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Southwest Airlines (LUV)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$29.62 USD

29.62
6,708,424

+0.06 (0.20%)

Updated Aug 8, 2025 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $29.60 -0.02 (-0.07%) 4:50 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 Buy23.75%
2Buy17.82%
3Hold9.58%
4Sell5.28%
5Strong Sell2.61%
S&P50011.30%

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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 F Momentum C 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 38% (92 out of 244)

Industry: Transportation - Airline

Zacks News

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Air-Traffic Recovery Adds Stimulus to Latin American Carriers

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Delta Variant-Led Drop in Travel Throws US Airlines Off Course

Alaska Air Group (ALK), American Airlines (AAL), Spirit Airlines (SAVE) and Southwest Airlines (LUV) experience softness in bookings as the Delta variant worsens air-travel demand.

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Alaska Air (ALK) Lowers Q3 View on Delta Variant-Led Woes

While Alaska Air (ALK) reduces total revenue guidance for the third quarter, it continues to anticipate positive pretax margin for the period.

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Southwest Airlines (LUV) Dips More Than Broader Markets: What You Should Know

Southwest Airlines (LUV) closed at $48.86 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.49% move from the prior day.

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Airline Stock Roundup: DAL's Hiring Plans, LUV in a Legal Wrangle & More

Delta (DAL) aims to boost its headcount by inducting in more flight attendants. Meanwhile, Southwest Airlines' (LUV) pilots file a lawsuit against the company.

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Southwest (LUV) Faces Lawsuit From Pilots Over Work Conditions

Southwest's (LUV) pilots' union claims that the airline made changes to working conditions and pay rates in response to the pandemic without any negotiation.

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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines and Spirit Airlines

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines and Spirit Airlines

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Hurricane Ida: Another Headache for Delta Variant-Hit Airlines?

In a bid to mitigate the harassment caused to passengers by Hurricane Ida, airlines like Delta (DAL) are offering travel waivers.

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United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, FedEx and United Parcel Service are part of Zacks Earnings Preview

United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, FedEx and United Parcel Service are part of Zacks Earnings Preview

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DAL Ups Unvaccinated Health Costs: Other Airlines to Follow?

Delta Air's (DAL) decision is aimed at addressing the financial perils the company might grapple with pertaining to unvaccinated employees.

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What to Expect from Airline Industry Earnings

Airline companies have benefited from the economic reopening and the easing of travel restrictions, reversing the earlier losses suffered as the pandemic took hold...

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Southwest (LUV) to Cut Flights to Address Operational Issues

Southwest (LUV) plans to reduce flight schedules from September onward to protect its operations from disruptions that led to multiple flight cancelations this summer.

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Airline Stock Roundup: LUV's Tentative Labor Deal, DAL's Fleet Upgrade & More

Southwest Airlines (LUV) inks a tentative labor deal on its customer-service employees. Delta (DAL) places an order for more A321neo jets.

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American Airlines' (AAL) August Revenues Hit by COVID-19 Spike

Amid a fresh spike in coronavirus cases in the United States induced by the Delta variant, American Airlines' (AAL) August revenues are falling below its expectation.

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Southwest (LUV) Shares Decline 17% in 3 Months: Here's Why

The Southwest (LUV) stock is being hurt by softness in bookings and increased cancellations due to the Delta variant of coronavirus and rising fuel prices.

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Southwest Airlines (LUV) Inks Provisional Deal With IAM

More than 5000 customer service employees at Southwest Airlines (LUV) stand to benefit if the tentative deal comes to fruition.

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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: United Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines and JetBlue Airways

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: United Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines and JetBlue Airways

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Why Airline Industry Slides 3.6% MTD Despite Rosy Q2 Results

Southwest Airlines (LUV) unveils a bearish Q3 outlook as the Delta variant dims air-travel prospects. Flight cancellations hit Spirit Airlines (SAVE) hard.

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Azul (AZUL) Stock Declines 3.6% Since Earnings Miss in Q2

Consolidated load factor at Azul (AZUL) improves 380 basis points year over year to 76.7% in second-quarter 2021.

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Airline Stock Roundup: LUV's Delta Variant-Led Warning, CPA's July Traffic & More

Southwest Airlines (LUV) trims its current-month operating revenue outlook. Azul's (AZUL) July traffic improves from the June levels.

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Stock Market News for Aug 12, 2021

U.S. stock markets closed mostly higher on Wednesday after Senate Democrats passed a budget resolution for the $3.5 trillion bill.

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Southwest (LUV) Q3 Profitability View Dim on Delta Variant Woes

Southwest (LUV) slashes operating revenue guidance for the third quarter and lowers hopes of being profitable as coronavirus' Delta variant decelerates bookings and induces increase in cancellations.

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Copa Holdings' (CPA) July Traffic Drops 42% From 2019 Level

While Copa Holdings' (CPA) July traffic reflects substantial improvement on a month-over-month basis, it indicates significant weakness compared with the pre-pandemic level.

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Airline Stock Roundup: GOL, CPA & SKYW's Q2 Report, RYAAY's July Traffic & More

Gol Linhas (GOL) incurs narrower-than-expected loss in Q2. Ryanair's (RYAAY) July traffic improves on increasing air-travel demand.