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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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Airlines Take Off on Spike in Travel Demand: 3 Stocks on Radar

Airline stocks scaled north yesterday after the Transportation Security Administration showed that, on average, 738,038 travelers went through the TSA checkpoints every day for the week ended Sep 13.

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Southwest (LUV) Gets Mired in Headwinds: Time to Dump Stock?

Southwest's (LUV) top line is under significant pressure due to coronavirus-led travel-demand woes. The Boeing 737 MAX-grounding issues are an added concern.

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Southwest Airlines (LUV) Stock Moves -0.71%: What You Should Know

In the latest trading session, Southwest Airlines (LUV) closed at $38.94, marking a -0.71% move from the previous day.

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United Airlines Cuts Q3 Guidance on Coronavirus Woes, Shares Fall

Amid continued softness in travel demand thanks to coronavirus, United Airlines (UAL) reduces guidance for third-quarter 2020 capacity and passenger revenues.

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Southwest (LUV) to Launch Services to Miami & Palm Springs

As leisure demand gradually picks up, Southwest (LUV) plans to start services to Miami International Airport and Palm Springs International Airport later this year, subject to government approval.

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Key Reasons for Airline Stocks' Resilience Despite Challenges

The progress in air-travel demand bodes well for the airlines as we advance toward the Labor Day holiday weekend.

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Airline Stock Roundup: Change Fee Updates, UAL & AAL's Job-Cut Alerts

With the existing stimulus package expiring on Sep 30, carriers like American Airlines (AAL) and United Airlines (UAL) issue job-cut warnings.

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

Southwest Airlines (LUV) closed the most recent trading day at $37.91, moving +0.88% from the previous trading session.

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Delta Follows United Airlines in Eliminating Change Fees

Delta (DAL) permanently eliminates change fees for domestic travel on all tickets except Basic Economy.

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United Airlines (UAL) Scraps Change Fees for Domestic Travel

United Airlines (UAL) eliminates change fees for domestic travel as it tries to offer customers more flexibility, so as to attract travelers in this depressed demand scenario, thanks to coronavirus.

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More new Highs and the Best August in 36 Years

A change in Fed policy helps

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Is Second Stimulus On the Way to Rescue US Airlines?

Discussions between the White House and Congress on whether airlines should be granted an extension of the payroll support have started again and are on positive track.

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Federal Aid to End Soon: More Uncertainty for U.S. Airlines?

Many airlines warn of job cuts after Sep 30, 2020 as the problem of overstaffing confronts them amid revenue weakness.

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American Airlines to Cut 19,000 Jobs on Federal Aid's Expiry

American Airlines (AAL) plans to furlough approximately 19,000 employees in October unless the payroll-support program is extended.

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Airline Stock Roundup: LUV's Upbeat Update on August Demand, DAL, UAL in Focus

Southwest Airlines' (LUV) update on improving air-travel demand is encouraging. However, American Airlines (AAL) decides to reduce some flights as demand is still way below the year-ago levels.

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Travel & Leisure ETFs Set to Gain on COVID-19 Vaccine News

The vaccine news has infused optimism into the sectors, including cruise lines, airlines, hotel and casino operators, and travel and entertainment-booking companies.

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Southwest (LUV) Up 5.8% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?

Southwest (LUV) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock? We take a look at earnings estimates for some clues.

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Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and Alaska Air

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Southwest Sees Demand Improving in August After Drop in July

Southwest (LUV) is seeing air-travel demand improve gradually, following a slowdown in July due to a spike in coronavirus cases. The company's daily cash burn has also improved.

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Airline Industry's Near-Term Outlook Drab Due to Coronavirus Woes

Softness in air-travel demand spells doom for the airline stocks. However, low oil prices augur well.

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Here's Why Azul is Down Roughly 7% Since Q2 Earnings Release

Azul's (AZUL) Q2 performance reflects significant impact of coronavirus-led reduced air-travel demand on its operations.

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Zacks Market Edge Highlights: LUV, DAL, RCL, HLT and HGV

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Should You Buy the Recovery Stocks Right Now?

Coronavirus cases are on the decline again nationwide and more restrictions are being eased. Is the worst over for the travel and leisure companies?