After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Airlines industry segment. The current market capitalization of Southwest Airlines Co is $19.04B. A total of 15.04 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 9.56M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Cush C. David bought 5,000 shares of LUV for 30.03 per share on Mar 12 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 19,011 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 13 ’25, Watson Patricia A bought 3,268 shares at 30.58 per share. LUV shares that Director owns now total 11,243.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Reynolds Christopher P. acquired of 3,258 shares on Mar 13 ’25 at a per-share price of $30.68. This resulted in the Director holding 18,914 shares of LUV after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Feinberg Sarah bought 500 shares at $31.48 per share on Mar 14 ’25. Company shares held by the Director now total 7,311.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Southwest Airlines Co pays an annual dividend of $0.72, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.24%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 45.23. LUV’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.32% when it declared a $0.18 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/12/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/26/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.26%. The LUV stock dividend was $0.18 per share in cash.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, LUV has a high of $36.12 and a low of $23.58.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. LUV’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $15.50B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $12.28B in debt and $9.16B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $17.44, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $10.41B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for LUV is Buy with a score of 2.81.
