Southwest Airlines (LUV) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$32.92 -0.10 (-0.30%)

(As of 01:10 PM ET)

Southwest Airlines - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Reduce

Based on 18 Analyst Ratings

Sell
4

Hold
11

Buy
3

Based on 18 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Southwest Airlines in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Reduce." Out of the 18 analysts, 4 have given a sell rating, 11 have given a hold rating, and 3 have given a buy rating for LUV.

Consensus Price Target

$31.37
-4.71% Downside

According to the 18 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Southwest Airlines, the average price target is $31.37. The highest price target for LUV is $42.00, while the lowest price target for LUV is $26.00. The average price target represents a forecasted downside of -4.71% from the current price of $32.92.

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LUV Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 12/17/23 to 12/16/24	1 Month Ago 11/17/23 to 11/16/24	3 Months Ago 9/18/23 to 9/17/24	1 Year Ago 12/17/22 to 12/17/23
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	3 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)
Hold	11 Hold rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)
Sell	4 Sell rating(s)	3 Sell rating(s)	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$31.37	$30.78	$28.38	$31.94
Forecasted Upside	-4.71% Downside	-5.58% Downside	-0.22% Downside	10.10% Upside
Consensus Rating	Reduce	Hold	Hold	Hold

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LUV Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

LUV Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Southwest Airlines Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Southwest Airlines	Transportation Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	1.94	2.59	2.51
Consensus Rating	Reduce	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	-5.00% Downside	37.82% Upside	10.64% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent LUV News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
12/11/2024	Sanford C. Bernstein 3 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$30.00 ➝ $33.00	-1.99%
12/11/2024	Morgan Stanley 3 of 5 stars		Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$42.00	+25.60%
12/6/2024	Barclays 3 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$32.00 ➝ $35.00	+1.95%
12/6/2024	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Hold	$25.00 ➝ $28.00	-19.63%
11/26/2024	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	T. Wadewitz Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Sell	$27.00	-16.74%
11/15/2024	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	C. O'brien Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$28.00	-13.62%
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11/4/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$33.00	+7.49%
10/25/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$20.00 ➝ $26.00	-11.05%
10/9/2024	Susquehanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$25.00 ➝ $30.00	-3.75%
10/9/2024	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Hold	$24.00 ➝ $32.00	+4.34%
10/3/2024	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$28.25 ➝ $31.50	+3.79%
9/19/2024	BNP Paribas Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Hollins Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong Sell
9/3/2024	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	D. Pfennigwerth Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	In-Line ➝ Outperform	$30.00 ➝ $35.00	+21.02%
7/26/2024	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Hold	$32.00 ➝ $29.00	+3.20%
6/10/2024	Melius Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Sell	$26.00	-6.31%
5/28/2024	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Staszak Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Hold
5/13/2024	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Hold	$27.80	+1.61%
4/26/2024	Raymond James Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$33.00 ➝ $30.00	+10.74%
8/7/2023	Redburn Partners Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Sell	$27.00	-17.51%
6/26/2023	22nd Century Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Maintains
1/27/2023	Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform	$55.00 ➝ $50.00	+40.06%

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LUV Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 18 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Southwest Airlines is $31.37, with a high forecast of $42.00 and a low forecast of $26.00.
: 18 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Southwest Airlines in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 11 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "reduce" LUV shares.
: According to analysts, Southwest Airlines's stock has a predicted downside of -4.71% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Southwest Airlines's stock had 2 upgrades by analysts.
: Southwest Airlines has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Jefferies Financial Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley, Sanford C. Bernstein, Susquehanna, TD Cowen, The Goldman Sachs Group, and UBS Group in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Southwest Airlines less than other "transportation" companies. The consensus rating for Southwest Airlines is Reduce while the average consensus rating for "transportation" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how LUV compares to other companies.

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This page (NYSE:LUV) was last updated on 12/16/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Southwest Airlines (LUV) Stock Forecast & Price Target