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title: "Southwest Airlines (LUV) stock analysis"
url: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/luv
publisher: "Portfolio Terminal"
as_of: 2026-09-29
ticker: LUV
sector: "Industrials"
data: "Daily prices from Yahoo Finance; averages, volatility and levels computed by Portfolio Terminal"
---

# Southwest Airlines (LUV) stock analysis

> **Source:** Portfolio Terminal, "Southwest Airlines (LUV) stock analysis", 2026-09-29. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/luv
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## Key facts

- As of September 29, 2026, Southwest Airlines (LUV) trades at $42.08, up 28.4% over the past year.
- Its 52-week range runs from $29.26 to $55.11; the price is 23.6% below that high.
- It sits 3.3% below its 200-day average of $43.51, the usual sign of a long-term downtrend.
- Its 30-day volatility is 25.9% annualized, which we rate medium risk.
- It has a trailing P/E of 26.3 and a dividend yield of 1.70%.

## About Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines (LUV) is a industrials company operating in airlines. Order books, infrastructure cycles, and operating leverage often influence re-rating potential. This analysis page tracks valuation context, trend strength, and downside risk over time.

## What the chart is saying

In a downtrend, with $40.80 the next floor.

- Price is 1.0% below its 50-day average and 3.3% below its 200-day.
- The 50-day crossed below the 200-day on 2026-09-21 (a “death cross”).
- RSI at 55 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- The nearest ceiling is $43.39 (+3.1%), the nearest floor $40.80 (-3.1%).

### Support and resistance

- Resistance near $44.64, 6.1% above the last close (the price turned there 4 times in the last year).
- Resistance near $43.39, 3.1% above the last close (the price turned there 3 times in the last year).
- Support near $40.80, 3.1% below the last close (the price turned there 4 times in the last year).
- Support near $37.22, 11.5% below the last close (the price turned there 3 times in the last year).

Interactive chart, fundamentals and peers: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/luv