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Southwest Airlines (LUV)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$32.52 USD

32.52
22,410,945

+0.25 (0.77%)

Updated Sep 19, 2025 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $32.60 +0.08 (0.25%) 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 Buy23.64%
2Buy17.83%
3Hold9.69%
4Sell5.29%
5Strong Sell2.54%
S&P50011.29%

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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 B Momentum B 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 23% (56 out of 245)

Industry: Transportation - Airline

Zacks News

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Econ Data, Q1 Earnings Delivered in Bulk: CME, BAX, LUV & More

Ahead of today's open, there is such a huge amount of earnings reports hitting the tape that we're keeping it to just a few of the Zacks Rank Buy and Sell stocks this morning.

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    Southwest Airlines (LUV) Q1 Earnings in-Line

    Southwest Airlines (LUV) reported in-line earnings and lower-than-expected revenues in the first quarter of 2018.

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      Airline Stock Roundup: Q1 Earnings Beat at ALK, HA & JBLU

      The significant increase in fuel costs do not bode well for airline stocks.

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        Norfolk Southern (NSC) Surpasses on Q1 Earnings & Revenues

        Strong performance from the intermodal segment aids Norfolk Southern's (NSC) Q1 results. Operating ratio also improves.

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          Transport Stock Earnings to Watch on Apr 26: AAL, LUV & More

          High fuel costs emerge as a major headwind for transports in Q1.

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            Ryder (R) Q1 Earnings & Revenues Surpass, 2018 View Bullish

            Ryder's (R) Q1 is aided by segmental growth. Moreover, the company issues an upbeat view for 2018 on the back of solid results.

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              JetBlue (JBLU) Q1 Earnings Surpass Estimates, Increase Y/Y

              High fuel costs limit JetBlue's (JBLU) bottom-line growth in Q1. However, the carrier's performance with respect to unit revenues is encouraging.

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                Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: United Continental, Southwest Airlines, Delta Air and Ryanair

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                  Canadian National (CNI) Q1 Earnings Lag, '18 View Trimmed

                  Canadian National's (CNI) Q1 is hit by high labor and fuel costs. Also, the company cuts its guidance for 2018 due to lower-than-expected RTMs in the first quarter among other factors.

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                    Is Southwest Airlines (LUV) Q1 Earnings Set to Disappoint?

                    Dismal unit revenues, high costs as well as weather-related disturbances might ail Southwest Airlines' (LUV) Q1 results.

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                      The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Delta Air Lines, United Continental Holdings, Allegiant Travel, Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways

                      The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Delta Air Lines, United Continental Holdings, Allegiant Travel, Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways

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                        Airline Stock Roundup: Earnings Beat at DAL & UAL, ALGT's Safety Issues & More

                        The safety-related allegations leveled against Allegiant Travel (ALGT) are being investigated.

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                          The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Berkshire, Wells Fargo, Kraft Heinz, Southwest and Delta

                          The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Berkshire, Wells Fargo, Kraft Heinz, Southwest and Delta

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                            Airline Stock Roundup: UAL, AAL's Bullish Q1 Unit Revenue Views, LUV in Focus

                            The upsurge in oil prices contributed to the decline in the NYSE ARCA Airline index over the past five trading days.

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                              Should You Sell These Underperforming Warren Buffet Stocks?

                              Not even Berkshire Hathaway has made it through 2018's early volatility unscathed, and with most of the public lacking the patience of Buffett, some followers of the portfolio might consider ditching some of its worst-performing stocks. Let's take a closer look.

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                                Moving Average Crossover Alert: Southwest Airlines (LUV)

                                Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) could be a stock to avoid from a technical perspective, as the firm is seeing unfavorable trends on the moving average crossover front

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                                  Southwest Airlines Reports Robust March Traffic Statistics

                                  Southwest Airlines (LUV) posts a rise in traffic for March on higher demand for air travel. Load factor increases owing to traffic expansion exceeding capacity growth.

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                                    Airline Stock Roundup: DAL's Bullish Q1 TRASM View, DOT's Tentative Nod & More

                                    Delta's (DAL) upbeat unit revenue view for Q1 bodes well for airline stocks.

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                                      Airline Stocks Offer a Ray of Hope After Monday's Slump

                                      Airline stocks fly high on Delta's strong unit revenue guidance for first-quarter 2018. This bullish outlook is owing to sturdy demand and higher yields.

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                                        Why Airlines Tanked After DOT's Tentative Cuban Clearance

                                        In the event of the DOT decision on Havana flights gaining final approval. competition might increase significantly among U.S. carriers.

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                                          United Continental Arm to Expand Houston-Havana Service

                                          In a bid to cope with the rising demand for air travel, United Continental's (UAL) unit, United Airlines, increases frequency of the existing Houston-Havana operation to a daily service.

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                                            Airline Stock Roundup: LUV's Bleak Q1 RASM View, UAL's Expansion Update & More

                                            Southwest Airlines' (LUV) bleak Q1 RASM view leads to the sector tracker decline over the past five trading days.

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                                              Airline Stocks Decline on Wednesday's Trading: Here's Why

                                              Airline Stocks suffer a decline on Southwest Airlines' trimmed outlook for Q1 unit revenues due to a competitive fare environment and less demand for air travel.

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                                                Airline Operations Disrupted Due to Another Nor'easter

                                                The significant loss in passenger revenues due to multiple flight cancellations might hurt first-quarter results for airlines.

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                                                  United Continental or Delta: Which is Better Positioned?

                                                  Delta (DAL) seems to enjoy an edge over United Continental (UAL) with respect to some of the parameters considered.