Sfmg LLC Sells 29,422 Shares of Southwest Airlines Co. $LUV

Sfmg LLC lowered its stake in Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) by 56.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 22,411 shares of the airline’s stock after selling 29,422 shares during the quarter. Sfmg LLC’s holdings in Southwest Airlines were worth $926,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Southwest Airlines in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Entrust Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Southwest Airlines in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Optima Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Southwest Airlines in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Southwest Airlines in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Southwest Airlines in the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Institutional investors own 80.82% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Rothschild & Co Redburn upped their price objective on Southwest Airlines from $27.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Southwest Airlines from $58.00 to $56.00 in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Southwest Airlines from $50.00 to $44.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Susquehanna decreased their target price on shares of Southwest Airlines from $55.00 to $42.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. Finally, Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Southwest Airlines from $54.00 to $44.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Southwest Airlines currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $43.96.

Southwest Airlines Stock Performance

NYSE:LUV opened at $42.98 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $21.00 billion, a PE ratio of 27.73, a P/E/G ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 1.12. Southwest Airlines Co. has a fifty-two week low of $28.98 and a fifty-two week high of $55.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a current ratio of 0.48. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $39.76 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $41.53.

Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The airline reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.45. The company had revenue of $7.25 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.46 billion. Southwest Airlines had a net margin of 2.83% and a return on equity of 10.66%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 12.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($0.13) EPS. Southwest Airlines has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.350-0.650 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Southwest Airlines Co. will post 2.81 earnings per share for the current year.

Southwest Airlines Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 11th will be given a dividend of $0.18 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 11th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Southwest Airlines’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 46.45%.

Southwest Airlines Company Profile

Southwest Airlines Co is a U.S.-based low-cost carrier that operates a point-to-point domestic and near-international airline network. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company primarily flies Boeing 737 aircraft and offers no-frills, single-class service designed to keep fares competitive. Southwest’s operating model emphasizes high aircraft utilization, quick turnaround times and an open seating policy, allowing customers to board and select seats on a first-come, first-served basis.

Founded in 1967 by Herb Kelleher and Rollin King as Air Southwest Company, Southwest began commercial service in 1971, initially connecting Dallas, Houston and San Antonio.