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Southwest Airlines Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:LUV | Benzinga
Southwest Airlines Co has a consensus price target of $31.99 based on the ratings of 22 analysts. The high is $50 issued by Cowen & Co. on January 27, 2023. The low is $23 issued by Citigroup on April 14, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Jefferies, Raymond James, and Barclays on May 27, 2025, April 29, 2025, and April 24, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $33 between Jefferies, Raymond James, and Barclays, there's an implied 5.23% upside for Southwest Airlines Co from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
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Analyst Ratings for Southwest Airlines
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
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| 05/27/2025 | Buy Now | 5.23% | Jefferies | Sheila Kahyaoglu71% | $24 → $33 | Upgrade | Underperform → Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/29/2025 | Buy Now | 27.55% | Raymond James | Savanthi Syth66% | $42 → $40 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/24/2025 | Buy Now | -17.09% | Barclays | Brandon Oglenski60% | $32 → $26 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/14/2025 | Buy Now | -26.66% | Citigroup | Stephen Trent61% | $30 → $23 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2025 | Buy Now | 2.04% | Barclays | Brandon Oglenski60% | $35 → $32 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/07/2025 | Buy Now | -13.9% | UBS | Thomas Wadewitz70% | $36 → $27 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/07/2025 | Buy Now | -20.28% | Susquehanna | Christopher Stathoulopoulos76% | $34 → $25 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/02/2025 | Buy Now | 33.93% | Raymond James | Savanthi Syth66% | $40 → $42 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/28/2025 | Buy Now | -4.34% | Citigroup | Stephen Trent61% | $27 → $30 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 03/20/2025 | Buy Now | 14.8% | UBS | Thomas Wadewitz70% | $29 → $36 | Upgrade | Sell → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/20/2025 | Buy Now | 8.42% | Melius Research | Conor Cunningham47% | $28 → $34 | Upgrade | Sell → Hold | Get Alert |
| 03/18/2025 | Buy Now | -4.34% | JP Morgan | Jamie Baker62% | $25 → $30 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 03/03/2025 | Buy Now | -20.28% | JP Morgan | Jamie Baker62% | → $25 | Downgrade | Neutral → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 02/04/2025 | Buy Now | 8.42% | Susquehanna | Christopher Stathoulopoulos76% | $38 → $34 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2025 | Buy Now | -1.15% | B of A Securities | Andrew Didora52% | $33 → $31 | Downgrade | Neutral → Underperform | Get Alert |
| 01/16/2025 | Buy Now | -5.93% | Citigroup | Stephen Trent61% | $31.5 → $29.5 | Downgrade | Neutral → Sell | Get Alert |
| 01/07/2025 | Buy Now | 21.17% | Susquehanna | Christopher Stathoulopoulos76% | $33 → $38 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/07/2025 | Buy Now | -7.53% | UBS | Thomas Wadewitz70% | $27 → $29 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 12/30/2024 | Buy Now | 27.55% | Raymond James | Savanthi Syth66% | $36 → $40 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/11/2024 | Buy Now | 5.23% | Bernstein | David Vernon50% | $30 → $33 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 12/11/2024 | Buy Now | 33.93% | Morgan Stanley | Ravi Shanker57% | → $42 | Reinstates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/06/2024 | Buy Now | 11.61% | Barclays | Brandon Oglenski60% | $32 → $35 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/26/2024 | Buy Now | -13.9% | UBS | Thomas Wadewitz70% | → $27 | Assumes | Buy → Sell | Get Alert |
| 11/15/2024 | Buy Now | -10.71% | Goldman Sachs | Catherine O'Brien51% | → $28 | Reinstates | → Sell | Get Alert |
| 10/25/2024 | Buy Now | -17.09% | JP Morgan | Jamie Baker62% | $20 → $26 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/15/2024 | Buy Now | 2.04% | Barclays | Brandon Oglenski60% | $27 → $32 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/09/2024 | Buy Now | -4.34% | Susquehanna | Christopher Stathoulopoulos76% | $25 → $30 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/09/2024 | Buy Now | 2.04% | Jefferies | Sheila Kahyaoglu71% | $24 → $32 | Upgrade | Underperform → Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/03/2024 | Buy Now | 0.45% | Citigroup | Stephen Trent61% | $28.25 → $31.5 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/02/2024 | Buy Now | -23.47% | Jefferies | Sheila Kahyaoglu71% | $20 → $24 | Maintains | Underperform | Get Alert |
