Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV)
Southwest Airlines Co.
Scored against other Industrials stocks, not a fixed scale.
The quick read
Southwest Airlines Co. reads as neutral right now, with no clear lean either way.
- What's working
- Sales and profits grew faster over the past year than at most other industrial companies.
- Worth watching
- Its profits are thin compared with other industrial companies.
Analyst price target
~12-month · 23 analystsPublished targets from Wall Street analysts (public data) — what analysts expect over roughly a year. This is not a StockGlow forecast and not a recommendation. Analyst targets are frequently wrong.
About Southwest Airlines Co.
Southwest Airlines Co. operates as a passenger airline company that provides scheduled air transportation services in the United States and internationally…
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Airlines
- Employees
- 73,456
- Headquarters
- Dallas, TX
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What’s behind the score
Valuation
P/E 24.7 — lower than 52% of Industrials peers
P/B 2.7 — lower than 84% of Industrials peers
P/S 0.6 — lower than 88% of Industrials peers
EV/EBITDA 9.6 — lower than 77% of Industrials peers
EV/Revenue 0.7 — lower than 92% of Industrials peers
PEG 0.2 — lower than 92% of Industrials peers
FCF yield -4.3% — higher than 4% of Industrials peers
Profitability & quality
Gross margin 22.4% — higher than 35% of Industrials peers
Operating margin 3.4% — higher than 12% of Industrials peers
Net margin 2.8% — higher than 12% of Industrials peers
ROE 11.1% — higher than 4% of Industrials peers
ROA 2.3% — higher than 12% of Industrials peers
Free cash flow is -100% of reported net income
Financial health
Debt/equity 1.0 — lower than 64% of Industrials peers
Current ratio 0.49 — higher than 8% of Industrials peers
Quick ratio 0.38 — higher than 12% of Industrials peers
Cash/debt 0.55 — higher than 96% of Industrials peers
Debt/EBITDA 2.95 — lower than 32% of Industrials peers
Growth
Revenue growth 16.4% YoY — higher than 85% of Industrials peers
Earnings growth 20.5% YoY — higher than 68% of Industrials peers
Ownership & investor activity
Payout ratio 45.0% — somewhat unusual vs Industrials peers
Institutions net sold, -18.3% of shares held
Insiders hold 1.0% of shares outstanding
6.6% of float sold short
Momentum
Below its 50- & 200-day averages
40% of the way from its 52-week low to high