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The closing price of Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV) was $28.74 for the day, up 0.21% from the previous closing price of $28.68. In other words, the price has increased by $0.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.03 million shares were traded. LUV stock price reached its highest trading level at $29.05 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $28.65.
Ratios:
Our analysis of LUV’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.85 and its Current Ratio is at 0.90. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.87 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.57.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on July 17, 2024, Reiterated its Hold rating but revised its target price to $19 from $26 previously.
On June 10, 2024, Melius reiterated its Sell ratingand also kept the price unchanged to $26.
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 17219772416 and an Enterprise Value of 16326772736. As of this moment, Southwest’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 243.77, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.26. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 19.05. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.64 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.65. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.604 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.437.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, LUV has reached a high of $35.18, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $21.91. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.90%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.88%.
Shares Statistics:
LUV traded an average of 11.08M shares per day over the past three months and 9839710 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 599.16M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 596.76M. Insiders hold about 0.40% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.45% stake in the company. Shares short for LUV as of 1723680000 were 48256896 with a Short Ratio of 4.36, compared to 1721001600 on 45796792. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 48256896 and a Short% of Float of 10.22.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.9, LUV has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.72. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03138075The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.03.
