Buckingham analyst Daniel Mckenzie maintained a Buy rating on Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) today and set a price target of $69. The company’s shares opened today at $56.59.
According to TipRanks.com, Mckenzie is a 3-star analyst with an average return of 7.0% and a 59.3% success rate. Mckenzie covers the Services sector, focusing on stocks such as Allegiant Travel Company, United Continental, and Hawaiian Holdings.
Southwest Airlines has an analyst consensus of Strong Buy, with a price target consensus of $62.43.
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Based on Southwest Airlines’ latest earnings release for the quarter ending March 31, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $4.94 billion and net profit of $463 million. In comparison, last year the company earned revenue of $5.74 billion and had a net profit of $746 million.
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Southwest Airlines Co. engages in the management of a passenger airline. It operates in U.S. states, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Mexico, Jamaica, The Bahamas, Aruba, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Belize, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos.
