Yahoo · Nov 6, 2026
Is LUV Stock Worth Buying as Growth Outruns Execution Risks?
Southwest Airlines' improving revenues, profitability and cash flow signal progress, but rising costs, fuel risks and valuation concerns warrant caution.
NYSE · LUV
Southwest Airlines Co.
Industrials · Airlines, Airports & Air Services
$46.30
Up+$1.85 (+4.16%)
Updated Nov 10, 2026, 7:02 AM
SID Score
5.5/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 21.08B
- P/E ratio
- 58.94
- Dividend yield
- 1.94%
- 52-week range
- $35.73 – $55.11
- Volume
- 8.08M
- Avg. volume
- 9.29M
Price performance · LUV
LUV price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Nov 9, 2026
LUV closed at $46.30 after 21 trading sessions, up 13.59% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $46.30
- Period change
- +13.59%
- Period low
- $38.80
- Period high
- $46.42
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | $46.00 | $47.01 | $45.85 | $46.30 | 8.08M |
| Nov 6, 2026 | $45.00 | $45.47 | $44.205 | $44.45 | 6.11M |
| Nov 5, 2026 | $46.45 | $46.84 | $43.6703 | $44.44 | 6.21M |
| Nov 4, 2026 | $45.00 | $46.74 | $44.20 | $46.42 | 8.45M |
| Nov 3, 2026 | $44.19 | $44.55 | $43.43 | $43.45 | 5.14M |
| Nov 2, 2026 | $43.94 | $44.77 | $43.53 | $43.96 | 7.81M |
| Oct 30, 2026 | $43.27 | $43.27 | $42.00 | $42.43 | 4.05M |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $44.03 | $44.38 | $43.30 | $43.68 | 4.71M |
| Oct 28, 2026 | $43.36 | $44.16 | $43.16 | $43.47 | 6.71M |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $42.98 | $43.805 | $42.15 | $43.44 | 7.17M |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $41.97 | $43.225 | $41.86 | $42.85 | 7.17M |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $41.01 | $41.81 | $40.215 | $41.75 | 8.21M |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $39.195 | $42.08 | $38.65 | $42.03 | 12.25M |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $39.87 | $41.01 | $39.365 | $39.88 | 9.15M |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $38.72 | $41.21 | $38.50 | $39.65 | 8.26M |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $39.77 | $40.02 | $38.75 | $38.80 | 4.44M |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $40.91 | $41.25 | $39.4501 | $39.50 | 5.62M |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $39.47 | $40.92 | $39.25 | $40.83 | 5.49M |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $39.90 | $40.415 | $39.09 | $39.34 | 5.92M |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $40.86 | $41.20 | $40.14 | $40.65 | 3.99M |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $41.20 | $41.735 | $40.675 | $40.76 | 4.1M |
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Southwest Airlines is the largest domestic air carrier in the United States by passengers boarded. Southwest operates nearly 800 aircraft in an all-Boeing 737 fleet. Despite offering some longer routes and a few perks for business travelers, the airline predominantly specializes in short-haul, leisure flights operated in a single, open-seating cabin configuration in a point-to-point network. In early 2026, Southwest will modify its cabins to offer some rows with extra legroom and will update its ticketing process and merchandising to offer assigned seats and more fare categories, including a basic economy class that will more directly compete with other airlines' offerings and appear for the first time in travel aggregators' search results.
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- Average target
- $38.67
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | Tigress Financial | Buy | — |
| Oct 29, 2026 | TD Cowen | Buy | — |
| Oct 23, 2026 | JP Morgan | Overweight | — |
| Oct 23, 2026 | UBS | Buy | — |
| Oct 16, 2026 | UBS | Buy | — |
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Yahoo · Nov 6, 2026
Southwest Q3 Revenue Surges While Fuel Costs Test Margin Momentum
Southwest Airlines' Q3 revenues surged 21.2% on stronger fares and record unit revenues, while soaring fuel costs pressured earnings despite margin gains.
Yahoo · Nov 3, 2026
Thanksgiving Travel: Which Airlines Mishandle the Most Bags and How to Protect Yours
As millions of Americans prepare to travel this Thanksgiving, the focus may be on reaching their destination, but what happens to their luggage along the way matters, too.
Yahoo · Nov 2, 2026
Southwest Airlines sees profit bump on higher fares, bag fees despite fuel price drag
The carrier is charging customers more and pocketing bigger profits even as jet fuel prices spike.
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