Analyst Consensus ?
ConsensusHold44 ratings
Bullish1943.2%
Neutral2045.4%
Bearish511.4%
FN2 Earnings Intelligence
Southwest Airlines Co. analyst ratings
Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) analyst consensus, price targets, and firm-level rating history from FN2 Research.
Analyst 52W Price Targets
$45.6Current
$27Low
$48.3Average
$73High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Jul 31, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 24, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 6, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Sell | Sell | Maintain | Jul 2, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | In Line | Maintain | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jun 25, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 23, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jun 16, 2026 |
| HSBC | Hold | Reduce | Upgrade | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Freedom Broker | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Rothschild & Co | Sell | Sell | Maintain | Mar 5, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Nov 20, 2025 |
| Melius Research | Hold | Sell | Upgrade | Mar 20, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 26, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | May 28, 2024 |
| Exane BNP Paribas | Underperform | Neutral | Downgrade | Nov 10, 2023 |
| Redburn Partners | Sell | Neutral | Downgrade | Aug 7, 2023 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 27, 2023 |
| MKM Partners | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 12, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 29, 2021 |
| Berenberg | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Sep 2, 2020 |
| Stifel | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Apr 30, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 26, 2020 |
| Buckingham Research | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 27, 2020 |
| Argus | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Aug 13, 2019 |
| Macquarie | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Feb 22, 2019 |
| Buckingham | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 26, 2018 |
| Imperial Capital | In Line | In Line | Maintain | Sep 27, 2018 |
| Atlantic Equities | Overweight | Neutral | Upgrade | Dec 19, 2017 |
| Edward Jones | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 3, 2015 |
| CRT Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 16, 2015 |
| Argus Capital | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Apr 15, 2014 |
| Avondale Partners | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | May 17, 2013 |
| Standpoint Research | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Dec 14, 2012 |
| Evercore Partners | Equal Weight | Overweight | Downgrade | Oct 5, 2012 |
| Sterne Agee | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 31, 2012 |
| Dahlman Rose | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 20, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $45.6. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferies | Sheila Kahyaoglu | $46 | $45.08 | +0.9% | Jul 26, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $60 | $44.71 | +31.6% | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Ravi Shanker | $65 | $50.92 | +42.5% | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $60 | $50.25 | +31.6% | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Tom Fitzgerald | $53 | $50.47 | +16.2% | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $65 | $50.94 | +42.5% | Jun 25, 2026 |
| UBS | Atul Maheswari | $61 | $48.57 | +33.8% | Jun 23, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $44 | $46.08 | -3.5% | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $60 | $42.19 | +31.6% | Jun 1, 2026 |
| UBS | Atul Maheswari | $53 | $41.93 | +16.2% | May 26, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Sheila Kahyaoglu | $37 | $38.21 | -18.9% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Duane Pfennigwerth | $44 | $38.81 | -3.5% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| HSBC | Analyst unavailable | $36.1 | $37.75 | -20.8% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $73 | $51.11 | +60.1% | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Analyst unavailable | $55 | $50.44 | +20.6% | Feb 3, 2026 |
| UBS | Atul Maheswari | $51 | $49.62 | +11.8% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $48 | $47.52 | +5.3% | Feb 1, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Catherine O'Brien | $32 | $48.5 | -29.8% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Christian Wetherbee | $50 | $48.5 | +9.6% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Tom Fitzgerald | $50 | $48.5 | +9.6% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $57.5 | $48.5 | +26.1% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $55 | $48.5 | +20.6% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $45 | $45.4 | -1.3% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $54 | $40.86 | +18.4% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $45 | $42 | -1.3% | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Catherine O'Brien | $29 | $43.85 | -36.4% | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Christopher Stathoulopoulos | $45 | $44.08 | -1.3% | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $43.19 | +9.6% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| UBS | Atul Maheswari | $45 | $42.75 | -1.3% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $49 | $40.73 | +7.5% | Dec 19, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Christian Wetherbee | $45 | $40.98 | -1.3% | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $56 | $41.71 | +22.8% | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Tom Fitzgerald | $42 | $41.73 | -7.9% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| UBS | Atul Maheswari | $43 | $40.76 | -5.7% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Michael Goldie | $43 | $37.95 | -5.7% | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $48 | $37.85 | +5.3% | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Sergey Glinyanov | $42 | $31.38 | -7.9% | Oct 28, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $33 | $31.92 | -27.6% | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Susquehanna | Analyst unavailable | $35 | $32.31 | -23.2% | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $31 | $31.91 | -32.0% | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Melius Research | Analyst unavailable | $34 | $34.15 | -25.4% | Mar 20, 2025 |
| Bernstein | David Vernon | $33 | $30.53 | -27.6% | Mar 12, 2025 |
| Susquehanna | Christopher Stathoulopoulos | $34 | $30.79 | -25.4% | Feb 4, 2025 |
| UBS | Thomas Wadewitz | $29 | $32.88 | -36.4% | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Bernstein | David Vernon | $34 | $32.88 | -25.4% | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Savanthi Syth | $36 | $35.62 | -21.1% | Dec 5, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Catherine O'Brien | $28 | $32.42 | -38.6% | Nov 15, 2024 |
| Susquehanna | Christopher Stathoulopoulos | $30 | $30.67 | -34.2% | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Sheila Kahyaoglu | $32 | $30.64 | -29.8% | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Stephen Trent | $31.5 | $29.57 | -30.9% | Oct 3, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Sheila Kahyaoglu | $24 | $29.88 | -47.4% | Oct 2, 2024 |
| Barclays | Brandon Olgenski | $27 | $29.75 | -40.8% | Sep 25, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Stephen Trent | $28.25 | $28.6 | -38.0% | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Duane Pfenningwerth | $35 | $28.92 | -23.2% | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Bernstein | David Vernon | $24 | $23.7 | -47.4% | Aug 5, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Michael Linenberg | $29 | $28.08 | -36.4% | Jul 26, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Michael Linenberg | $32 | $26.94 | -29.8% | Jul 8, 2024 |
| Raymond James | Savanthi Syth | $33 | $26.94 | -27.6% | Jul 5, 2024 |
| Barclays | Brandon Olgenski | $26 | $28.3 | -43.0% | Jun 12, 2024 |
| Bernstein | David Vernon | $26 | $26.15 | -43.0% | May 6, 2024 |
| Susquehanna | Christopher Stathoulopoulos | $27 | $28.65 | -40.8% | Apr 9, 2024 |
| UBS | Atul Maheswari | $36 | $28.17 | -21.1% | Mar 19, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Sheila Kahyaoglu | $28 | $28.28 | -38.6% | Mar 13, 2024 |
| Argus Research | John Staszak | $40 | $28.76 | -12.3% | Mar 12, 2024 |
| Bernstein | David Vernon | $32 | $33.86 | -29.8% | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Michael Linenberg | $42 | $33.86 | -7.9% | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $42 | $36.21 | -7.9% | Jan 11, 2023 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $39 | $35.61 | -14.5% | Jan 9, 2023 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $45 | $33.62 | -1.3% | Jan 5, 2023 |
| Deutsche Bank | Michael Linenberg | $41.37 | $22.65 | -9.3% | Dec 28, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $48 | $39.91 | +5.3% | Dec 1, 2022 |
| Melius Research | Conor Cunningham | $47 | $39.65 | +3.1% | Aug 15, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Savanthi Syth | $51 | $38.16 | +11.8% | Jul 29, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $51 | $37.87 | +11.8% | Jul 29, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Jamie Baker | $72 | $45.11 | +57.9% | May 17, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $53 | $46.72 | +16.2% | May 2, 2022 |
| MKM Partners | Analyst unavailable | $49 | $47.64 | +7.5% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $57 | $47.4 | +25.0% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Barclays | Brandon Oglenski | $55 | $42.62 | +20.6% | Apr 11, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Jamie Baker | $61 | $42.93 | +33.8% | Jan 28, 2022 |
| Berenberg Bank | Adrian Yanoshik | $62 | $43.85 | +36.0% | Jan 25, 2022 |
| Bank of America Securities | Andrew Didora | $55 | $45.35 | +20.6% | Jan 7, 2022 |
| Bernstein | David Vernon | $60 | $45.35 | +31.6% | Jan 7, 2022 |
| MKM Partners | Conor Cunningham | $45 | $44 | -1.3% | Jan 3, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Michael Linenberg | $60 | $45.27 | +31.6% | Dec 8, 2021 |
| MKM Partners | Conor Cunningham | $56 | $42.55 | +22.8% | Dec 1, 2021 |
| Cowen & Co. | Helane Becker | $67 | $51.84 | +46.9% | Aug 11, 2021 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Joseph DeNardi | $65 | $50.7 | +42.5% | Jul 23, 2021 |
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