Shares of Consumer Discretionary sector company Southwest Airlines Company moved 2.3% today, and are now trading at a price of $33.74. The large-cap stock's daily volume was 7,249,199 compared to its average volume of 7,779,595. The S&P 500 index returned a -0.0% performance.
Southwest Airlines Co. operates as a passenger airline company that provide scheduled air transportation services in the United States and near-international markets. The company is based in Dallas and has 71,299 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $20,077,764,608. Southwest Airlines Company currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 1.6% per year.
15 analysts are following Southwest Airlines Company and have set target prices ranging from $25.0 to $55.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of hold. At today's prices, LUV is trading -10.58% away from its average analyst target price of $37.73 per share.
Over the last year, LUV shares have gone down by -11.0%, which represents a difference of -21.0% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $40.39 per share and its 52 week low is $28.4. With average free cash flows of $3.54 Billion that have been growing at an average rate of 13.8% over the last 4 years, Southwest Airlines Company declining stock performance may not be reflective of the quality of its underlying business.
| Date Reported | Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) | Capital expenditures ($ k) | Free Cashflow ($ k) | YoY Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-07 | 3,790,000 | -3,946,000 | 7,736,000 | 173.07 |
| 2022-02-07 | 2,322,000 | -511,000 | 2,833,000 | 372.4 |
| 2021-02-08 | -1,127,000 | -87,000 | -1,040,000 | -122.54 |
| 2020-02-04 | 3,987,000 | -627,000 | 4,614,000 | n/a |
