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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

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Zacks News

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After Mixed Earnings, Why Airlines ETF is Flying Higher

by Sanghamitra Saha

How were airlines earnings in Q1 and what was the impact on the related ETF?

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    Here's Why You Should Retain Southwest Airlines (LUV) Now

    by Zacks Equity Research

    Southwest Airlines' efforts to enhance shareholders' wealth through dividends and share buybacks is impressive.

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      3 Airline Stocks to Buy Despite Ongoing Industry Turbulence

      by Zacks Equity Research

      Stocks in the airline space are undergoing troubled times.

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        Delta Rewards Investors with Dividend Hike & New Buyback

        by Zacks Equity Research

        Delta (DAL) announced a dividend hike.

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          The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: American Airlines Group, Southwest Airlines, United Continental Holdings, Spirit Airlines and JetBlue Airways

          by Zacks Equity Research

          The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: American Airlines Group, Southwest Airlines, United Continental Holdings, Spirit Airlines and JetBlue Airways

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            Airline Stock Roundup: American Airlines' Impressive Traffic Data, Spirit Airlines, JetBlue in Focus

            by Zacks Equity Research

            American Airlines (AAL) gained on impressive traffic data.

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              American Airlines Up on Record April Traffic, Upbeat Q2 View

              by Zacks Equity Research

              American Airlines posted record traffic results for the month of April.

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                Southwest Airlines (LUV) Traffic & Load Factor Rise in April

                by Zacks Equity Research

                Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) posted an 8.4% rise in traffic.

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                  Airline Stock Roundup: Q1 Earnings at American Airlines, Southwest; Delta's Traffic in Focus

                  by Zacks Equity Research

                  The past week saw many airline heavyweights revealing their first quarter numbers.

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                    American Airlines (AAL) Pay Raise: Will It Hurt the Industry?

                    by Zacks Equity Research

                    It seems that American Airlines' (AAL) proposed pay hike has not gone down well with investors.

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                      Company News for April 28, 2017

                      by Zacks Equity Research

                      Companies in the News are: F,LUV,UNP,BMY

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                        Southwest Airlines (LUV) Stock Down on Q1 Earnings Miss

                        by Zacks Equity Research

                        Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) reported lower-than-expected earnings and revenues in the first quarter of 2017.

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                          All Eye On Q1 Earnings

                          by Zacks Equity Research

                          All Eye On Q1 Earnings

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                            Q1 Earnings in Transportation: AAL, LUV, F, UNP

                            by Mark Vickery

                            Transporting back to Q1 earnings results ahead of the bell today, we focus on reports from companies in the broader Transportation sector.

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                              Southwest Airlines (LUV) Misses on Q1 Earnings

                              by Zacks Equity Research

                              Southwest Airlines' (LUV) reported lower than expected earnings in the quarter.

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                                Airline Stock Roundup: JBLU, HA, UAL, AAL

                                by Zacks Equity Research

                                Many key airline stocks revealed their earnings numbers in the past week.

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                                  Transports to Watch for Earnings on Apr 27: AAL, UNP & More

                                  by Zacks Equity Research

                                  The earnings picture for transports is likely to be distorted due to higher costs.

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                                    What to Expect from Southwest Airlines (LUV) in Q1 Earnings?

                                    by Zacks Equity Research

                                    Southwest Airlines (LUV) is scheduled to report first-quarter 2017 results on Apr 27.

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                                      What's in Store for Alaska Air (ALK) this Earnings Season?

                                      by Zacks Equity Research

                                      Alaska Air Group (ALK) is slated to report its first-quarter 2017 results on Apr 26, before the market opens.

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                                        United Continental (UAL) Beats on Q1 Earnings & Revenues

                                        by Zacks Equity Research

                                        United Continental (UAL) reported better-than-expected earnings in the quarter.

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                                          United Continental (UAL) Q1 Earnings: A Beat in the Cards?

                                          by Zacks Equity Research

                                          United Continental Holdings, Inc. (UAL) is slated to release first-quarter 2017 earnings after market closes on Apr 17.

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                                            Airline Stock Roundup: United Continental's Passenger Fiasco, American Airlines in Focus

                                            by Zacks Equity Research

                                            The United Continental (UAL) passenger fiasco has dominated headlines lately.

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                                              Delta Air Lines (DAL) Earnings Beat in Q1, Revenues Miss

                                              by Zacks Equity Research

                                              Delta (DAL) reported better-than-expected earnings in the quarter.

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                                                Forget United, Buy These 3 Airline Stocks Instead

                                                by Madeleine Johnson

                                                After video emerged online that showed a passenger being dragged off a Chicago-Louisville flight, shares of United Continental (UAL) took a hit. But given the overall bullish sentiment of the airline industry, what other stocks should

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                                                  United Continental???s Passenger Fiasco Dulls Traffic Growth

                                                  by Zacks Equity Research

                                                  A passenger was apparently forcefully removed from a United Continental (UAL) flight.