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Southwest Airlines Co has a consensus price target of $32.49 based on the ratings of 22 analysts. The high is $50 issued by Cowen & Co. on January 27, 2023. The low is $25 issued by TD Cowen on September 30, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Bernstein, Morgan Stanley, and Barclays on December 11, 2024, December 11, 2024, and December 6, 2024, respectively. With an average price target of $36.67 between Bernstein, Morgan Stanley, and Barclays, there's an implied 10.18% upside for Southwest Airlines Co from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) was reported by Bernstein on December 11, 2024. The analyst firm set a price target for $33.00 expecting LUV to fall to within 12 months (a possible -0.84% downside). 42 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) was provided by Bernstein, and Southwest Airlines maintained their market perform rating.
The last upgrade for Southwest Airlines Co happened on October 9, 2024 when Jefferies raised their price target to $32. Jefferies previously had an underperform for Southwest Airlines Co.
The last downgrade for Southwest Airlines Co happened on July 26, 2024 when Deutsche Bank changed their price target from $32 to $29 for Southwest Airlines Co.
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 December 11, 2024 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around December 11, 2025.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Southwest Airlines (LUV) rating was a maintained with a price target of $30.00 to $33.00. The current price Southwest Airlines (LUV) is trading at is $33.28, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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