Southwest Airlines Co (LUV) Shares Gap Down to $28.52 on Sep 10

Shares of Southwest Airlines Co (LUV, Financial) fell 4.07% in mid-day trading on Sep 10. The stock reached an intraday low of $28.25, before recovering slightly to $28.52, down from its previous close of $29.73. This places LUV 30.15% below its 52-week high of $35.18 and 18.93% above its 52-week low of $21.91. Trading volume was 1,888,676 shares, 17.1% of the average daily volume of 11,058,288.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast

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Based on the one-year price targets offered by 14 analysts, the average target price for Southwest Airlines Co (LUV, Financial) is $26.43 with a high estimate of $35.00 and a low estimate of $19.00. The average target implies an downside of 7.32% from the current price of $28.52. More detailed estimate data can be found on the Estimates page.

Based on the consensus recommendation from 18 brokerage firms, Southwest Airlines Co's (LUV, Financial) average brokerage recommendation is currently 3.1, indicating "Hold" status. The rating scale ranges from 1 to 5, where 1 signifies Strong Buy, and 5 denotes Sell.

Based on GuruFocus estimates, the estimated GF Value for Southwest Airlines Co (LUV, Financial) in one year is $40.67, suggesting a upside of 42.6% from the current price of $28.52. GF Value is GuruFocus' estimate of the fair value that the stock should be traded at. It is calculated based on the historical multiples the stock has traded at previously, as well as past business growth and the future estimates of the business' performance. More detailed data can be found on the LUV Summary page.

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