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Southwest Airlines Company (LUV)

Southwest Airlines Company (LUV)
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Market News and Commentary

Is Southwest Airlines Stock Outperforming the S&P 500?

Dallas, Texas-based Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) is a passenger airline company offering scheduled air transportation services in the U.S. and near-international markets. Valued at $22.8 billion by market cap, the company offers inflight entertainment, the Rapid Rewards loyalty program, digital platforms like SWABIZ for business travel, and extra services including Southwest's EarlyBird Check-In, upgraded boarding, and pet and unaccompanied minor transportation.

Companies worth $10 billion or more are generally described as “large-cap stocks,” and LUV perfectly fits that description, with its market cap exceeding this mark, underscoring its size, influence, and dominance within the airlines industry. LUV’s edge comes from...

Fundamentals

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  • Market Capitalization, $K 23,446,488
  • Shares Outstanding, K 488,774
  • Annual Sales, $ 28,063 M
  • Annual Income, $ 441,000 K
  • EBIT $ 2,543 M
  • EBITDA $ 4,103 M
  • 60-Month Beta 1.15
  • Price/Sales 0.81
  • Price/Cash Flow 11.65
  • Price/Book 3.32

Options Overview Details

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  • Implied Volatility 42.36% (-1.35%)
  • Historical Volatility 42.80%
  • IV Percentile 45%
  • IV Rank 37.81%
  • IV High 63.43% on 03/30/26
  • IV Low 29.55% on 07/28/25
  • Expected Move (DTE 7) 2.13 (4.43%)
  • Put/Call Vol Ratio 0.41
  • Today's Volume 11,064
  • Volume Avg (30-Day) 15,640
  • Put/Call OI Ratio 0.60
  • Today's Open Interest 371,268
  • Open Int (30-Day) 347,937
  • Expected Range 45.85 to 50.10

Analyst Rating / Earnings Estimates

Current Rating
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Moderate Buy
Based on 24 analysts offering recommendations.
Earnings Estimates - Current Qtr 06/30/26
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  • Average Estimate $0.49
  • Number of Estimates 8
  • High Estimate $0.57
  • Low Estimate $0.36
  • Prior Year $0.43
  • Growth Rate Est. (year over year) +13.95%

Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
37.23 +28.85%
on 05/19/26
48.67 -1.44%
on 06/18/26
+9.61 (+25.05%)
since 05/18/26
3-Month
35.73 +34.26%
on 04/02/26
48.67 -1.44%
on 06/18/26
+7.78 (+19.36%)
since 03/18/26
52-Week
28.98 +65.56%
on 08/11/25
55.11 -12.96%
on 02/17/26
+16.81 (+53.95%)
since 06/18/25

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Is Southwest Airlines Stock Outperforming the S&P 500?

Southwest Airlines has outperformed the S&P 500 over the past year, and analysts are moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

$SPX : 7,500.58 (unch)
LUV : 47.97 (+2.81%)
DAL : 84.18 (+2.35%)
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PARTNERS WITH AMAZON WEB SERVICES (AWS) TO ACCELERATE AI CAPABILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION

Southwest to transition to a cloud-based, AI-enabled architecture on AWS by 2028

LUV : 47.97 (+2.81%)
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES HITS A HIGH NOTE: 15 YEARS OF LIVE AT 35 CELEBRATED WITH PLAIN WHITE T'S AT 35,000 FEET

Band returns to the skies performing hit song "Hey There Delilah" in a nostalgic nod to the program's beginnings during the airline's 55 th year of service

LUV : 47.97 (+2.81%)
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Barchart Technical Opinion

The Barchart Technical Opinion rating is a 72% Buy with a Strongest short term outlook on maintaining the current direction.

Long term indicators fully support a continuation of the trend.

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Business Summary

Southwest Airlines is a passenger airline that provides scheduled air transportation in the United States. Southwest Airlines provides short-haul, high frequency, point-to-point and low-fare services. The company's point-to-point route structure includes services to and from many secondary or downtown...

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 49.49
2nd Resistance Point 49.08
1st Resistance Point 48.52
Last Price 47.97
1st Support Level 47.56
2nd Support Level 47.15
3rd Support Level 46.60

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52-Week High 55.11
Last Price 47.97
Fibonacci 61.8% 45.13
Fibonacci 50% 42.04
Fibonacci 38.2% 38.96
52-Week Low 28.98

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