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Southwest Airlines (LUV)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$30.98 USD

30.98
8,075,881

+0.89 (2.96%)

Updated Oct 18, 2024 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $30.98 0.00 (0.00%) 7:58 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy24.10%
2Buy17.80%
3Hold9.50%
4Sell2.70%
5Strong Sell2.70%
S&P50011.20%

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2-Buy of 5   2      

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

Value Score A
Growth Score A
Momentum Score A
VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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B Value F Growth A Momentum C VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Top 13% (32 out of 250)

Industry: Transportation - Airline

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Zacks News

Is a Beat in the Cards for Southwest (LUV) in Q4 Earnings?

Solid passenger revenues on the back of high air-travel demand are anticipated to aid Southwest's (LUV) Q4 results.

Norfolk Southern (NSC) to Post Q4 Earnings: What's in Store?

Strong volume growth and a lower effective tax rate to drive Norfolk Southern's (NSC) Q4 results. However, high debt levels are a concern.

Kansas City Southern (KSU) Q4 Earnings Meet, Revenues Top

Kansas City Southern's (KSU) Q4 results benefit from an impressive performance of Chemical & Petroleum and Agriculture & Minerals segments. However, high operating expenses partly affect results.

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth

Southwest (LUV) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

Delta Air Lines (DAL) Q4 Earnings Beat, Revenues Lag

The Delta (DAL) stock declines in pre-market trading despite reporting better-than-expected earnings in Q4. This was due to the lackluster EPS guidance for Q1.

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Can Airlines ETF Take Off on Earnings Surprises?

Will airlines ETF be able to soar on solid earnings this reporting season?

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Boston Scientific, Southern, BNY, Schlumberger and Southwest

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Boston Scientific, Southern, BNY, Schlumberger and Southwest

5 Transportation Stocks Set to Surpass Q4 Earnings Estimates

The Q4 earnings season could be fruitful for transports due to factors like low oil prices. However, one has to be mindful of factors like high labor costs.

Will Lower Tax Rates Aid Revival of CSX This Earnings Season?

Strong segmental performances and a lower effective tax rate are anticipated to drive CSX's Q4 results. However, high debts are a concern.

American Airlines (AAL) Stock Falls on Bleak Q4 Guidance

American Airlines (AAL) joins Delta in giving a dim unit revenue view for fourth-quarter 2018.

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Top Analyst Reports for Boston Scientific, Southern Company & BNY Mellon

Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Boston Scientific (BSX), Southern Company (SO) and BNY Mellon (BK).

Southwest Airlines' December Traffic Up, Load Factor Falls

In spite of the increase in December traffic, Southwest Airlines (LUV) is struggling against capacity-related woes.

Airline Stock Roundup: DAL's Bearish Q4 Unit Revenue View, RYAAY, GOL in Focus

The NYSE ARCA Airline Index is declining mainly due to Delta's (DAL) bearish Q4 unit revenue guidance.

American Airlines Dips to 52-Week Low: What Lies Ahead?

Despite the current downtrend, fuel prices are likely to put pressure on American Airlines' (AAL) bottom line in the fourth quarter of 2018. However, the company's solid demand for air travel raises hope.

Why Southwest (LUV) Could Beat Earnings Estimates Again

Southwest (LUV) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

Airline Stock Roundup: DAL's Investor Day, JBLU's November Traffic Report & More

The sector tracker declines in the past week, mainly due to Delta's (DAL) discouraging investor day presentation.

Delta (DAL) Shares Decline More Than 4% Post Investor Day

Delta's (DAL) double-digit earnings growth forecast for 2019 fails to boost investor confidence in the stock.

Stock Market News For Dec 13, 2018

Markets closed higher on Wednesday on optimism surrounding a possible solution to the ongoing U.S-China trade disputes in the coming month.

Southwest Cuts Q4 Fuel Cost View, Joins Alaska Air, Spirit

Dwindling oil prices are favorable for airlines. Taking advantage of this bullish scenario, Southwest Airlines (LUV) slashes its Q4 fuel cost per gallon view.

Airline Stock Roundup: November Traffic Data Grab Spotlight; HA & LUV Disappoint

Decline in load factor at the likes of Southwest Airlines (LUV), Allegiant (ALGT) and Hawaiian Airlines does not bode well for the entire airline industry.

Delta (DAL) to Expand Boston Operations by Adding 4 Routes

Delta (DAL) aims to attract additional traffic by adding new flights from Boston. However, it will face intense competition on the new routes.

Airline Stocks Plummet in Friday's Trading: Here's Why

Low oil prices may hurt airlines' unit-revenue performance and also result in capacity indiscipline.

Hawaiian Holdings Drops to 52-Week Low: What's Hurting it?

Bearish fourth-quarter 2018 outlook related to RASM hurts Hawaiian Holdings (HA). Fuel costs and competition are additional obstacles.

Southwest's (LUV) Load Factor Declines Again in November

Southwest's (LUV) load factor falls yet again in November due to capacity expansion exceeding traffic growth. Notably, load factor declines consecutively ever since the April flight mishap.

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Bull of the Day: Spirit Airlines (SAVE)

With fuel prices plunging, is it time to buy the airline stocks again?