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Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV) closed the day trading at $24.74 down -0.48% from the previous closing price of $24.86. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.48 from its previous closing price. On the day, 11.51 million shares were traded. LUV stock price reached its highest trading level at $25.135 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $24.2816.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of LUV, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.85 and its Current Ratio is at 0.92. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.78 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.59.
On March 20, 2025, UBS Upgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Sell and also upped its target price recommendation from $29 to $36.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 12 ’25 when Cush C. David bought 5,000 shares for $30.03 per share. The transaction valued at 150,150 led to the insider holds 19,011 shares of the business.
Watson Patricia A bought 3,268 shares of LUV for $99,935 on Mar 13 ’25. The Director now owns 11,243 shares after completing the transaction at $30.58 per share. On Mar 13 ’25, another insider, Reynolds Christopher P., who serves as the Director of the company, bought 3,258 shares for $30.68 each. As a result, the insider paid 99,955 and bolstered with 18,914 shares of the company.
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 14267484160 and an Enterprise Value of 13995435008. As of this moment, Southwest’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.83, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.37. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.65. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.52 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.42. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.509 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.375.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LUV is 1.25, which has changed by -0.15793055 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.0635103 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LUV has reached a high of $36.12, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $23.58. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -17.99%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -18.02%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, LUV traded about 12.57M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, LUV traded about 16073900 shares per day. A total of 593.31M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 567.15M. Insiders hold about 1.18% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.36% stake in the company. Shares short for LUV as of 1743379200 were 33115421 with a Short Ratio of 2.64, compared to 1740700800 on 41649942. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 33115421 and a Short% of Float of 6.569999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
LUV’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.72, up from 0.72 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02896219The 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 2025-03-12 with an ex-dividend date of 1741737600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2001-02-16 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
A detailed examination of Southwest Airlines Co (LUV) is currently in progress, with 12.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.62, with high estimates of $0.71 and low estimates of $0.49.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.99 and $1.03 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.55. EPS for the following year is $2.69, with 21.0 analysts recommending between $4.75 and $1.28.
Revenue Estimates
15 analysts predict $6.4B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $6.63B to a low estimate of $6.33B. As of the current estimate, Southwest Airlines Co’s year-ago sales were $6.33BFor the next quarter, 15 analysts are estimating revenue of $7.5B. There is a high estimate of $7.7B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $7.32B.
A total of 19 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LUV’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $29.38B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $27.85B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $28.61B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $27.48BBased on 19 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $30.38B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $32.1B and the low estimate is $29.29B.
