Southwest Airlines Market Sentiment

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Southwest Airlines Co

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$42.47

0.631.51%

Last update: Oct 2, 4:18 PM

$42.01

0.170.41%

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Southwest Airlines Market Sentiment - Benzinga

Southwest Airlines Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for Southwest Airlines (LUV): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus— Neutral

Short Interest▲ 6.0% short float

Options Flow▲ 0.13 P/C ratio

Insider Activity— N/A

Analyst Consensus

Neutral

21 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

0.13

More calls — Bullish

10,746 calls · 1,434 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$46

+8.6%

Highest Price Target

$65

+54.7%

Morgan Stanley

Lowest Price Target

$23

-45.3%

Citigroup

Short Interest

6.0%

Declining — Bullish

Insider Activity (30d)

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Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Oct 2, 2026	TD Cowen	Tom Fitzgerald —	+11.9%	$48 → $47	Maintained	Buy
Sep 28, 2026	BMO Capital	Michael Goldie—	+19.0%	$60 → $50	Maintained	Outperform
Sep 24, 2026	UBS	Atul Maheswari—	+26.2%	$49 → $53	Maintained	Buy
Sep 18, 2026	Rothschild & Co	James Goodall—	-4.8%	$35 → $40	Upgrade	Sell→Neutral
Sep 11, 2026	Barclays	Brandon Oglenski—	+38.1%	$65 → $58	Maintained	Overweight
Sep 10, 2026	UBS	Atul Maheswari—	+16.6%	$56 → $49	Maintained	Buy
Aug 24, 2026	Raymond James	Savanthi Syth—	+28.5%	$60 → $54	Maintained	Outperform
Aug 24, 2026	TD Cowen	Tom Fitzgerald —	+14.3%	$53 → $48	Maintained	Buy
Jul 24, 2026	JP Morgan	Jamie Baker—	+40.4%	$60 → $59	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 24, 2026	BMO Capital	Michael Goldie—	+42.8%	$59 → $60	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 24, 2026	Citigroup	John Godyn—	+19.0%	$55 → $50	Maintained	Neutral
Jul 7, 2026	Susquehanna	Christopher Stathoulopoulos—	+30.9%	$44 → $55	Maintained	Neutral
Jul 6, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Ravi Shanker—	+54.7%	$60 → $65	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 6, 2026	Raymond James	Savanthi Syth—	+42.8%	$55 → $60	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 2, 2026	BMO Capital	Michael Goldie—	+39.3%	$45 → $59	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 2, 2026	Goldman Sachs	Catherine O'Brien—	-16.7%	$30 → $35	Maintained	Sell
Jul 2, 2026	TD Cowen	Tom Fitzgerald —	+26.2%	$47 → $53	Maintained	Buy
Jul 1, 2026	B of A Securities	Andrew Didora—	+7.1%	$40 → $45	Maintained	Underperform
Jun 30, 2026	Wells Fargo	Christian Wetherbee—	+19.0%	$44 → $50	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jun 26, 2026	Citigroup	John Godyn—	+30.9%	$44 → $55	Maintained	Neutral
Jun 25, 2026	Barclays	Brandon Oglenski—	+54.7%	$56 → $65	Maintained	Overweight
Jun 25, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Duane Pfennigwerth—	+23.8%	$44 → $52	Maintained	In-Line
Jun 23, 2026	UBS	Atul Maheswari—	+45.2%	$53 → $61	Maintained	Buy
Jun 16, 2026	Jefferies	Sheila Kahyaoglu—	+4.7%	$37 → $44	Maintained	Hold
Jun 1, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Ravi Shanker—	+42.8%	$55 → $60	Maintained	Overweight