Southwest Airlines Co [LUV] stock prices are down -0.98% to $33.38 at the moment. 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 6.95% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 19.38%, 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 May 29, 2025, when Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $40 for it. Previously, Jefferies upgraded its rating to Hold on May 27, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $33. On April 01, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Underperform but maintained its price target of $28 on the stock. UBS upgraded its rating to a Neutral and increased its price target to $36 on March 20, 2025. Melius upgraded its rating to a Hold. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to Underweight for this stock on March 03, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $25. In a note dated February 11, 2025, Argus upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $35.
The stock price of Southwest Airlines Co [LUV] has been fluctuating between $23.58 and $36.12 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $33.2 within the next 12 months. Southwest Airlines Co [NYSE: LUV] shares were valued at $33.38 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -0.54% based on the average LUV price forecast.
Analyzing the LUV fundamentals
The Southwest Airlines Co [NYSE:LUV] reported sales of 27.58B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 1.56%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.18% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.02%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.03%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.02%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.05 and Total Capital is 0.03. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.85.
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 33.10 points at the first support level, and at 32.82 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 33.64, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 33.90.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Southwest Airlines Co [NYSE:LUV]’s Current Ratio is 0.77. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.72, while the Cash Ratio is 0.59. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.69, the price to book ratio is 2.03 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 39.64.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved SARETSKY GREGG A, Director, that happened on Apr 30 ’25 when 3670.0 shares were purchased. Director, Breber Pierre R completed a deal on Apr 29 ’25 to buy 10000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Hess David P bought 7500.0 shares on Apr 28 ’25.