| 09/30/2024 | Buy Now | -20.28% | TD Cowen | Helane Becker55% | $19 → $25 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 09/03/2024 | Buy Now | 11.61% | Evercore ISI Group | Duane Pfennigwerth56% | $30 → $35 | Upgrade | In-Line → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/05/2024 | Buy Now | -23.47% | Bernstein | David Vernon50% | $26 → $24 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/29/2024 | Buy Now | -9.92% | Citigroup | Stephen Trent61% | $29 → $28.25 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2024 | Buy Now | -7.53% | Deutsche Bank | Michael Linenberg75% | $32 → $29 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2024 | Buy Now | -39.41% | TD Cowen | Helane Becker55% | $26 → $19 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/10/2024 | Buy Now | -13.9% | Barclays | Brandon Oglenski60% | $26 → $27 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/08/2024 | Buy Now | 2.04% | Deutsche Bank | Michael Linenberg75% | $37 → $32 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/17/2024 | Buy Now | -7.53% | Citigroup | Stephen Trent61% | $27.5 → $29 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/28/2024 | Buy Now | — | Argus Research | John Staszak68% | — | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 05/13/2024 | Buy Now | -11.35% | HSBC | Achal Kumar41% | → $27.8 | Initiates | → Hold | Get Alert |
| 05/06/2024 | Buy Now | -17.09% | Bernstein | David Vernon50% | $27 → $26 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/30/2024 | Buy Now | -20.28% | Susquehanna | Christopher Stathoulopoulos76% | $27 → $25 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/29/2024 | Buy Now | -36.22% | Jefferies | Sheila Kahyaoglu71% | $28 → $20 | Downgrade | Hold → Underperform | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | -20.28% | TD Cowen | Helane Becker55% | $26 → $25 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | -4.34% | Raymond James | Savanthi Syth66% | $33 → $30 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | -17.09% | Barclays | Brandon Oglenski60% | $30 → $26 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/09/2024 | Buy Now | -13.9% | Susquehanna | Christopher Stathoulopoulos76% | $30 → $27 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/05/2024 | Buy Now | 21.17% | Morgan Stanley | Ravi Shanker57% | $40 → $38 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/05/2024 | Buy Now | -4.34% | Barclays | Brandon Oglenski60% | $32 → $30 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/20/2024 | Buy Now | 14.8% | UBS | Atul Maheswari39% | → $36 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/13/2024 | Buy Now | -13.9% | Bernstein | David Vernon50% | $32 → $27 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 03/13/2024 | Buy Now | -10.71% | Jefferies | Sheila Kahyaoglu71% | $20 → $28 | Upgrade | Underperform → Hold | Get Alert |
| 03/12/2024 | Buy Now | 27.55% | Argus Research | John Staszak68% | → $40 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/20/2024 | Buy Now | 33.93% | Deutsche Bank | Michael Linenberg75% | $28 → $42 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/20/2024 | Buy Now | 2.04% | Bernstein | David Vernon50% | $26 → $32 | Upgrade | Underperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/26/2024 | Buy Now | 2.04% | Barclays | Brandon Oglenski60% | $27 → $32 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/26/2024 | Buy Now | -7.53% | JP Morgan | Jamie Baker62% | $24 → $29 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/26/2024 | Buy Now | 14.8% | Raymond James | Savanthi Syth66% | $34 → $36 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/08/2024 | Buy Now | -23.47% | Bernstein | David Vernon50% | $29 → $24 | Downgrade | Market Perform → Underperform | Get Alert |
| 01/02/2024 | Buy Now | 11.61% | Evercore ISI Group | Duane Pfennigwerth56% | → $35 | Downgrade | Outperform → In-Line | Get Alert |
| 12/18/2023 | Buy Now | -4.34% | Citigroup | Stephen Trent61% | $25 → $30 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/27/2023 | Buy Now | 8.42% | Raymond James | Savanthi Syth66% | $36 → $34 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/13/2023 | Buy Now | — | Melius Research | Conor Cunningham47% | — | Downgrade | Hold → Sell | Get Alert |
| 11/10/2023 | Buy Now | — | Exane BNP Paribas | James Hollins13% | — | Downgrade | Neutral → Underperform | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2023 | Buy Now | -26.66% | Susquehanna | Christopher Stathoulopoulos76% | $25 → $23 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2023 | Buy Now | 49.87% | Morgan Stanley | Ravi Shanker57% | $50 → $47 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/27/2023 | Buy Now | -36.22% | TD Cowen | Helane Becker55% | $26 → $20 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/11/2023 | Buy Now | -20.28% | Susquehanna | Christopher Stathoulopoulos76% | $30 → $25 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/05/2023 | Buy Now | 14.8% | Raymond James | Savanthi Syth66% | $40 → $36 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/02/2023 | Buy Now | — | Morgan Stanley | Ravi Shanker57% | — | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/29/2023 | Buy Now | -36.22% | Jefferies | Sheila Kahyaoglu71% | $25 → $20 | Maintains | Underperform | Get Alert |
