In the last trading session, 8.11 million Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV) shares changed hands as the company’s beta touched 1.23. With the company’s per share price at $34.36 changed hands at $0.79 or 2.35% during last session, the market valuation stood at $19.58B. LUV’s last price was a discount, traded about -5.12% off its 52-week high of $36.12. The share price had its 52-week low at $23.58, which suggests the last value was 31.37% up since then.
Analysts gave the Southwest Airlines Co (LUV) stock a consensus recommendation rating of Buy, calculated at a mean rating of 2.88. If we narrow down to specifics, the data shows that 0 out of 16 analysts rate the stock as a Sell, with a further 0 assigning it an Overweight rating. Of the remaining, 8 recommended LUV as a Hold, 8 felt it is a Buy and 0 rated the stock as Underweight.
Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV) trade information
Instantly LUV was in green as seen at the end of in last trading. With action 5.40%, the performance over the past five days has been green. The company’s shares are showing year-to-date upside of 2.20%, with the 5-day performance at 5.40% in the green. However, in the 30-day time frame, Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV) is 10.20% up.
The consensus price target for the stock as assigned by Wall Street analysts is 33.5, meaning bulls need a downside of -2.57% from its current market value. According to analyst projections, LUV’s forecast low is 29 with 34 as the target high. To hit the forecast high, the stock’s price needs a 1.05% surge from its current level, while the stock would need to tank 15.6% for it to hit the projected low.
Southwest Airlines Co (LUV) estimates and forecasts
Looking at the company’s year-on-year earnings, data shows that the past 5-year has an earnings growth rate of -29.29%. The 2025 estimates are for Southwest Airlines Co earnings to increase by 23.37%, but the outlook for the next 5-year period is at 52.95% per year.
LUV Dividends
Southwest Airlines Co is expected to release its next quarterly earnings report in July. The 2.10% annual yield figure for the share gives it an annual dividend of 0.72. It is important to note, however, that the 2.10% dividend yield ratio should serve as a guide only, as you should also take into consideration many other aspects of a company’s operations and fundamentals before making any investment decision.
Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV)’s Major holders
CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS holds the second largest percentage of outstanding shares, with 9.6694% or 57.92 million shares worth $1.66 billion as of 2024-06-30.
Among Mutual Funds, the top two as of Mar 31, 2025 were VANGUARD CHESTER FUNDS-Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund and VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund. With 25.37 shares estimated at $871.83 million under it, the former controlled 4.45% of total outstanding shares. On the other hand, VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund held about 3.28% of the shares, roughly 18.7 shares worth around $642.5 million.
