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Southwest Airlines (LUV)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$29.80 USD

29.80
12,570,224

-1.13 (-3.65%)

Updated Aug 1, 2025 03:59 PM ET

After-Market: $29.90 +0.10 (0.34%) 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 Buy23.75%
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 36% (89 out of 246)

Industry: Transportation - Airline

Zacks News

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US Carriers to Fly High During Winter Holiday Season?

Airlines for America has predicted that 45.2 million passengers will opt for air travel in the upcoming winter holiday period.

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    United Airlines to Introduce New Boeing Aircraft to Fleet

    United Airlines, the subsidiary of United Continental Holdings Inc. (UAL), announced that it will launch the new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft for its flights scheduled in 2017.

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      Bear of the Day: Delta Air Lines (DAL)

      Earnings estimates have dropped 10% for next year and are projecting negative 4% growth in 2017

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        IATA Unveils Tepid 2017 Profit Forecast on Rising Oil Prices

        The IATA predicted that global profits will decrease in 2017 due to higher oil prices.

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          United Continental November Traffic and Load Factor Rise

          Chicago-based United Continental Holdings (UAL), the parent company of United Airlines, reported impressive traffic numbers for the month of November.

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            Why Airline Stocks Were Flying High in Wednesday's Trading

            Shares of airline companies surged on Dec 7.

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              Company News for December 08, 2016

              Companies In The News are: BF.B,LUV,WDC,PLAY

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                Southwest Airlines Gains on Impressive November Traffic

                Low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) recently announced impressive traffic numbers for Nov 2016.

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                  Hawaiian Holdings Up on Improved November Traffic, Q4 View

                  Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (HA)saw a 1.27% increase in its stock price at close of business on Dec 5. Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. - a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. - posted a significant rise in air traffic in the month of November.

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                    United Airlines Announces Deal Ratification by Technicians

                    United Airlines announced that the company's technicians have ratified a new joint collective bargaining agreement.

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                      Delta Air Lines (DAL) Pilots Approve Pay-Related Contract

                      Pilots at Delta (DAL) get a substantial pay hike.

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                        U.S. Air Carriers Bound for Cuba Amid Uncertainty

                        Direct flights to Havana are in operation.

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                          United Continental Inaugurates United Club in Los Angeles

                          United Continental Holdings (UAL) recently announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, United Airlines, had opened a new club at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

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                            The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Southwest Airlines, GOL Linhas, Lufthansa, Alaska Air Group and United Continental Holdings

                            The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Southwest Airlines, GOL Linhas, Lufthansa, Alaska Air Group and United Continental Holdings

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                              Are the Airlines Really Value Stocks?

                              Berkshire Hathaway stuns the value investing community by buying airline stocks.

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                                The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: GOL Linhas, Copa Holdings, Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Alaska Air Group

                                The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: GOL Linhas, Copa Holdings, Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Alaska Air Group

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                                  The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Southwest Airlines, SkyWest, Allegiant Travel and American Airlines

                                  The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Southwest Airlines, SkyWest, Allegiant Travel and American Airlines

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                                    Bear of the Day: Southwest Airlines (LUV)

                                    Why this airline stock was grounded after earnings?

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                                      Bear of the Day: Southwest Airlines (LUV)

                                      This airline stock is being grounded by investors.

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                                        Stock Market News for July 22, 2016

                                        Benchmarks closed lower on Thursday, dragged down by declines in transportation and energy stocks

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                                          Q2 Earnings Central Stays Busy, GM Sets New Record

                                          General Motors (GM) posted a record quarterly sales number and reached its first profit in the European market since 2011.

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                                            Here's Why Airline Stocks Are a Must-Add for Your Portfolio

                                            With low oil prices significantly bolstering the final health of most carriers, it is expected that air carriers will continue to return a part of their massive profits to shareholders.

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                                              It's Time to Buy Mexican Stocks

                                              Donald Trump may want to build a wall, but savvy investors can cash in on Mexico's growing economy.

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                                                Cream Of The Stock Crop

                                                Four stocks with the top Zacks Rank and are in the top industry's as well.

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                                                  How to Find Value Stocks with PEG Ratio

                                                  Tracey Ryniec, Zacks value stock strategist, discusses how to add a little growth to your value stock search.