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Southwest Airlines (LUV)

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$32.26 USD

32.26
674,380

-0.01 (-0.03%)

Updated Sep 19, 2025 10:02 AM 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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US Airlines Nosedive on Trump's Travel Ban Policy

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The immigration ban spelt doom for airlines stocks as the travel demand is likely to decline.

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    Earnings Are Finally a Support for Stocks

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    Earnings growth turned positive in Q3 and is on track to reach the highest level in 7 quarters in the Q4 earnings season.

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      Southwest Airlines (LUV) Stock Up as Q4 Earnings Outshine

      by Zacks Equity Research

      Southwest Airlines (LUV) reported better-than-expected earnings in the quarter.

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        Southwest Airlines (LUV) Beats on Q4 Earnings

        by Zacks Equity Research

        Southwest Airlines (LUV) reported better-than-expected earnings in the quarter.

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          Airline Stock Roundup: Hawaiian Holdings' Q4 Earnings Miss; Technical Glitch at United Continental

          by Zacks Equity Research

          Hawaiian Holdings (HA) reported lower-than-expected earnings in the fourth quarter.

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            Transport Stocks Q4 Earnings on Jan 26: LUV, JBLU, SWFT

            by Zacks Equity Research

            Increasing labor costs are likely to hurt the bottom line for most of the sector participants, particularly the airlines.

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              C.H. Robinson (CHRW) is scheduled to unveil its fourth-quarter 2016 results on Jan 31.

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                JetBlue Airways (JBLU) Q4 Earnings: A Beat in the Cards?

                by Zacks Equity Research

                JetBlue Airways (JBLU) is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter 2016 results on Jan 26.

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                  American Airlines (AAL) Q4 Earnings: Is a Beat in Store?

                  by Zacks Equity Research

                  American Airlines (AAL) is scheduled to unveil its fourth-quarter 2016 results on Jan 27.

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                    Transportation Stock Q4 Earnings on Jan 24: CNI, HTLD, MRTN

                    by Zacks Equity Research

                    The picture to have emerged thus far is an extremely optimistic one with both the top- and bottom lines expanding.

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                      Southwest Airlines (LUV) Q4 Earnings: A Beat in the Cards?

                      by Zacks Equity Research

                      We expect Southwest Airlines (LUV) to report better-than - expected earnings in the fourth quarter of 2016.

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                        Buy 7 Stocks with Impressive Interest Coverage Ratio

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                          Why Southwest Airlines (LUV) Might Surprise This Earnings Season

                          by Zacks Equity Research

                          Southwest Airlines (LUV) seems poised to beat estimates in the upcoming earnings season, as it has a favorable Zacks Rank and a positive ESP.

                            Zacks Equity Research

                            Is a Beat in Store for Hawaiian Holdings (HA) in Q4 Earnings?

                            by Zacks Equity Research

                            Hawaiian Holdings Inc., (HA) the parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2016 results on Jan 24, after the market closes.

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                              Will American Airlines Return to Unit Revenue Growth in Q4?

                              by Zacks Equity Research

                              Many carriers have come out with improved unit revenue views for the fourth quarter.

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                                Airline Stock Roundup: Improved Q4 Unit Revenue Views from Delta; FLL Shooting & More

                                by Zacks Equity Research

                                The FLL shooting resulted in multiple flight cancellations.

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                                  Southwest Airlines (LUV) December Traffic Grows; Stock Up

                                  by Zacks Equity Research

                                  Low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) gained 2.07% by close of business on Jan 10 after the company announced impressive traffic numbers for Dec 2016.

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                                    United Continental Gains on Improved Q4 Unit Revenue View

                                    by Zacks Equity Research

                                    United Continental (UAL) unfurled an improved guidance with respect to passenger unit revenue for the fourth-quarter.

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                                      Hawaiian Holdings (HA) Gains on Impressive Traffic Results

                                      by Zacks Equity Research

                                      Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (HA) saw a 1.98% increase in its stock price at close of business on Jan 9 due to impressive traffic results.

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                                        US Carriers Cancel Flights as FLL Shooting & Storm Wreak Havoc

                                        by Zacks Equity Research

                                        Following the FLL shooting, many US carriers offered condolences and temporarily suspended operations at the airport.

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                                          5 Airline Stocks Set to Fly High in 2017

                                          by Tirthankar Chakraborty

                                          Revenue per available seat mile is projected to increase at a steady clip this year, while imminent investors like Warren Buffett has recommitted to the airline industry.

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                                            JetBlue Corp. (JBLU) Inks Agreement with Premier Aviation

                                            by Zacks Equity Research

                                            JetBlue Airways Corporation (JBLU) and Premier Aviation have announced that the companies have entered into a five-year agreement for heavy maintenance and painting of Embraer 190 aircrafts.

                                              Zacks Equity Research

                                              Southwest to Begin Nonstop Flights from LaGuardia to Tampa

                                              by Zacks Equity Research

                                              Per media reports, Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) will soon launch nonstop flights operating daily between the Tampa International Airport (TIA) and LaGuardia Airport.

                                                Zacks Equity Research

                                                Southwest Airlines' Technicians' Tentative Deal Rejected

                                                by Zacks Equity Research

                                                Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) announced that the company's facilities maintenance technicians have voted against the tentative deal, which was outlined in Oct 2016.

                                                  Zacks Equity Research

                                                  Airline Stock Roundup: Alaska Air Buys Virgin America, Delta's Bullish Investor Day & More

                                                  by Zacks Equity Research

                                                  The past week saw the creation of the fifth-largest airline in the U.S.