52-week low ($29.15) and high ($54.07).
LUV Price Chart
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Fundamentals
About Southwest Airlines Company
Southwest Airlines Co. operates as a passenger airline company that provides scheduled air transportation services in the United States and internationally. It also provides Rapid Rewards loyalty program; SWABIZ, an online booking tool; and inflight entertainment platform that includes movies-on-demand live and on-demand television, flight tracker, and additional curated content, as well as a variety of premium snacks and coffee. In addition, the company offers ancillary services, such as in-flight purchases, baggage fees, EarlyBird Check-In, and upgraded boarding, as well as transportation of pets and unaccompanied minors. As of December 31, 2025, the company operated a total fleet of 803 Boeing 737 aircraft; and served 117 destinations in 42 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as well as ten near-international countries, including Mexico, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Aruba, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Belize, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos. Southwest Airlines Co. was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
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