At the time of writing, Southwest Airlines Co [LUV] stock is trading at $31.73, up 2.35%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The LUV shares have gain 8.66% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 6.19%, and 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.
For the past year, the stock price of Southwest Airlines Co fluctuated between $23.58 and $36.12. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $31.31 within the next 12 months. Southwest Airlines Co [NYSE: LUV] shares were valued at $31.73 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -1.32% based on the average LUV price forecast.
Analyzing the LUV fundamentals
According to Southwest Airlines Co [NYSE:LUV], the company’s sales were 27.48B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 1.60% jump. 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. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.78.
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 31.11 points at the first support level, and at 30.48 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 32.13, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 32.52.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Southwest Airlines Co [NYSE:LUV] has a current ratio of 0.92. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.85, while the Cash Ratio is 0.61. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.68, the price to book ratio is 1.82 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 44.67.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Cush C. David, Director, that happened on Mar 12 ’25 when 5000.0 shares were purchased. Director, Watson Patricia A completed a deal on Mar 13 ’25 to buy 3268.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Reynolds Christopher P. bought 3258.0 shares on Mar 13 ’25.
