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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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Why Earnings Season Could Be Great for Southwest (LUV)

Southwest (LUV) is seeing favorable earnings estimate revision activity and has a positive Zacks Earnings ESP heading into earnings season.

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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Citrix Systems, Southwest Airlines, Comcast, Travelers Companies and Intuitive Surgical

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Citrix Systems, Southwest Airlines, Comcast, Travelers Companies and Intuitive Surgical

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United Airlines (UAL) Q4 Earnings Beat, Q1 EPS View Upbeat

Lower fuel costs and higher passenger revenues aid United Airlines' (UAL) Q4 results. Additionally, the company's earnings per share outlook for the first quarter of 2020 is appreciative.

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5 Large-Cap Stocks Poised to Beat on Q4 Earnings This Week

Fourth-quarter 2019 was quite promising for Wall Street as the U.S.-China trade war finally seemed to ease and strong economic data boosted investors' sentiments.

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Boeing's 737 Max Debacle Helps Airbus Take Off

Boeing (BA) recorded total sales of only 54 jetliners in 2019 compared with Airbus' 768, per a Bloomberg report.

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Will Southwest (LUV) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report?

Southwest (LUV) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

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Can Southwest (LUV) Retain Its Beat Streak in Q4 Earnings?

Higher passenger revenues and lower fuel prices are likely to aid Southwest's (LUV) Q4 results.

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Will 737 MAX Issues Hurt Q4 Earnings of Airline Majors?

United Airlines (UAL) is likely to have canceled 5,100 flights in November and December due to the grounding of Boeing 737 MAX jets in its fleet.

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J.B. Hunt (JBHT) Q4 Earnings Miss on Weak Truck Revenues

Decline in truck revenues weighs on J.B. Hunt's (JBHT) Q4 earnings. However, strong performance of the Dedicated Contract Services and Integrated Capacity Solutions segments boosts results.

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CSX Q4 Earnings Top on Low Costs, Stock Down on Revenue Miss

Lower volumes and coal market woes affect CSX's Q4 performance. However, reduced costs partly offset this adversity.

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Earnings Preview: Southwest Airlines (LUV) Q4 Earnings Expected to Decline

Southwest (LUV) doesn't possess 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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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, American Airlines and Southwest

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

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Delta Beats Big on Earnings: What To Expect From Remaining Airlines

Delta's robust earnings this morning has created positive sentiment for the broader airline industry, but we shouldn't get overly optimistic about the remaining earnings because much of the upside was Delta specific

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American Airlines Stock Down on Bearish Q4 TRASM Outlook

American Airlines (AAL) expects fourth-quarter 2019 unit revenues to have remained flat or increased up to 1% on a year-over-year basis.

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Airline Stock Roundup: AAL to be Compensated by BA, ALK's New CFO & More

American Airlines (AAL) joins Southwest Airlines (LUV) in inking a deal with Boeing pertaining to compensation for losses due to the 737 MAX groundings.

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Boeing Set to Pay Hefty Compensations to Airline Companies

Boeing (BA) has put aside $6.1 billion to compensate airliners through a combination of cash, discounts and other benefits, per a report by The Wall Street Journal.

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Delta (DAL) Most Punctual in 2019 Among Leading U.S. Carriers

Delta's (DAL) impressive 2019 punctuality performance is an added positive for the stock.

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Ryanair's December Traffic Rises 9% Amid 737 MAX Uncertainty

While strong air-travel demand has been aiding Ryanair's (RYAAY) passenger traffic, delivery delays of the Boeing 737 MAX jets are concerning.

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American Airlines Workers to Get Boeing Settlement Share

American Airlines (AAL) is in talks with Boeing regarding compensation for losses due to grounding of the 737 MAX jets in its fleet.

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Here is Why Airline Stocks Underperformed the Market in 2019

In December, the International Air Transport Association revised its 2019 profit forecast for the industry to $25.9 billion from the $28 billion forecast provided in June.

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Airline Stock Roundup: DAL to Rejoin A4A, AAL to Debut in Africa, UAL in Focus

Joining the likes of American Airlines (AAL) and Southwest Airlines (LUV), United Airlines (UAL) extends the grounding period of Boeing 737 Max jets.

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Delta Buries the Hatchet With A4A, Set to Rejoin Next Year

Having quit A4A four years ago on policy disparities, Delta (DAL) plans to rejoin the organization in 2020.

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More Bad News For Boeing and FedEx

Impeachment has overtaken the news but there's still things to discuss. Boeing halts production of 737 and Fedex banned from amazon deliveries. Seems like its all bad news!

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Airline Stock Roundup: DAL's Investor Day, AAL & LUV's 737 MAX Grounding Updates

Southwest Airlines (LUV) and American Airlines (AAL) expect the Boeing 737 MAX jets in their fleet to remain grounded until Apr 13 and Apr 7, respectively.

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Southwest Airlines Extends Boeing 737 MAX Grounding Period

Southwest Airlines (LUV) expects fourth-quarter 2019 available seat miles to decrease approximately 1% year over year.