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Southwest Airlines Co

LUV
32.200USD
+0.540+1.71%
Close 10/24, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
16.91BMarket Cap
44.62P/E TTM

Southwest Airlines Co

32.200
+0.540+1.71%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Southwest Airlines Co

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively very healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Hold. Despite an average stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Southwest Airlines Co's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
12 / 21
Overall Ranking
168 / 4683
Industry
Passenger Transportation Services

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 22 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
32.484
Target Price
+0.88%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Southwest Airlines Co Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Southwest Airlines Co. (Southwest) operates Southwest Airlines, a passenger airline that provides scheduled air transportation in the United States and near-international markets. The Company's fare products include four categories: Wanna Get Away, Wanna Get Away Plus, Anytime, and Business Select to provide customers options when choosing a fare. It also offers ancillary services, such as EarlyBird Check-In, Upgraded Boarding, and transportation of pets and unaccompanied minors, in accordance with Southwest’s respective policies. Its Rapid Rewards loyalty program enables program members to earn points for every dollar spent on Southwest base fares, also including purchases paid with LUV Vouchers, gift cards, or flight credit, with no portion of the purchase price paid with Rapid Rewards points. It operates over 803 Boeing 737 aircraft in its fleet and serves 117 destinations in 42 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and ten near-international countries.
High Growth
The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 15.41% year-on-year.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 92.47%.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PB is 2.17, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 502.89M shares, decreasing 9.54% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by PRIMECAP Management
Star Investor PRIMECAP Management holds 48.84M shares of this stock.
Lower Market Activity
The company has less investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of -0.25.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company's current financial score is 7.85, which is higher than the Passenger Transportation Services industry's average of 7.56. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 6.95B, representing a year-over-year increase of 1.15%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 19.40%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.85
Change
0

Financials

8.58

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
No Data

Quality of Earnings

8.54

Operational Efficiency

7.77

Growth Potential

8.02

Shareholder Returns

6.34

Southwest Airlines Co's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company’s current valuation score is 6.01, which is lower than the Passenger Transportation Services industry's average of 7.24. Its current P/E ratio is 49.40, which is 366.24% below the recent high of 230.34 and 955.95% above the recent low of -422.87.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.01
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 12/21
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 6.00, which is lower than the Passenger Transportation Services industry's average of 7.28. The average price target for Southwest Airlines Co is 33.50, with a high of 46.00 and a low of 19.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.00
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 22 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
32.484
Target Price
+0.88%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

17
Total
13
Median
11
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Southwest Airlines Co
LUV
22
United Airlines Holdings Inc
UAL
23
American Airlines Group Inc
AAL
23
Delta Air Lines Inc
DAL
23
JetBlue Airways Corp
JBLU
16
Alaska Air Group Inc
ALK
16
1
2
3
4

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company’s current price momentum score is 7.07, which is lower than the Passenger Transportation Services industry's average of 7.63. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 34.53 and the support level at 30.32, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.84
Change
0.23

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(3)
Neutral(3)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.122
Neutral
RSI(14)
46.765
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
38.677
Sell
ATR(14)
1.281
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-72.911
Neutral
Williams %R
70.164
Sell
TRIX(12,20)
0.167
Sell
StochRSI(14)
16.049
Oversold
Moving Average
Sell(5)
Neutral(0)
Buy(1)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
33.344
Sell
MA10
33.241
Sell
MA20
32.729
Sell
MA50
32.327
Sell
MA100
32.642
Sell
MA200
31.583
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Passenger Transportation Services industry's average of 6.95. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 95.75%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 7.15%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 66.16M shares, representing 12.60% of shares outstanding, with 10.15% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
66.16M
-2.82%
Elliott Management Corporation
51.13M
--
PRIMECAP Management Company
Star Investors
48.84M
-1.70%
Putnam Investment Management, L.L.C.
35.12M
+2.62%
State Street Investment Management (US)
34.47M
-6.33%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
25.87M
-8.70%
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
Star Investors
18.31M
-16.63%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
13.96M
-3.78%
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership
10.76M
+0.92%
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership
10.12M
+2403.75%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company’s current risk assessment score is 6.81, which is higher than the Passenger Transportation Services industry's average of 5.94. The company's beta value is 1.23. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.81
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.23
VaR
+3.53%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+31.00%
240-Day Volatility
+41.77%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+5.71%
120 days
+8.14%
5 years
+15.35%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-6.25%
120 days
-11.16%
5 years
-14.86%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+0.75
120 days
+0.62
5 years
-0.01

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+31.00%
3 years
+43.26%
5 years
+65.28%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+0.10
3 years
-0.12
5 years
-0.10
Skewness
240 days
+0.07
3 years
-0.40
5 years
-0.18

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+41.77%
5 years
+37.35%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+3.27%
5 years
+3.61%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+78.55%
240 days
+78.55%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+25.86%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+26.42%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+1.83%
120 days
+2.14%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-24.74%
60 days
+11.48%
120 days
+29.94%

Peer Comparison

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