At the time of writing, Southwest Airlines Co [LUV] stock is trading at $32.27, up 0.47%. 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 1.73% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.15%, 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 July 24, 2025, when HSBC Securities downgraded its rating to a Reduce. Previously, Evercore ISI downgraded its rating to In-line on July 15, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $40. On May 29, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $40 on the stock. Jefferies upgraded its rating to a Hold but stick to its price target of $33 on May 27, 2025. Jefferies downgraded its rating to a Underperform but $28 remained the price target by the analyst firm on April 01, 2025. UBS upgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on March 20, 2025, and upped its price target to $36. In a note dated March 20, 2025, Melius upgraded an Hold rating on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Southwest Airlines Co fluctuated between $23.82 and $37.96. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $34 within the next 12 months. Southwest Airlines Co [NYSE: LUV] shares were valued at $32.27 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 5.36% based on the average LUV price forecast.
Analyzing the LUV fundamentals
According to Southwest Airlines Co [NYSE:LUV], the company’s sales were 27.47B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -1.50% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.33% 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.67.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Southwest Airlines Co [NYSE:LUV] has a current ratio of 0.56. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.49, while the Cash Ratio is 0.32. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.62, the price to book ratio is 2.12 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 48.53.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Feinberg Sarah, Director, that happened on Aug 05 ’25 when 1500.0 shares were purchased. Director, SARETSKY GREGG A completed a deal on Aug 06 ’25 to buy 3345.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Green Ryan C. bought 20910.0 shares on Jun 06 ’25.
