Southwest Airlines Stock Today

LUV Stock  USD 33.60  1.21  3.74%   

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Southwest Airlines is selling for under 33.60 as of the 20th of March 2025; that is 3.74% up since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's lowest day price was 32.26. Southwest Airlines has about a 23 % chance of experiencing some form of financial distress in the next two years of operation and did not have a very good performance during the last 90 trading days. Note, on March 7, 2025, Representative Gil Cisneros of US Congress acquired under $15k worth of Southwest Airlines's common stock.
Business Domain
Transportation
IPO Date
2nd of January 1980
Category
Industrials
Southwest Airlines Co. operates as a passenger airline company that provide scheduled air transportation services in the United States and near-international markets. The company was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Southwest Airlines operates under Airlines classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. The company has 592.66 M outstanding shares of which 41.65 M shares are now shorted by investors with about 4.57 days to cover. More on Southwest Airlines

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Southwest Stock Highlights

ESG Sustainability
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ChairmanGary Kelly
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Business ConcentrationPassenger Airlines, Transportation, Industrials, NYSE Composite, SP 500 Index, ARCA Airline, Dow Jones Transportation, Dow Jones Composite, Nasdaq Benchmark Consumer, BETTERINVESTING 100 INDEX, BTRINVSTNG 100 INDEX, Airlines, Impulse, Industrials, Passenger Airlines, Airlines, Industrials (View all Sectors)
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Financial Strength
Current ValueLast YearChange From Last Year 10 Year Trend
Asset Turnover0.830.8143
Fairly Up
Slightly volatile
Total Current Liabilities12.9 B12.3 B
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Non Current Liabilities Total11.7 B11.1 B
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Slightly volatile
Total Assets35.4 B33.8 B
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Total Current Assets11.8 B11.3 B
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Slightly volatile
Debt Levels
Southwest Airlines can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand Southwest Airlines' financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of Southwest Airlines' total assets is financed by creditors.
Liquidity
Southwest Airlines has 8.06 B in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 0.93, which is OK given its current industry classification. Southwest Airlines has a current ratio of 1.55, which is typical for the industry and considered as normal. Note however, debt could still be an excellent tool for Southwest to invest in growth at high rates of return.

Dividends Paid

451.5 Million
Southwest Airlines (LUV) is traded on New York Stock Exchange in USA. It is located in P.O. Box 36611, Dallas, TX, United States, 75235-1611 and employs 72,450 people. Southwest Airlines is listed under Passenger Airlines category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Large-Cap' category with a total capitalization of 19.2 B. Southwest Airlines runs under Passenger Airlines sector within Industrials industry. The entity has 592.66 M outstanding shares of which 41.65 M shares are now shorted by investors with about 4.57 days to cover. Southwest Airlines has about 9.49 B in cash with 462 M of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 23.03.
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Ownership Allocation
Southwest Airlines shows a total of 592.66 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Southwest Airlines outstanding shares are owned by institutional holders. These institutional investors are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to take positions in Southwest Airlines to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutions are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Southwest Airlines. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Southwest Airlines as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that on March 7, 2025, Representative Gil Cisneros of US Congress acquired under $15k worth of Southwest Airlines's common stock.
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Southwest Stock Institutional Holders

InstituionRecorded OnShares
Fmr Inc2024-12-31
7.5 M
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2024-12-31
6.6 M
Amvescap Plc.2024-12-31
6.6 M
Jpmorgan Chase & Co2024-12-31
6.6 M
Ubs Group Ag2024-12-31
6.5 M
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.2024-12-31
6.1 M
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc.2024-12-31
M
American Century Companies Inc2024-12-31
5.3 M
Northern Trust Corp2024-12-31
4.9 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-12-31
68.7 M
Elliott Investment Management Lp2024-12-31
59.7 M
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Southwest Airlines Historical Income Statement

At this time, Southwest Airlines' Net Income is fairly stable compared to the past year. Income Tax Expense is likely to climb to about 251.9 M in 2025, whereas Operating Income is likely to drop slightly above 304.9 M in 2025. View More Fundamentals

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Southwest Airlines Corporate Directors

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