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Company snapshot — Southwest Airlines Company

LUV in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Southwest Airlines runs scheduled passenger flights across the United States and into nearby international destinations, using a single fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft. It earns most revenue from ticket sales and adds income through baggage fees, seat upgrades, in-flight purchases and its Rapid Rewards loyalty programme. The airline also sells through SWABIZ, a booking tool aimed at corporate travellers, and offers on-board entertainment and pet transport as extra services. It is based in Dallas, Texas.
Where it sits in the stack
Southwest carries no seat in Closelook's Rubin index, the diary's map of the AI build-out; it belongs instead to the Industrials sector, within the Airlines industry, outside the sleeves we track for that build-out.
Who it is priced against
The diary records no peer group for Southwest; within the Airlines industry the market also names Delta Air Lines as a comparison.
Why Closelook tracks it
Southwest holds a seat in the S&P 500 but carries no Closelook score, and the diary records no Rubin index seat, quotes or editions for the name.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether the stock's recent slide below its short- and longer-term averages, alongside a lowered analyst price target, signals a lasting change in sentiment or a temporary pullback.

Southwest Airlines Company (LUV) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for LUV, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 2 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Barclays, 2026-09-11

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for LUV from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Barclays — target 58 from 65 Target cut to $58 from $65 (+49.9% to spot) 2026-09-11
  • Price target UBS — target 49 from 56 Target cut to $49 from $56 (+26.7% to spot) 2026-09-10

2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Airlines · United States · 4 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Airlines · United States

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against LUV on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 1.78%, quarterly · last 0.18 USD on 2026-09-03

Dividends and capital return

What LUV pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 0.72 USD per share · a 1.78% yield on the 2026-09-17 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-17
  • Change on the year 0.0% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 0.72 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.18 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-09-03
  • By calendar year 2023: 0.18 USD (partial) · 2024: 0.72 USD · 2025: 0.72 USD · 2026: 0.54 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-12-20

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is Southwest Airlines Company (LUV)?

Southwest Airlines Company trades as LUV on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is LUV in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Southwest Airlines Company is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-18.

Where does LUV trade against its moving averages?

Mixed moving-average stack: Trades -7.4% vs the 50-day and -6.7% vs the 200-day average, 26.5% below the 52-week high and +39.1% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Southwest Airlines Company do?

Southwest Airlines runs scheduled passenger flights across the United States and into nearby international destinations, using a single fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft. It earns most revenue from ticket sales and adds income through baggage fees, seat upgrades, in-flight purchases and its Rapid Rewards loyalty programme. The airline also sells through SWABIZ, a booking tool aimed at corporate travellers, and offers on-board entertainment and pet transport as extra services. The diary records no peer group for Southwest; within the Airlines industry the market also names Delta Air Lines as a comparison.

Where does Southwest Airlines Company sit in the AI build-out?

Southwest carries no seat in Closelook's Rubin index, the diary's map of the AI build-out; it belongs instead to the Industrials sector, within the Airlines industry, outside the sleeves we track for that build-out. Southwest holds a seat in the S&P 500 but carries no Closelook score, and the diary records no Rubin index seat, quotes or editions for the name.

Does Southwest Airlines Company pay a dividend?

Southwest Airlines Company has paid 0.72 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 1.78% on the 2026-09-17 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.18 USD on 2026-09-03. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Southwest Airlines Company recently?

The most recent analyst action on Southwest Airlines Company on the Closelook wire is a price target by Barclays on 2026-09-11 (target 58 from 65). 2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for LUV, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Airlines, then Industrials. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.