Southwest Airlines Co’s filing revealed that its Director SARETSKY GREGG A acquired Company’s shares for reported $0.1 million on Apr 30 ’25. In the deal valued at $27.29 per share,3,670 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, SARETSKY GREGG A now holds 14,881 shares worth roughly $0.45 million.
Then, Breber Pierre R bought 10,000 shares, generating $268,877 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $26.89, the Director now owns 44,000 shares.
Before that, Hess David P bought 7,500 shares. Southwest Airlines Co shares valued at $198,900 were divested by the Director at a price of $26.52 per share. As a result of the transaction, Hess David P now holds 23,156 shares, worth roughly $0.7 million.
Jefferies downgraded its Southwest Airlines Co [LUV] rating to an Underperform from a a Hold in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including UBS’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in mid March from “a Sell” to “a Neutral”. Melius also remained covering LUV and has increased its forecast on March 20, 2025 with a “Hold” recommendation from previously “Sell” rating. JP Morgan revised its rating on March 03, 2025. It rated LUV as “an Underweight” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of LUV
On Monday, Southwest Airlines Co [NYSE:LUV] saw its stock jump 0.77% to $30.08. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 12.87%. Southwest Airlines Co shares have fallen nearly -10.53% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 17.18% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $36.12 was reached on 03/25/25, a 52-week low of $23.58 was recorded on 04/21/25. SMA at 50 days reached $29.47, while 200 days put it at $30.14.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For LUV Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 29.61, which if violated will result in even more drops to 29.14. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 30.57. A further resistance level may holdings at 31.06. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 60.20, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 2.86, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 7.53%. Stochastics %K at 93.84% 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 2025-04-15, dropping by -2.18 million shares to a total of 33.1 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-03-14 was 35.28 million shares. There was a decline of -6.59%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
