Is Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) a Buy, Sell, or Hold?
NYSE : LUV
Southwest Airlines Co. — Analyst Ratings
$47.66 USD
-$1.03 (-2.12%)
- Volume
- 6.04M
- Average Volume
- 6.55M
- Market Capitalization
- $23.29B
- P/E Ratio
- 28.71
- Dividend Yield
- 1.51%
- Price Target
- $54.00
- Year High
- $55.11
- Year Low
- $28.98
- Day High
- —
- Day Low
- —
- Payout Ratio
- $0.44
- Current Ratio
- $0.49
Analyst Consensus Summary
Consensus Rating
Sell
45 Analysts
Rating Score
2/5
Recommendation Strength
Upside/Downside
-11.7%
vs Current Price
Price Target
$54.00
Average TargetPrice Target Range
Lowest Target
$32.00
48.9% UPSIDE
Average Target
$54.00
Median Estimate
Highest Target
$65.00
-26.7% DOWNSIDEAnalyst Breakdown
Overall Consensus: Hold | Total Analysts: 45
| Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 19 | 21 | 5 | 0 |
Analyst Ratings (Detailed)
| Analyst Company | Analyst Name | Price Target | Price When Posted | Date | Upside/Downside |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | Ravi Shanker | $65 | $50.92 | 2026-07-06 08:11 AM | 27.7% |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Tom Fitzgerald | $53 | $50.47 | 2026-07-02 07:35 AM | 5.0% |
| UBS | Atul Maheswari | $61 | $48.57 | 2026-06-23 07:34 AM | 25.6% |
| UBS | Atul Maheswari | $53 | $41.93 | 2026-05-26 09:00 AM | 26.4% |
| Jefferies | Sheila Kahyaoglu | $37 | $38.21 | 2026-04-27 02:40 PM | -3.2% |
| Evercore ISI | Duane Pfennigwerth | $44 | $38.81 | 2026-04-24 08:10 AM | 13.4% |