On Friday, Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV) opened higher 5.70% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $35.81. Price fluctuations for LUV have ranged from $23.82 to $37.96 over the past 52 weeks.
During the last 5-year period, the sales drop of Industrials Sector giant was -29.29%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 5.13% at the time writing. With a float of $510.56 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $517.16 million.
Southwest Airlines Co (LUV) Breakdown of a Key Holders of the stock
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Airlines industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Southwest Airlines Co is 1.27%, while institutional ownership is 100.16%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Dec 05 ’25, was worth 302,056. Before that another transaction happened on Aug 05 ’25, when Company’s Director bought 1,500 for $30.01, making the entire transaction worth $45,008. This insider now owns 14,229 shares in total.
Southwest Airlines Co (LUV) Recent Fiscal highlights
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 12/31/2024, the company posted 0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 0.46) by 0.1. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.2 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 5.13% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 53.49% during the next five years compared to -29.29% drop over the previous five years of trading.
Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Southwest Airlines Co (LUV). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.42. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.71.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 0.66, a number that is poised to hit 0.65 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 2.59 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Southwest Airlines Co (LUV)
Looking closely at Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV), its last 5-days average volume was 9.31 million, which is a drop from its year-to-date volume of 10.8 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 94.21%.
During the past 100 days, Southwest Airlines Co’s (LUV) raw stochastic average was set at 96.57%, which indicates a significant increase from 95.51% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 1.24 in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 1.03 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $32.76, while its 200-day Moving Average is $31.78. However, in the short run, Southwest Airlines Co’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $38.91. Second resistance stands at $39.96. The third major resistance level sits at $41.76. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $36.05, it is likely to go to the next support level at $34.25. Now, if the price goes above the second support level, the third support stands at $33.20.
Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV) Key Stats
There are currently 517,155K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 19.57 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 27,483 M according to its annual income of 465,000 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 6,949 M and its income totaled 54,000 K.
