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In the latest session, Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV) closed at $30.7 down -0.87% from its previous closing price of $30.97. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.87 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.81 million shares were traded. LUV stock price reached its highest trading level at $30.82 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $30.22.
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 0.49 and its Current Ratio is at 0.56. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.67 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.62.
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 16123272192 and an Enterprise Value of 17625262080. As of this moment, Southwest’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 46.17, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.23. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.91. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.59 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.02. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.642 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.676.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LUV is 1.18, which has changed by 0.16597033 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16461086 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 -6.85%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.97%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, LUV has traded an average of 11.74M shares per day and 8499850 over the past ten days. A total of 525.19M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 519.38M. Insiders hold about 1.11% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 101.14% stake in the company. Shares short for LUV as of 1753920000 were 36257082 with a Short Ratio of 3.09, compared to 1751241600 on 40634487. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 36257082 and a Short% of Float of 7.960000000000001.
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 0.023248306The 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 2025-06-18 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.
