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In the latest session, Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV) closed at $30.66 down -1.38% from its previous closing price of $31.09. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.38 from its previous closing price. On the day, 10.91 million shares were traded. LUV stock price reached its highest trading level at $31.13 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $30.455.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Southwest Airlines Co’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.42 and its Current Ratio is at 0.49. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.68 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.63.
On July 15, 2025, Evercore ISI Downgraded its rating to In-line which previously was Outperform but kept the price unchanged to $40.
Deutsche Bank Upgraded its Hold to Buy on May 29, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $40.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 05 ’25 when Feinberg Sarah bought 1,500 shares for $30.01 per share. The transaction valued at 45,008 led to the insider holds 14,229 shares of the business.
SARETSKY GREGG A bought 3,345 shares of LUV for $100,447 on Aug 06 ’25. The Director now owns 23,644 shares after completing the transaction at $30.03 per share. On Jun 06 ’25, another insider, Green Ryan C., who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 20,910 shares for $32.94 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LUV now has a Market Capitalization of 15855974400 and an Enterprise Value of 18095974400. As of this moment, Southwest’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 46.72, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.19. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.89. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.58 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.04. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.657 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.739.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LUV is 1.23, which has changed by 0.0026160479 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20772064 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LUV has reached a high of $37.96, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $23.82. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.13%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.85%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, LUV has traded an average of 9.19M shares per day and 12181750 over the past ten days. A total of 517.16M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 511.40M. Insiders hold about 1.11% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.75% stake in the company. Shares short for LUV as of 1760486400 were 32527269 with a Short Ratio of 3.54, compared to 1757894400 on 38319981. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 32527269 and a Short% of Float of 7.1499999999999995.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for LUV is 0.72, from 0.72 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.023158573. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.03. The current Payout Ratio is 95.45% for LUV, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-03 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-03. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2001-02-16 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 15.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Southwest Airlines Co (LUV) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.21, with high estimates of $0.31 and low estimates of $0.1.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.54 and $0.75 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.08. EPS for the following year is $2.56, with 22.0 analysts recommending between $4.0 and $1.71.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 12 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $7.59B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $7.66B to a low estimate of $7.48B. As of. The current estimate, Southwest Airlines Co’s year-ago sales were $6.93BFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $6.87B. There is a high estimate of $7B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $6.7B.
A total of 19 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LUV’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $28.28B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $27.93B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $28.18B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $27.48BBased on 19 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $30.28B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $31.5B and the low estimate is $29.44B.
