Southwest Airlines Co’s filing revealed that its Director Cush C. David acquired Company’s shares for reported $0.15 million on Mar 12 ’25. In the deal valued at $30.03 per share,5,000 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, Cush C. David now holds 19,011 shares worth roughly $0.66 million.
Then, Watson Patricia A bought 3,268 shares, generating $99,935 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $30.58, the Director now owns 11,243 shares.
Before that, Reynolds Christopher P. bought 3,258 shares. Southwest Airlines Co shares valued at $99,955 were divested by the Director at a price of $30.68 per share. As a result of the transaction, Reynolds Christopher P. now holds 18,914 shares, worth roughly $0.66 million.
UBS upgraded its Southwest Airlines Co [LUV] rating to a Neutral from a a Sell in a research note published on March 20, 2025; the price target was increased to $36 from $29. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Melius’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in mid March from “a Sell” to “a Hold”. JP Morgan also remained covering LUV and has decreased its forecast on March 03, 2025 with a “an Underweight” recommendation from previously “Neutral” rating. Argus revised its rating on February 11, 2025. It rated LUV as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Hold”.
Price Performance Review of LUV
On Friday, Southwest Airlines Co [NYSE:LUV] saw its stock jump 1.99% to $34.83. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 9.77%. Southwest Airlines Co shares have risen nearly 3.60% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 23.64% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $36.12 was reached on 03/21/25, a 52-week low of $23.58 was recorded on 03/10/25. SMA at 50 days reached $31.23, while 200 days put it at $30.10.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For LUV Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 34.04, which if violated will result in even more drops to 33.26. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 35.25. A further resistance level may holdings at 35.68. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 71.17, which indicates overbought technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 3.00, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 0.83%. Stochastics %K at 97.53% indicates the stock is a selling.
How much short interest is there in Southwest Airlines Co?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Southwest Airlines Co stocks on 2025-02-28, growing by 6.97 million shares to a total of 41.65 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-01-31 was 34.68 million shares. There was a rise of 16.73%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
