Why Southwest Airlines Is Flying High Today
Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) is making a number of moves designed to boost profitability, including abandoning its decades-long practice of not charging for checked bags.
Investors cheered the news, sending Southwest shares up 16% at the open and up 8% as of 10 a.m. Eastern.
Southwest has always positioned itself as an outsider in the cutthroat airline industry, building its business by flying to underserved airports and offering customer-friendly policies that other airlines didn't match.
Source Fool.com
Southwest Airlines Co. Stock
€37.47
8.670%
Currently there is a rather positive sentiment for Southwest Airlines Co. with 16 Buy predictions and 10 Sell predictions.
With a target price of 38 € there is a slightly positive potential of 1.41% for Southwest Airlines Co. compared to the current price of 37.47 €.
