Southwest Airlines Co [NYSE: LUV] price plunged by -1.20 percent to reach at -$0.34. The company report on March 15, 2024 at 4:30 PM that SOUTHWEST AIRLINES ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP CHANGES.
Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today announced recent Leadership updates across the Company. These changes are effective immediately and represent a continuation of the organizational structure work at Southwest Airlines® that began in September 2022 and has continued into 2024.
The one-year LUV stock forecast points to a potential upside of 8.1. The average equity rating for LUV stock is currently 3.00, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
Guru’s Opinion on Southwest Airlines Co [LUV]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for LUV shares is $30.48 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on LUV stock is a recommendation set at 3.00. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Jefferies have made an estimate for Southwest Airlines Co shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Hold, with their previous recommendation back on March 13, 2024. The new note on the price target was released on March 12, 2024, representing the official price target for Southwest Airlines Co stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $28 to $42, while Deutsche Bank kept a Buy rating on LUV stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Southwest Airlines Co is set at 1.01, with the Price to Sales ratio for LUV stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.64. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.59, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 19.23.
LUV Stock Performance Analysis:
Southwest Airlines Co [LUV] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -17.08. With this latest performance, LUV shares dropped by -18.12% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -5.66% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -8.10% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for LUV stock in for the last two-week period is set at 26.76, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 18.29, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 33.82 for Southwest Airlines Co [LUV]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 31.50, while it was recorded at 28.30 for the last single week of trading, and 30.22 for the last 200 days.
Insight into Southwest Airlines Co Fundamentals:
Southwest Airlines Co’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.07 and a Current Ratio set at 1.14.
LUV Stock EPS
With the latest financial reports released by the company, Southwest Airlines Co posted -0.27/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at -0.23/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company fail the estimates by a Surprise Factor of -17.40%. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for LUV. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Southwest Airlines Co go to 22.46%.
Southwest Airlines Co [LUV] Institutonal Ownership Details
The top three institutional holders of LUV stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.3 billion shares, which is approximately 8.2815%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.03 billion shares of the stock with an approximate value of $176.59 billion in LUV stocks shares; and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, currently with $156.75 billion in LUV stock with ownership which is approximately 5.8325%.
