Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Southwest Airlines Co shares valued at $688,790 were purchased by Green Ryan C. on Jun 06 ’25. At $32.94 per share, Green Ryan C. acquired 20,910 shares.
Also, SARETSKY GREGG A purchased 3,670 shares, netting a total of over 100,169 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $27.29 each, the insider now holds 14,881 shares.
Before that, Breber Pierre R had added 10,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $268,877, the Director bought Southwest Airlines Co shares for $26.89 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 10,000 shares, worth approximately $1.35 million.
As published in a research note from HSBC Securities on July 24, 2025, Southwest Airlines Co [LUV] has been rated down from a Hold to a Reduce. Analysts at Evercore ISI downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”an In-line”‘ outlook in a report released in mid July. As of May 29, 2025, Deutsche Bank has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for LUV. Earlier on May 27, 2025, Jefferies upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for LUV stock which previously was a “an Underperform”.
Analyzing LUV Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Southwest Airlines Co [NYSE: LUV] plunged -1.25% to $30.71. The stock’s lowest price that day was $30.45, but it reached a high of $31.36 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -17.98%. Over the course of the year, Southwest Airlines Co shares have jumped approximately 12.78%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Southwest Airlines Co (LUV)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 32.53 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Southwest Airlines Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Southwest Airlines Co saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -12.05 million shares to 35.45 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 47.5 million shares. A decline of -33.98% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.14 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.14.
Which companies own the most shares of Southwest Airlines Co (LUV)?
In terms of Southwest Airlines Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 34 in the next 12 months, up nearly 9.32% from the previous closing price of $31.1. Analysts anticipate Southwest Airlines Co stock to reach 34 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 33. In spite of this, 16 analysts ranked Southwest Airlines Co stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 01, 2025, Jefferies assigned a price target of “an Underperform” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $28.
