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Southwest Airlines (LUV)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$32.27 USD

32.27
9,020,244

+0.15 (0.47%)

Updated Sep 18, 2025 04:00 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 26% (63 out of 245)

Industry: Transportation - Airline

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Zacks News

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    Is Southwest Airlines (LUV) Stock a Solid Choice Right Now?

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      Southwest Airlines to Terminate Service in 2 Cuban Cities

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      Southwest Airlines (LUV) will not fly to two Cuban cities after Labor Day.

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        Airline Stock Roundup: Travel Ban Policy Partially OK'd; American Airlines & Delta in Focus

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          Southwest Airlines (LUV) to Expand Via San Diego-Tampa Route

          by Zacks Equity Research

          Southwest Airlines (LUV) is leaving no stone unturned to expand its operations.

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            Airline Stocks Flying High on Multiple Tailwinds: 4 Picks

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              The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Southwest Airlines, Air France-KLM SA, United Continental Holdings, International Consolidated Airlines Group SA and Deutsche Lufthansa AG

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              The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Southwest Airlines, Air France-KLM SA, United Continental Holdings, International Consolidated Airlines Group SA and Deutsche Lufthansa AG

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                5 Airline Stocks That Are Ready to Take Off

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                  Will New Cuba Travel Policy Hurt U.S. Airlines?

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                  The new Cuba policy prohibits individual travel from US to the nation.

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                    Alaska Air Group (ALK) Lifts CASM View on Deal with Pilots

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                    Alaska Air's (ALK) bottom line is expected to be hurt in the second quarter as well due to high labor costs.

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                      Earnings Growth Makes These 5 Stocks Must Buys

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                      We have selected five stocks that have striking earnings growth and positive estimate revisions

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                        Airline Stock Roundup: Spirit Airlines Tweaks View, Southwest Airlines May Load Factor Down

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                        The past week saw May traffic data releases from key airline players like Southwest Airlines (LUV).

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                          Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for June 13th

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                          Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, June 13th:

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                            Southwest Airlines' Load Factor in May Falls, Stock Slumps

                            by Zacks Equity Research

                            Southwest Airlines Co.'s (LUV) shares have declined over 1.5%, following the disclosure of traffic results for May.

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                              Airline Stock Roundup: IATA Lifts '17 Profit View; United Continental Calls Off Venezuela Flights

                              by Zacks Equity Research

                              The last week was dominated by updates from the International Air Transport Association.

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                                Southwest Airlines (LUV) Begins CVG Flights to Spread Wings

                                by Zacks Equity Research

                                Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) has begun flight service at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG).

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                                  The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: United Continental Holdings, Southwest Airlines, Ryanair Holdings and Deutsche Lufthansa Aktiengesellschaft

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                                    Airline stocks were buoyed by many positive developments in May.

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                                      Here's Why Southwest Airlines Should Grace Your Portfolio

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                                      We are impressed by Southwest Airlines' investor-friendly approach.

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                                        The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: SkyWest, Southwest Airlines, Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes and Hawaiian Holdings

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                                        The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: SkyWest, Southwest Airlines, Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes and Hawaiian Holdings

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                                          Air Travel to Hit All-Time High This Summer: Top 5 Picks

                                          by Tirthankar Chakraborty

                                          Around 234.1 million flyers are expected to take to the sky between June and August, which represent an all-time high

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                                            Airline Stock Roundup: Southwest Airlines Hikes Dividend, Busiest Summer Likely

                                            by Zacks Equity Research

                                            Southwest Airlines (LUV) grabbed headlines with two shareholder friendly announcements.

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                                              U.S. Carriers Likely to Have Busiest Summer, Says A4A

                                              by Zacks Equity Research

                                              U.S. carriers are expected to make hay in the upcoming summer season.

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                                                Southwest Airlines Hikes Dividend, Unveils New Buyback Plan

                                                by Zacks Equity Research

                                                Southwest Airlines announced two investor friendly measures at its annual shareholders meeting.

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                                                  The past week saw carriers GOL Linhas (GOL) and Copa Holdings (CPA) reporting their respective earnings numbers for the first quarter.