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Southwest Airlines (LUV)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$29.62 USD

29.62
7,082,052

+0.06 (0.20%)

Updated Aug 8, 2025 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $29.60 -0.02 (-0.07%) 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 Buy23.75%
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 41% (100 out of 244)

Industry: Transportation - Airline

Zacks News

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Southwest (LUV) to Begin Winter Services On Multiple Routes

As leisure demand gradually picks up, Southwest (LUV) plans to start services on multiple routes, upon government approval.

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Southwest Airlines (LUV) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know

In the latest trading session, Southwest Airlines (LUV) closed at $38.99, marking a +1.04% move from the previous day.

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Stock Market News for Oct 7, 2020

Benchmarks closed sharply lower on Tuesday after President Donald Trump said he would halt coronavirus stimulus negotiations until after the Presidential elections next month.

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Southwest (LUV) Flight Attendants Object to Pay-Cut Proposal

Southwest's (LUV) flight attendants reject pay-cut proposal to avoid furloughs; TWU local president says flight attendant concessions may not have much impact on Southwest's daily cash burn.

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

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Airline Stock Roundup: UAL to Resume Shanghai Flights, Job-Cut Updates & More

United Airlines (UAL) aims to resume nonstop services to China shortly. Meanwhile,Spirit Airlines (SAVE) intends to restart flying to Cap-Haitien as leisure travel-demand improves.

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Southwest (LUV) Proposes Worker Pay Cuts to Avert Furloughs

Southwest (LUV) expects to be able to avoid layoffs or furloughs through the end of 2021. However, the airline may resort to furloughs if an agreement on reasonable pay cuts is not reached.

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IATA's 2020 Traffic Forecast Deteriorates Due to Dull Summer

With traffic taking a massive hit, August global load factor of 58.5% touched an all-time low for the month.

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Bear of the Day: Spirit Airlines, Inc. (SAVE)

The travel industry has been hit hard during the coronavirus and even though the airline industry's outlook is slowly improving, investors might want to wait for stronger signs of a comeback...

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Southwest Airlines (LUV) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know

In the latest trading session, Southwest Airlines (LUV) closed at $37.93, marking a +1.15% move from the previous day.

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American Airlines to Carry Out Furloughs As Planned on Oct 1

American Airlines (AAL) is expected to go ahead with its plan to furlough 19,000 employees on Oct 1 even as talks for additional financial assistance are set to continue.

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7 U.S. Carriers Choose Treasury Loans: More Federal Aid Ahead?

American Airlines (AAL) is currently eligible to borrow up to $5.5 billion from the government under the CARES Act.

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Stock Market News for Sep 30, 2020

Wall Street closed lower on Tuesday as investors remained concern about renewed spike in coronavirus infections in the United States and Europe.

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Airline Stock Roundup: AAL Opts for Federal Loans, DAL Delays Pilot Furloughs

American Airlines' (AAL) share in federal loans increases. Meanwhile, JetBlue Airways (JBLU) aims to expand network as leisure-travel demand improves.

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American Airlines Up on Treasury Loan Upper Limit Set to $5.5B

American Airlines' (AAL) maximum share of federal loans rises 15.8% to $5.5 billion, currently, following the opt-outs by the likes of Delta from the scheme. The share may surge by a further $2 billion.

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Southwest Airlines (LUV) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know

Southwest Airlines (LUV) closed at $37.10 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.65% move from the prior day.

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United Airlines to Offer Hawaii-Bound Travelers COVID-19 Tests

United Airlines' (UAL) coronavirus-testing facility for Hawaii-bound passengers will help them avoid Hawaii's mandatory 14-day quarantine requirement in case they test negative.

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Coronavirus Continues to Hurt Airlines : Any Respite Soon?

The current uptick in leisure-travel demand augurs well for airlines.

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Airline Stock Roundup: LUV's Bullish Cash Burn Update for Q3, UAL, DAL in Focus

Ryanair (RYAAY) cuts October capacity outlook further. Meanwhile, Southwest Airlines (LUV) comes out with better cash burn view.

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Transportation Sector Up 21.8% in Past 3 Months: 4 Picks

A significant spike in e-commerce contributes to growth in UPS and FedEx (FDX).

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

Southwest Airlines (LUV) closed at $39.83 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.41% move from the prior day.

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Southwest (LUV) Q3 Cash Burn View Improves on Rise in Demand

Southwest (LUV) has been seeing modest increase in leisure-passenger demand on a month-over-month basis, owing to which, it improved third-quarter 2020 cash-burn forecast.

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Triton's Q3 Earnings View Upeat as Trade Volumes Recover

Improvement in trade volumes bode well for Triton (TRTN).

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Company News for Sep 17, 2020

Companies In The News Are: FDX, BRC, LUV, FB.

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Delta Expects Q3 Capacity to Decline 60% Amid Demand Woes

Delta (DAL) anticipates capacity to decline 60% year over year in the third quarter amid persistently weak air-travel demand due to coronavirus.