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As of close of business last night, Southwest Airlines Co’s stock clocked out at $29.92, up 0.57% from its previous closing price of $29.75. In other words, the price has increased by $0.57 from its previous closing price. On the day, 9.32 million shares were traded. LUV stock price reached its highest trading level at $30.23 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $29.535.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of LUV’s stock, we examine its different 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 06 ’25 when Green Ryan C. bought 20,910 shares for $32.94 per share.
SARETSKY GREGG A bought 3,670 shares of LUV for $100,169 on Apr 30 ’25. The Director now owns 14,881 shares after completing the transaction at $27.29 per share. On Apr 29 ’25, another insider, Breber Pierre R, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 10,000 shares for $26.89 each. As a result, the insider paid 268,877 and bolstered with 44,000 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 15713625088 and an Enterprise Value of 17215617024. As of this moment, Southwest’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 44.99, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.90. 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 0.57 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.96. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.627 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.427.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LUV is 1.19, which has changed by 0.23026311 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21149921 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 $23.58. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.47%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that LUV traded 11.89M shares on average per day over the past three months and 15727680 shares per day 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 100.97% stake in the company. Shares short for LUV as of 1752537600 were 35454669 with a Short Ratio of 2.98, compared to 1749772800 on 47503847. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 35454669 and a Short% of Float of 7.090000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.72, LUV has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.72. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.024201682The 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.
