At the time of writing, Southwest Airlines Co [LUV] stock is trading at $34.83, up 1.99%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The LUV shares have gain 9.77% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 13.79%, 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 20, 2025, when UBS upgraded its rating to a Neutral and also boosted its price target to $36 from $29. Previously, Melius upgraded its rating to Hold on March 20, 2025. On March 03, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Underweight but maintained its price target of $25 on the stock. Argus upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $35 on February 11, 2025. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Underperform but $31 remained the price target by the analyst firm on January 17, 2025. Citigroup downgraded its rating to Sell for this stock on January 16, 2025, and downed its price target to $29.50.
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 $34.83 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -10.11% 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. 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 34.04 points at the first support level, and at 33.26 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 35.25, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 35.68.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Southwest Airlines Co [NYSE:LUV] has a current ratio of 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 0.75, the price to book ratio is 2.00 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 49.04.
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.
