The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.16. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 as “overweight,” 13 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
The public float for LUV is 593.40M, and at present, short sellers hold a 6.70% of that float. On November 18, 2024, the average trading volume of LUV was 8.26M shares.
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LUV) stock’s latest price update
Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -1.00 compared to its previous closing price of 32.60. However, the company has seen a fall of -1.15% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2024-11-16 that DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Generational Capital Markets (GCM), Member FINRA/SIPC and a leading mergers and acquisitions advisor for privately held businesses, is pleased to announce the sale of its client, Car-O-Liner Southwest, in its sale to Hanging Rock. The acquisition closed March 7, 2024. Located in Rowlett, Texas, Car-O-Liner Southwest, established in 1993 by Tim Curran, is a leading distributor of automotive collision repair equipment, serving thousands of customers across the southwester.
LUV’s Market Performance
Southwest Airlines Co (LUV) has experienced a -1.15% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a 4.18% rise in the past month, and a 21.70% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.26%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.05% for LUV. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 3.61% for LUV’s stock, with a simple moving average of 10.94% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LUV
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LUV stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for LUV by listing it as a “Sell.” The predicted price for LUV in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $28 based on the research report published on November 15, 2024 of the current year 2024.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LUV reach a price target of $33. The rating they have provided for LUV stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on November 04th, 2024.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Hold” to LUV, setting the target price at $32 in the report published on October 09th of the current year.
LUV Trading at 6.37% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LUV to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.26% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.05%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.26%, as shares surge +6.08% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +8.61% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LUV fell by -1.10%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +6.32% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $31.15. In addition, Southwest Airlines Co saw 11.76% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LUV starting from Elliott Investment Management, who sale 1,203,920 shares at the price of $29.83 back on Oct 28 ’24. After this action, Elliott Investment Management now owns 59,912,580 shares of Southwest Airlines Co, valued at $35,912,934 using the latest closing price.
GANGWAL RAKESH, the Director of Southwest Airlines Co, purchase 643,788 shares at $29.98 during a trade that took place back on Oct 01 ’24, which means that GANGWAL RAKESH is holding 3,606,311 shares at $19,300,400 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LUV
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.01 for the present operating margin
- -0.06 for the gross margin
The net margin for Southwest Airlines Co stands at -0.0. The total capital return value is set at -0.03. Equity return is now at value -0.15, with -0.04 for asset returns.
Based on Southwest Airlines Co (LUV), the company’s capital structure generated 0.44 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.05. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.79. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -1.24.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.39 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.31. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.73. The receivables turnover for the company is 23.26for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.14. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.88.
Conclusion
To sum up, Southwest Airlines Co (LUV) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
