Shares of Consumer Discretionary sector company Southwest Airlines moved 0.7% today, and are now trading at a price of $34.69. The Large-Cap stock's daily volume was 4,999,555 compared to its average volume of 9,592,450. The S&P 500 index returned a 0.0% performance.
Southwest Airlines Co. operates as a passenger airline company that provides scheduled air transportation services in the United States and near-international markets. The company is based in Dallas and has 72,242 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $18,216,136,704. Southwest Airlines currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 2.1% per year.
19 analysts are following Southwest Airlines and have set target prices ranging from $24.0 to $46.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of hold. At today's prices, LUV is trading 2.62% away from its average analyst target price of $33.8 per share.
Over the last year, LUV's share price has increased by 12.9%, which represents a difference of -2.2% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $37.96 per share whereas its 52 week low is $23.82. Southwest Airlines's average free cash flow over the last 5 years has been $175.5 Million, but they have been decreasing at an average rate of -23.7%. This may prove a challenge to the long term sustainability of the stock's upwards trend.
| Date Reported | Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) | Capital expenditures ($ k) | Free Cash Flow ($ k) | YoY Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 462,000 | 2,054,000 | -1,592,000 | -347.19 |
| 2023 | 3,164,000 | 3,520,000 | -356,000 | -165.67 |
| 2022 | 3,790,000 | 3,924,000 | -134,000 | -107.37 |
| 2021 | 2,322,000 | 505,000 | 1,817,000 | 210.66 |
| 2020 | -1,127,000 | 515,000 | -1,642,000 | -155.47 |
| 2019 | 3,987,000 | 1,027,000 | 2,960,000 |
