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Southwest Airlines (LUV)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$32.27 USD

32.27
9,020,244

+0.15 (0.47%)

Updated Sep 18, 2025 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $32.21 -0.06 (-0.19%) 7:58 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.64%
2Buy17.83%
3Hold9.69%
4Sell5.29%
5Strong Sell2.54%
S&P50011.29%

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3-Hold of 5     3    

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

  • Value Score A
  • Growth Score A
  • Momentum Score A
  • VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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A Value C Growth B Momentum B VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Top 21% (52 out of 245)

Industry: Transportation - Airline

Zacks News

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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Southwest Airlines, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines

LUV ends its free bag policy, UAL strikes a union deal, and DAL expands in Spain as airline stocks try to navigate headwinds.

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Airline Stock Roundup: LUV Ends Free Baggage Policy, UAL, DAL in Focus

LUV ends its free baggage era. UAL inks a labor deal, while DAL expands with a new Boston-Barcelona route.

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Big Market Gains on Tariff Delay, Improved Consumer Confidence

Stronger Consumer Confidence for May helps illustrate some of the positive sentiment the market has gained since tariff delays have been instilled.

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Should You Invest in the U.S. Global Jets ETF (JETS)?

Sector ETF report for JETS

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Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: Cummins, Caterpillar and Southwest Airlines

Cummins, Caterpillar and Southwest Airlines are part of the Zacks Investment Ideas article.

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Insiders are Buying These 3 Stocks

Insiders have a longer holding period than most, and many strict rules apply to their transactions. Recently, insiders of these three companies have scooped up shares.

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DAL vs. LUV: Which Airline Stock is a Stronger Play Now?

Both DAL and LUV are being hit by tariff risks. Read on to know which company holds an edge now.

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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights American Airlines, Alaska Air Group, Southwest Airlines, JetBlue Airways and SkyWest

American Airlines, Alaska Air Group, Southwest Airlines, JetBlue Airways and SkyWest are included in this Analyst Blog.

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Airline Stock Roundup: AAL, ALK, LUV, JBLU & SKYW Q1 Earnings in Focus

The tariff-induced slowdown in domestic air travel demand hit the first-quarter results of the likes of AAL and LUV.

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DAL vs. UAL: Which Airline Stock is a Stronger Play Now?

Amid the tariff-induced decline in domestic air travel demand, let's see which heavyweight, DAL or UAL, is a better pick now.

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How Should You Play AAL Stock Post the Narrower-Than-Expected Q1 Loss?

With AAL shares down significantly year to date, we assess whether it is prudent to bet on the stock at current levels.

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Travel Slump Hits Airlines: Should You Buy the Dip With ETF?

Airlines face headwinds from weak demand and low confidence. Is this the right time to buy the top-ranked airline ETF?

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Southwest Airlines Incurs Loss in Q1, Beats Revenue Estimates

LUV's first-quarter 2025 revenues benefit from yield improvements from revenue management actions and capacity moderation.

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Southwest (LUV) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Southwest (LUV) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

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Southwest Airlines (LUV) Reports Q1 Loss, Tops Revenue Estimates

Southwest (LUV) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 27.78% and 0.40%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2025. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies, Old Dominion Freight Line, Union Pacific and Southwest Airlines

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies, Old Dominion Freight Line, Union Pacific and Southwest Airlines are part of the Zacks top Analyst Blog.

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Can These 4 Transportation Stocks Hit Q1 Earnings Targets?

Investors interested in the Transportation sector can look forward to the first-quarter 2025 earnings reports of WAB, ODFL, UNP, and LUV.

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Southwest Airlines to Report Q1 Earnings: What's Lies Ahead for the Stock?

Let's assess the factors that are likely to have influenced LUV's first-quarter performance.

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Countdown to Southwest (LUV) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Estimates Beyond Revenue and EPS

Besides Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimates for Southwest (LUV), review projections for some of its key metrics to gain a deeper understanding of how the company might have fared during the quarter ended March 2025.

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Southwest Airlines (LUV) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: Should You Buy?

Southwest (LUV) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

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United Airlines Stock Moves North Following Q1 Earnings Beat

UAL's operating revenues of $13.21 billion for the first quarter of 2025 fall marginally short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate.

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How Should You Play DAL Stock Post Q1 Earnings and Revenue Beat?

Given the tariff-induced uncertainty, we assess DAL stock's investment worthiness at the current levels.

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Southwest (LUV) Moves 15.4% Higher: Will This Strength Last?

Southwest (LUV) saw its shares surge in the last session with trading volume being higher than average. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions may not translate into further price increase in the near term.

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Delta Beats Q1 Earnings & Revenue Estimates, Withdraws FY25 View

DAL's first-quarter revenues increase 2.1% on a year-over-year basis.

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CAR Benefits From Demand in North America Despite Rising Fleet Costs

Avis Budget Group's stock is benefiting from strategic fleet management, enabling it to deal with a turbulent supply chain.