| 09/26/2023 | Buy Now | -7.53% | Bernstein | David Vernon50% | $32 → $29 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 09/12/2023 | Buy Now | 4.43% | Citigroup | Stephen Trent61% | $36 → $32.75 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/06/2023 | Buy Now | 8.42% | Exane BNP Paribas | James Hollins13% | → $34 | Downgrade | Outperform → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/28/2023 | Buy Now | 21.17% | Evercore ISI Group | Duane Pfenningwerth26% | $42 → $38 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/17/2023 | Buy Now | -4.34% | Goldman Sachs | Catherine O'Brien51% | $34 → $30 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/07/2023 | Buy Now | -13.9% | Redburn Partners | James Goodall41% | → $27 | Downgrade | Neutral → Sell | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2023 | Buy Now | -20.28% | Jefferies | Sheila Kahyaoglu71% | → $25 | Downgrade | Hold → Underperform | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2023 | Buy Now | 75.38% | Morgan Stanley | Ravi Shanker57% | $60 → $55 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2023 | Buy Now | 14.8% | Citigroup | Stephen Trent61% | $39 → $36 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2023 | Buy Now | 2.04% | Bernstein | David Vernon50% | $41 → $32 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/28/2023 | Buy Now | 17.98% | TD Cowen | Helane Becker55% | $40 → $37 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/28/2023 | Buy Now | 8.42% | Barclays | Brandon Oglenski60% | $40 → $34 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/28/2023 | Buy Now | 27.55% | Raymond James | Savanthi Syth66% | $47 → $40 | Downgrade | Strong Buy → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/28/2023 | Buy Now | 21.17% | Deutsche Bank | Michael Linenberg75% | $52 → $38 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/27/2023 | Buy Now | 11.61% | B of A Securities | Andrew Didora52% | $45 → $35 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/13/2023 | Buy Now | 27.55% | Barclays | Brandon Oglenski60% | $38 → $40 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/12/2023 | Buy Now | 11.61% | Susquehanna | Christopher Stathoulopoulos76% | $32 → $35 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/11/2023 | Buy Now | 33.93% | Evercore ISI Group | Duane Pfennigwerth56% | $36 → $42 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/06/2023 | Buy Now | 91.33% | Morgan Stanley | Ravi Shanker57% | $60 → $60 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/26/2023 | Buy Now | 43.49% | B of A Securities | Andrew Didora52% | $39 → $45 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/26/2023 | Buy Now | 49.87% | Raymond James | Savanthi Syth66% | $45 → $47 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/06/2023 | Buy Now | 91.33% | Morgan Stanley | Ravi Shanker57% | $63 → $60 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/08/2023 | Buy Now | 24.36% | JP Morgan | Jamie Baker62% | $64 → $39 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/10/2023 | Buy Now | 21.17% | Barclays | Brandon Oglenski60% | $42 → $38 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/08/2023 | Buy Now | 27.55% | Redburn Partners | James Goodall41% | → $40 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2023 | Buy Now | 100.89% | Morgan Stanley | Ravi Shanker57% | $68 → $63 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2023 | Buy Now | 65.82% | Deutsche Bank | Michael Linenberg75% | $56 → $52 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2023 | Buy Now | 59.44% | Cowen & Co. | Helane Becker55% | $55 → $50 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Southwest Airlines (LUV) stock?
The latest price target for Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) was reported by Jefferies on May 27, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $33.00 expecting LUV to rise to within 12 months (a possible 5.23% upside). 38 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Southwest Airlines (LUV)?
The latest analyst rating for Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) was provided by Jefferies, and Southwest Airlines upgraded their hold rating.
When was the last upgrade for Southwest Airlines (LUV)?
The last upgrade for Southwest Airlines Co happened on May 27, 2025 when Jefferies raised their price target to $33. Jefferies previously had an underperform for Southwest Airlines Co.
When was the last downgrade for Southwest Airlines (LUV)?
The last downgrade for Southwest Airlines Co happened on March 3, 2025 when JP Morgan changed their price target from N/A to $25 for Southwest Airlines Co.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Southwest Airlines (LUV)?
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Southwest Airlines, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Southwest Airlines was filed on May 27, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 27, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Southwest Airlines (LUV) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Southwest Airlines (LUV) rating was a upgraded with a price target of $24.00 to $33.00. The current price Southwest Airlines (LUV) is trading at is $31.36, which is within the analyst’s predicted range.
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