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In the latest session, Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV) closed at $25.87 down -10.36% from its previous closing price of $28.86. In other words, the price has decreased by -$10.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 23.11 million shares were traded. LUV stock price reached its highest trading level at $28.11 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $25.55.
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 0.85 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:
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 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 15332140032 and an Enterprise Value of 14665142272. As of this moment, Southwest’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 36.42, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.99. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.64. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.56 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.48. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.534 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.776.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LUV is 1.19, which has changed by -0.09703314 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of -0.024663687 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 -17.01%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -14.61%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, LUV has traded an average of 11.29M shares per day and 13443360 over the past ten days. A total of 593.31M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 585.70M. Insiders hold about 1.17% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.78% stake in the company. Shares short for LUV as of 1741910400 were 35280603 with a Short Ratio of 3.13, compared to 1739491200 on 32248102. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 35280603 and a Short% of Float of 7.580000000000001.
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 0.024948025The 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.
