Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV)
NYSE: LUV · Real-Time Price · USD
32.89
+0.23 (0.70%)
At close: May 28, 2025, 4:00 PM
33.27
+0.38 (1.16%)
After-hours: May 28, 2025, 7:59 PM EDT

Southwest Airlines Co. Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 15 professional analysts, the 12-month price target for Southwest Airlines Co. stock ranges from a low of $23 to a high of $42. The average analyst price target of $30.73 forecasts a -6.57% decrease in the stock price over the next year.

Price Target: $30.73 (-6.57%)
Analyst Consensus: Hold
Target Low Average Median High
Price $23 $30.73 $30 $42
Change -30.07% -6.57% -8.79% +27.70%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Southwest Airlines Co. stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25
Strong Buy 111000
Buy 333333
Hold 109910109
Sell 011222
Strong Sell 233222
Total 161717171716

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
Jefferies
Jefferies
Hold
Upgrades
$24$33
Hold Upgrades $24$33 +0.33% May 27, 2025
Raymond James
Raymond James
Buy
Reiterates
$42$40
Buy Reiterates $42$40 +21.62% Apr 29, 2025
Barclays
Barclays
Hold
Maintains
$32$26
Hold Maintains $32$26 -20.95% Apr 24, 2025
Citigroup
Citigroup
Strong Sell
Maintains
$30$23
Strong Sell Maintains $30$23 -30.07% Apr 14, 2025
Barclays
Barclays
Hold
Maintains
$35$32
Hold Maintains $35$32 -2.71% Apr 8, 2025
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
28.45B
from 27.48B
Increased by 3.52%
Revenue Next Year
30.38B
from 28.45B
Increased by 6.77%
EPS This Year
1.18
from 0.75
Increased by 55.91%
EPS Next Year
2.48
from 1.18
Increased by 110.69%
Fiscal Year FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027
Period Ending Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2027
Revenue
9.05B15.79B23.81B26.09B27.48B28.45B30.38B32.04B
Revenue Growth
-59.66%74.51%50.82%9.56%5.34%3.52%6.77%5.48%
EPS
-5.441.610.870.760.751.182.483.49
EPS Growth
---45.73%-13.46%-0.26%55.91%110.69%40.75%
Forward PE
-----27.9713.279.43
No. Analysts
-----252519
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 20252026202720282029
High 31.7B 33.2B 35.1B
Avg 28.5B 30.4B 32.0B
Low 26.9B 28.5B 30.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 20252026202720282029
High
15.3%
16.6%
15.7%
Avg
3.5%
6.8%
5.5%
Low
-2.2%
0.0%
-0.9%

EPS Forecast

EPS 20252026202720282029
High 1.76 4.20 5.78
Avg 1.18 2.48 3.49
Low 0.31 1.06 2.03

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 20252026202720282029
High
133.7%
257.1%
133.1%
Avg
55.9%
110.7%
40.8%
Low
-58.4%
-10.0%
-18.1%
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.