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Southwest Airlines Co has a consensus price target of $33.23 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 B of A Securities, Citigroup, and Susquehanna on January 17, 2025, January 16, 2025, and January 7, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $32.83 between B of A Securities, Citigroup, and Susquehanna, there's an implied 2.44% 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 B of A Securities on January 17, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $31.00 expecting LUV to fall to within 12 months (a possible -3.28% downside). 45 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) was provided by B of A Securities, and Southwest Airlines downgraded their underperform 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 January 17, 2025 when B of A Securities changed their price target from $33 to $31 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 January 17, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around January 17, 2026.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Southwest Airlines (LUV) rating was a downgraded with a price target of $33.00 to $31.00. The current price Southwest Airlines (LUV) is trading at is $32.05, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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