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Southwest Airlines (LUV)

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$29.92 USD

29.92
2,706,137

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Updated Aug 6, 2025 12:20 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 37% (91 out of 246)

Industry: Transportation - Airline

Zacks News

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    Hawaiian Holdings Unit Releases Solid July Traffic Data

    Hawaiian Holdings (HA) arm Hawaiian Airlines reports a substantial rise in July traffic on strong travel demand. Also, load factor improves on traffic growth outdoing capacity expansion.

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      Rising travel demand leads to a solid July traffic for Allegiant (ALGT). However, load factor slips on capacity expansion outpacing traffic growth.

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        Airline Stock Roundup: Earnings Beat at AAL, LUV & Others Amid Fuel Cost Woes

        High fuel costs hurt the earnings results of airline companies in the second quarter of 2018.

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          Southwest Airlines (LUV) Q2 Earnings Top, Q3 RASM View Bleak

          Southwest Airlines' (LUV) Q2 results benefit from year-over-year rise in revenues despite several headwinds incurred in the quarter. However, lingering effects of the adversities might persist in Q3.

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            Southwest Airlines (LUV) Q2 Earnings Beat

            Southwest Airlines (LUV) reported better-than-expected earnings but lower-than-expected revenues in the second quarter of 2018.

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              Airline Stock Roundup: Q2 Earnings Beat at HA & JBLU Amid Fuel Cost Woes

              Headwinds like high fuel costs are hurting airline stocks significantly.

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                Airline Stocks' Q2 Earnings Due on Jul 26: AAL, LUV & More

                Headwinds like high fuel costs and capacity-woes are likely to hurt airlines' earnings.

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                  Southwest Airlines (LUV) Q2 Earnings: Will it Disappoint?

                  Low travel demand and high fuel costs are likely to dampen Southwest Airlines' (LUV) second-quarter results.

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                    The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Allegiant Travel, JetBlue Airways and LATAM Airlines Group

                    The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Allegiant Travel, JetBlue Airways and LATAM Airlines Group

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                      Turbulent Q2 Awaits Airlines: 4 Stocks to Sell Pre-Earnings

                      Airlines are unlikely to fly high in Q2 due to multiple headwinds including high fuel costs.

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                        Will Q2 Earnings be a Treat for These 4 Airline Stocks?

                        We have zeroed in on four airline stocks that are likely to surpass the Zacks Consensus Estimate.

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                          Here's Why Airline Stocks (AAL, UAL, DAL) Are Slumping Today

                          Shares of several major airline stocks moved sharply lower in morning trading Wednesday after domestic giant American Airlines (AAL) lowered its unit revenue and unit cost guidance for the second quarter.

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                            Should You Buy Delta (DAL) Stock Ahead of Q2 Earnings?

                            Shares of Delta Air Lines (DAL) have sunk roughly 8% over the last month in a sign that investors might not expect good things from the U.S. airline company's second quarter financial results, especially with fuel costs on the rise. But let's take a look at what they should really expect from Delta on Thursday and see if DAL might be worth buying.

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                              Why Hold Strategy is Apt for United Continental Stock Now?

                              High fuel costs are likely to hurt United Continental's (UAL) bottom line in the second quarter. However, strong demand for air travel might boost the top line.

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                                Airline Stock Roundup: LUV's Labor Deal, DAL's June Traffic Report & More

                                Despite high fuel costs, average air fares decline in the United States.

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                                  4 Airline Stocks to Shy Away From in the Latter Half of 2018

                                  Multiple headwinds like high fuel costs might prevent airlines from flying high in the second half of 2018.

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                                    Southwest (LUV) to Add Flights for Domestic Expansion

                                    Southwest (LUV) to expand footprint across the United States with more flights from North Texas to popular destinations.

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                                      Delta's CEO Estimates $2B Extra Costs as Oil Prices Rise

                                      High fuel costs are likely to limit bottom-line growth at Delta Air Lines (DAL) in second-quarter and full-year 2018.

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                                        Here's Why You Should Dump Allegiant From Your Portfolio

                                        Headwinds like capacity overexpansion and rising fuel costs persistently weigh on Allegiant (ALGT), resulting in the stock's decline.

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                                          Southwest (LUV) Inks Labor Deal With Aircraft Mechanics

                                          Southwest (LUV) enters into an agreement with its aircraft mechanics for higher wages and other benefits.

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                                            Airline Stock Roundup: LUV's Troubles, ALK's Expansion Update & More

                                            The sector tracker declines due to the rise in oil prices following the OPEC's meeting and other macro issues.

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                                              Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Southwest Airlines, SkyWest, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines Group and JetBlue Airways

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                                                Southwest Bumps Into New Trouble Due to Flight 1380 Incident

                                                Southwest (LUV) runs into yet another difficulty amid passengers' doubting its safety measures and suing the carrier on the same.

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                                                  SkyWest (SKYW) Flying High on Fleet Transition Initiatives

                                                  Lower tax rates, fleet transition efforts and share-friendly initiatives bode well for SkyWest (SKYW).