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Southwest Airlines (LUV)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$29.75 USD

29.75
7,002,247

-0.05 (-0.17%)

Updated Aug 4, 2025 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $29.76 +0.01 (0.03%) 6:24 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 36% (89 out of 246)

Industry: Transportation - Airline

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Zacks News

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JetBlue (JBLU) Up 5.9% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?

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JetBlue (JBLU) 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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Is Southwest Airlines (LUV) Outperforming Other Transportation Stocks This Year?

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Here is how Southwest Airlines (LUV) and Martin Midstream Partners L.P. (MMLP) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

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Thanksgiving Traffic to Set Record: 3 US Airline Stocks to Buy

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UAL, AAL and LUV top lines are likely to benefit immensely from the buoyant Thanksgiving travel.

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GE Aerospace Conducts Testing of Hybrid-Electric Turboshaft Engine

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GE conducts a successful testing of a hybrid-electric turboshaft engine for the U.S. Army.

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Airline Stock Roundup: LUV to Trim Workforce, CPA & SAVE in Focus

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Bankruptcy looms over Spirit Airlines (SAVE). Copa Holdings' (CPA) October traffic improves year over year.

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Southwest Airlines' EPS Estimates Northbound: Time to Buy the Stock?

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With earnings estimates for LUV soaring, let's assess the stock's current investment potential.

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Earnings Estimates Moving Higher for Southwest (LUV): Time to Buy?

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Southwest (LUV) shares have started gaining and might continue moving higher in the near term, as indicated by solid earnings estimate revisions.

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GE Aerospace Partners With UAMCO for CFM LEAP MRO in Cyprus

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GE collaborates with UAMCO in Cyprus for quick-turn MRO services on CFM LEAP engines.

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Is C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) Stock Outpacing Its Transportation Peers This Year?

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Here is how C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) and Southwest Airlines (LUV) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

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Best Momentum Stocks to Buy for October 31st

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MCO, LUV and FFIC made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) momentum stocks list on October 31, 2024.

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Airline Stock Roundup: LUV, AAL & JBLU's Q3 Earnings Reports & SAVE in Focus

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Labor costs hurt the bottom lines of AAL and LUV in third quarter of 2024.

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New Strong Buy Stocks for October 31st

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HSTM, MATX, ORLA, MCO and LUV have been added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List on October 31, 2024.

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Best Income Stocks to Buy for October 31st

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FFIC, LUV and HRB made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) income stocks list on October 31, 2024.

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High Costs Hurt LUV's Bottom Line in Q3: Cost Pressure to Stay in Q4

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Southwest Airlines' management expects non-fuel unit costs to increase in the 11-13% band in fourth-quarter 2024 from fourth-quarter 2023's actuals.

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Top Airline Stocks to Buy After Q3 Earnings: AAL & LUV

by Shaun Pruitt

Two top airline stocks look more attractive with American Airlines (AAL), and Southwest Airlines (LUV) blowing past their Q3 earnings expectations on Thursday and were able to fly by sales estimates as well.

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Southwest Airlines Q3 Earnings & Revenues Top Estimates

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LUV's third-quarter 2024 earnings decline year over year while revenues improve.

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Jobless Claims Come in Lower Than Expected

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Jobless Claims Come in Lower Than Expected.

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Southwest (LUV) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Although the revenue and EPS for Southwest (LUV) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended September 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

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Jobless Claims, Q3 Earnings Mixed: AAL, LUV, UPS and More

by Mark Vickery

Longer-term jobless claims are on the rise after a year-long plateau, while American, Southwest, UPS and Hasbro report Q3 earnings.

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Are Transportation Stocks Lagging Costamare (CMRE) This Year?

by Zacks Equity Research

Here is how Costamare (CMRE) and Southwest Airlines (LUV) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

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Southwest Airlines (LUV) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates

by Zacks Equity Research

Southwest (LUV) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 200% and 1.08%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 2024. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

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Frontier Group Holdings (ULCC) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: Can the Stock Move Higher?

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Frontier Group (ULCC) possesses 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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How to Boost Your Portfolio with Top Transportation Stocks Set to Beat Earnings

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The Zacks Earnings ESP is a great way to find potential earnings surprises. Why investors should take advantage now.

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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern

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Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are included in this Analyst Blog.

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Can These 4 Transportation Stocks Hit Q3 Earnings Targets?

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Investors interested in Transportation stocks can watch out for third-quarter 2024 earnings reports of LUV, AAL, UNP and NSC.