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Southwest Airlines Co Inc. (LUV) Price Performance: The Role of Supply and Demand

Depending on how one views it, the stock price performance for the year has been a mixed bag, resulting in either an optimistic or pessimistic outlook. The metric has seen a significant loss of -1.56% since the start of this calendar year. Looking back over the last six months, we can see a weaker performance of 1.36%. Over the past 30 days, the price of LUV has leaped by -15.84%. And in the last five days, it has surged by 1.50%.

Southwest Airlines Co experienced a rather shaky stock market performance. The highest value in the past year was recorded at $39.53 on 07/12/23 and the lowest value was $21.91 on 11/01/23.

52-week price history of LUV Stock

Analyzing a stock’s 52-week high and low prices can offer important information about its present condition and future outlook. Southwest Airlines Co’s current trading price is -28.08% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 29.74%. The stock’s price range during this period has varied between$21.91 and $39.53. The Southwest Airlines Co’s shares, which operate in the Industrials, saw a trading volume of around 1.76 million for the day, a figure considerably lower than their average daily volume of 8.24 million over last three months.

Market Capitalization vs. Financial Performance: A Comparative Study

Southwest Airlines Co (LUV) has experienced a quarterly decline of -3.95% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 16.96B and boasts a workforce of 74806 employees.

Combining Moving Average and Trading Volume Data for Better Market Insight

Based on Barchart.com data, the company’s moving average over the 100-day period was 29.09, with a change in price of +5.88. Similarly, Southwest Airlines Co recorded 8,316,901 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of +26.12%.

LUV’s Debt-to-Equity Ratio Cause for Concern? An In-Depth Look

The debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio is a significant metric that provides insights into a company’s financial state and market presence. By dividing a company’s current liabilities by its shareholders’ equity, the D/E ratio depicts the extent of debt used by a company to fund its assets relative to the value of its shareholders’ equity. At the time of writing, the total D/E ratio for LUV stands at 0.87. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 0.85.

LUV Stock Stochastic Average

As of today, Southwest Airlines Co’s raw stochastic average for the last 50 days stands at 10.78%. This is a rise compared to the raw stochastic average of the previous 20 days, which was noted at 8.64%. Furthermore, the company’s Stochastic %K and %D values for the past 20 days were 10.24% and 11.12%, respectively.