At the time of writing, Southwest Airlines Co [LUV] stock is trading at $41.17, up 1.06%. 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 8.77% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 23.49%, 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 December 12, 2025, when TD Cowen reiterated its Hold rating and also boosted its price target to $42 from $31. Previously, BMO Capital Markets started tracking the stock with Market Perform rating on December 09, 2025, and set its price target to $43. On December 04, 2025, Citigroup initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned a price target of $38 on the stock. HSBC Securities downgraded its rating to a Reduce. Evercore ISI downgraded its rating to a In-line but $40 remained the price target by the analyst firm on July 15, 2025. Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on May 29, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $40. In a note dated May 27, 2025, Jefferies upgraded a Hold rating on this stock but restated the target price of $33.
For the past year, the stock price of Southwest Airlines Co fluctuated between $23.82 and $41.14. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $40.57 within the next 12 months. Southwest Airlines Co [NYSE: LUV] shares were valued at $41.17 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -1.46% based on the average LUV price forecast.
Analyzing the LUV fundamentals
According to Southwest Airlines Co [NYSE:LUV], the company’s sales were 27.55B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 1.15% 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 0.01%. 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 0.68.
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 40.77 points at the first support level, and at 40.37 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 41.88, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 42.60.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Southwest Airlines Co [NYSE:LUV] has a current ratio of 0.49. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.42, while the Cash Ratio is 0.23. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.77, the price to book ratio is 2.74 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 62.74.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Jones Justin, EVP Operations, that happened on Dec 05 ’25 when 8085.0 shares were sold. Officer, Jones Justin completed a deal on Dec 05 ’25 to buy 8085.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Feinberg Sarah bought 1500.0 shares on Aug 05 ’25.
