The price of Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV) shares last traded on Wall Street rose 1.55% to $26.19.
LUV stock price is now -14.43% away from the 50-day moving average and -13.40% away from the 200-day moving average. The market capitalization of the company currently stands at $15.03B.
With the price target maintained at $28, Jefferies recently Downgraded its rating from Hold to Underperform for Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV). On March 20, 2025, UBS Upgraded its previous ‘Sell’ rating to ‘Neutral’ on the stock increasing its target price from $29 to quote $36, while ‘Melius’ rates the stock as ‘Hold’
In other news, Cush C. David, Director bought 5,000 shares of the company’s stock on Mar 12 ’25. The stock was bought for $150,150 at an average price of $30.03. Upon completion of the transaction, the Director now directly owns 19,011 shares in the company, valued at $0.5 million. An SEC document containing details of the transaction can be found on the SEC’s website. On Mar 13 ’25, Director Watson Patricia A bought 3,268 shares of the business’s stock. A total of $99,935 was incurred on buying the stock at an average price of $30.58. This leaves the insider owning 11,243 shares of the company worth $0.29 million. A total of 1.18% of the company’s stock is owned by insiders.
During the past 12 months, Southwest Airlines Co has had a low of $23.58 and a high of $36.12. As of last week, the company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 0.92, and a quick ratio of 0.85. According to the stock market information, the enterprise value for the company is $14854794240, which is based on a 36.87 price-to-earnings ratio, a 0.67 price-to-earnings-growth ratio, and a beta of 1.24. The fifty day moving average price for LUV is $30.6056 and a two-hundred day moving average price translates $30.2431 for the stock.
The latest earnings results from Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV) was released for 2024-12-31. The net profit margin was 1.71% and return on equity was 4.50% for LUV. The company reported revenue of $6.93 billion for the quarter, compared to $6.82 billion a year earlier. Comparatively to last year’s same quarter, the company’s quarterly revenue rose 1.57 percent.
