After Hours
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Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Airlines industry segment, falling under the Industrials sector. The current market capitalization of Southwest Airlines Co is $19.21B. A total of 13.14 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 14.13M shares.
In the most recent transaction, SARETSKY GREGG A bought 3,670 shares of LUV for 27.29 per share on Apr 30 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 14,881 company shares. In a previous transaction on Apr 29 ’25, Breber Pierre R bought 10,000 shares at 26.89 per share. LUV shares that Director owns now total 44,000.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Hess David P acquired of 7,500 shares on Apr 28 ’25 at a per-share price of $26.52. This resulted in the Director holding 23,156 shares of LUV after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Cush C. David bought 5,000 shares at $30.03 per share on Mar 12 ’25. Company shares held by the Director now total 19,011.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Southwest Airlines Co pays an annual dividend of $0.72, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.14%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 40.03. LUV’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.3% when it declared a $0.18 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 6/18/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 3/12/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 2.32%. The LUV stock dividend was $0.18 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, LUV has a high of $36.12 and a low of $23.58.
As of this writing, LUV has an earnings estimate of $0.51 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 16.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.6 per share and a lower estimate of $0.41.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. 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 $16.43, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $10.41B.
Analysts Opinion
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. 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 2.90.
