Southwest Airlines (LUV) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 10/30/2026 – Southwest Airlines is now covered by Tigress Financial. They set a “buy” rating and a $62.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/29/2026 – Southwest Airlines had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $47.00 to $48.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/23/2026 – Southwest Airlines was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 10/23/2026 – Southwest Airlines had its price target raised by UBS Group from $52.00 to $54.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/23/2026 – Southwest Airlines had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $59.00 to $58.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/16/2026 – Southwest Airlines had its price target lowered by UBS Group from $53.00 to $52.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/7/2026 – Southwest Airlines had its price target lowered by Susquehanna from $50.00 to $45.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/6/2026 – Southwest Airlines was downgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong sell”.
• 10/2/2026 – Southwest Airlines had its price target lowered by TD Cowen from $48.00 to $47.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/28/2026 – Southwest Airlines had its price target lowered by BMO Capital Markets from $60.00 to $50.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 9/24/2026 – Southwest Airlines had its price target raised by UBS Group from $49.00 to $53.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/18/2026 – Southwest Airlines was upgraded by Rothschild & Co Redburn from “sell” to “neutral”. They now have a $40.00 price target on the stock, up from $35.00.
• 9/11/2026 – Southwest Airlines had its price target lowered by Barclays from $65.00 to $58.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/10/2026 – Southwest Airlines had its price target lowered by UBS Group from $56.00 to $49.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/5/2026 – Southwest Airlines was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.

Southwest Airlines Stock Performance

Shares of LUV stock traded up $3.03 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $46.48. The stock had a trading volume of 3,160,566 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,383,077. Southwest Airlines Co. has a 1-year low of $29.80 and a 1-year high of $55.11. The firm has a market cap of $22.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.35, a PEG ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a current ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The business’s fifty day moving average is $40.88 and its 200-day moving average is $43.50.

Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 21st. The airline reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.09. Southwest Airlines had a return on equity of 18.05% and a net margin of 3.34%. The firm had revenue of $8.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.25 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.11 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 21.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts forecast that Southwest Airlines Co. will post 2.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Southwest Airlines Co is a major U.S. passenger airline headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The company provides scheduled air transportation for leisure and business travelers, with service connecting cities throughout the United States and selected destinations in Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America.

Southwest is known for its predominantly domestic network and point-to-point operating model. In addition to passenger flights, the company offers ancillary services and air cargo transportation.