A share price of Southwest Airlines Co [LUV] is currently trading at $30.53, up 8.34%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The LUV shares have gain 3.67% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -1.52%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Southwest Airlines Co [NYSE: LUV] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 03, 2025, when JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Underweight but kept the price target unchanged to $25 for it. Previously, Argus upgraded its rating to Buy on February 11, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $35. On January 17, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Underperform but maintained its price target of $31 on the stock. Citigroup downgraded its rating to a Sell and decreased its price target to $29.50 on January 16, 2025. TD Cowen reiterated a Hold rating for this stock on December 06, 2024, and upped its price target to $28.
Southwest Airlines Co experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $23.58 and $36.12. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $31.44 within the next 12 months. Southwest Airlines Co [NYSE: LUV] shares were valued at $30.53 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 2.98% based on the average LUV price forecast.
Analyzing the LUV fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Southwest Airlines Co [NYSE:LUV] were 27.48B which represents 1.60% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.17% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.01%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.02%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.02%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.04 and Total Capital is 0.02. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.78.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 29.16 points at the first support level, and at 27.79 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 32.32, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 34.11.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Southwest Airlines Co [NYSE:LUV] is 0.92. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.85, and the Cash Ratio is 0.61. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.66, the price to book ratio is 1.75 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 42.98.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Atherton Lisa M, Director, that happened on Jan 30 ’25 when 118.0 shares were purchased. Chief Administration Officer, Rutherford Linda B. completed a deal on Dec 06 ’24 to sell 3849.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Rutherford Linda B. bought 3849.0 shares on Dec 06 ’24.
