Southwest Airlines Market Sentiment

Southwest Airlines Co

LUVNYSE

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$44.26

-0.61-1.36%

At close: Aug 14, 5:00 PM EST

$44.30

0.040.09%

After Hours: Aug 14, 7:55 PM EST

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Southwest Airlines Market Sentiment

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

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus— Overweight

Short Interest▼ 8.9% short float

Options Flow▲ 0.43 P/C ratio

Insider Activity— N/A

Analyst Consensus

Overweight

21 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

0.43

More calls — Bullish

4,498 calls · 1,931 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$47

+6.4%

Highest Price Target

$65

+46.7%

Morgan Stanley

Lowest Price Target

$23

-48.1%

Citigroup

Short Interest

8.9%

Rising — Bearish

Insider Activity (30d)

—

Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Jul 24, 2026	JP Morgan	Jamie Baker—	+33.2%	$60 → $59	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 24, 2026	BMO Capital	Michael Goldie—	+35.4%	$59 → $60	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 24, 2026	Citigroup	John Godyn—	+12.9%	$55 → $50	Maintained	Neutral
Jul 7, 2026	Susquehanna	Christopher Stathoulopoulos—	+24.2%	$44 → $55	Maintained	Neutral
Jul 6, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Ravi Shanker—	+46.7%	$60 → $65	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 6, 2026	Raymond James	Savanthi Syth—	+35.4%	$55 → $60	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 2, 2026	BMO Capital	Michael Goldie—	+32.1%	$45 → $59	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 2, 2026	Goldman Sachs	Catherine O'Brien—	-21.0%	$30 → $35	Maintained	Sell
Jul 2, 2026	TD Cowen	Tom Fitzgerald —	+19.6%	$47 → $53	Maintained	Buy
Jul 1, 2026	B of A Securities	Andrew Didora—	+1.6%	$40 → $45	Maintained	Underperform
Jun 30, 2026	Wells Fargo	Christian Wetherbee—	+12.9%	$44 → $50	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jun 26, 2026	Citigroup	John Godyn—	+24.2%	$44 → $55	Maintained	Neutral
Jun 25, 2026	Barclays	Brandon Oglenski—	+46.7%	$56 → $65	Maintained	Overweight
Jun 25, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Duane Pfennigwerth—	+17.4%	$44 → $52	Maintained	In-Line
Jun 23, 2026	UBS	Atul Maheswari—	+37.7%	$53 → $61	Maintained	Buy
Jun 16, 2026	Jefferies	Sheila Kahyaoglu—	-0.7%	$37 → $44	Maintained	Hold
Jun 1, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Ravi Shanker—	+35.4%	$55 → $60	Maintained	Overweight
May 26, 2026	UBS	Atul Maheswari—	+19.6%	$49 → $53	Maintained	Buy
Apr 27, 2026	Jefferies	Sheila Kahyaoglu—	-16.5%	$42 → $37	Maintained	Hold
Apr 24, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Duane Pfennigwerth—	-0.7%	$43 → $44	Maintained	In-Line
Apr 24, 2026	HSBC	Achal Kumar—	-18.5%	$24 → $36	Upgrade	Reduce→Hold
Mar 26, 2026	Freedom Broker	Sergey Glinyanov—	-7.4%	$34 → $41	Maintained	Buy
Mar 23, 2026	UBS	Atul Maheswari—	+26.4%	$59 → $56	Maintained	Buy
Mar 20, 2026	Citigroup	John Godyn—	-0.7%	$54 → $44	Maintained	Neutral
Mar 16, 2026	UBS	Atul Maheswari—	+33.2%	$73 → $59	Maintained	Buy