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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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Check out these 3 tech stock trading for less than $10 a share that also hold a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or #2 (Buy) at the moment...

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Hawaiian Holdings' (HA) second-quarter 2019 earnings decline year over year due to increased competition in Hawaii following Southwest Airlines' (LUV) entry over there.

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Passenger Revenues Buoy Airline Industry's Near-Term Outlook

Despite nagging headwinds like U.S.-China trade tensions, near-term prospects of the airline industry appear rosy due to uptick in passenger revenues.

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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Alaska Air, Allegiant Travel and Spirit Airlines

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Airline Stock Roundup: Q2 Earnings Beat at AAL, LUV, ALK & SAVE

Spirit Airlines (SAVE) and Southwest Airlines' (LUV) bearish cost projections for third-quarter 2019 cause the sector tracker to decline over the past five days.

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Southwest (LUV) Q2 Earnings Beat, Q3 & 2019 Cost View Dull

Revenue management strategies and higher passenger revenue yield aid Southwest's (LUV) Q2 amid headwinds. However, the company provides a bleak cost guidance due to the MAX groundings.

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Southwest Airlines (LUV) Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates

Southwest (LUV) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 1.48% and -0.41%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2019. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

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UPS Q2 Earnings & Revenues Top Estimates, Rise Y/Y, Stock Up

UPS' second-quarter 2019 results are aided by greater efficiencies and upbeat e-commerce deliveries.

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Airline Stock Roundup: Earnings Beat at JBLU, AAL-Qantas Deal & More

JetBlue Airways' (JBLU) strong earnings report contributes to the sector tracker's improvement over the past five days. Southwest Airlines (LUV) announces that it was freezing the hiring of new pilots.

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Airline Stocks' Q2 Earnings Due on July 25: LUV, AAL & ALK

High passenger revenues and modest fuel prices are expected to boost the airline companies' results in Q2. However, rise in non-fuel unit costs might partly hit the bottom line.

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JetBlue (JBLU) Q2 Earnings & Revenues Top Estimates, Up Y/Y

Low fuel costs and high passenger revenues aid JetBlue's (JBLU) second-quarter 2019 results.

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Bull Of The Day: Delta Air Lines (DAL)

Delta Airlines is considered by many Americans to be not only the largest airline but the best airline to fly. Sell-side analysts have been bullish on DAL, raising their EPS estimates since the robust Q2 financial report earlier this month, pushing this stock into a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).

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Will Escalated Costs Dampen Southwest's (LUV) Q2 Earnings?

Increased non-fuel unit costs due to the Boeing 737 MAX groundings have the potential to impact Southwest's (LUV) Q2 results. However, robust demand and solid passenger yields should lift results.

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

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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Airline Stock Roundup: DAL & UAL's Earnings Beat, AAL's Bullish Q2 View & More

Delta's (DAL) solid second-quarter 2019 earnings report and American Airlines' (AAL) favorable second-quarter unit revenue projection contribute to the sector tracker's increase.

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United Airlines (UAL) Beats on Q2 Earnings, Tweaks '19 View

Low fuel costs and high passenger revenues aid United Airlines' (UAL) Q2 results. The carrier's current year earnings projection is encouraging as well.

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J.B. Hunt (JBHT) Gains on Q2 Earnings Beat, Revenues Up Y/Y

J.B. Hunt's (JBHT) top line in second-quarter 2019 increase year over year, courtesy of the Dedicated Contract Services segment's impressive performance.

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United Airlines (UAL) Q2 2019 Earnings Preview

United Airlines (UAL) stock currently sits down 6.4% from its 52-week high, although has climbed 18.3% since the beginning of June. With Q2 2019 earnings season unofficially beginning this week, let's see what investors might expect from United's earnings report.

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Delta (DAL) Stock Up on Q2 Earnings Beat, Upbeat View

Delta (DAL) stock gains in pre-market trading on the back of a strong Q2 earnings report and bullish projections. The decision to increase its quarterly dividend payout is also encouraging.

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American Airlines Stock Up on Bullish Q2 Unit Revenue View

Following American Airlines' (AAL) upbeat second-quarter 2019 unit revenue projection, other key airline players like Delta Air Lines (DAL) gain on Jul 10.

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Airlines' Q2 Earnings Picture Bright: 3 Stocks in Focus

Robust passenger revenues and modest oil prices are expected to boost airline companies' second-quarter results.

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4 Transportation Stocks to Enrich Your Portfolio in 2H19

Factors like an impressive U.S. economy, buoyant e-commerce growth and prudent cost management make transportation stocks solid investment options.

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Canadian Pacific (CP) Gains 33% YTD: Will Growth Continue?

We expect factors like upbeat intermodal volumes and increase in grain carloads to consistently support growth at Canadian Pacific (CP).

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Airline Stock Roundup: UAL's Expansion Plans,LUV's 737 MAX Update & More

Other airlines are likely to join Southwest (LUV) in extending the grounding period of Boeing 737 MAX jets in their fleets due to the detection of a new flaw by the Federal Aviation Administration.