LUV Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Alaska Air Group, Inc. has a net margin of 4.35% compared to Southwest Airlines Co.'s net margin of 0.58%. Southwest Airlines Co.'s return on equity of 5.08% beat Alaska Air Group, Inc.'s return on equity of 2.43%.

Southwest Airlines Co. has a consensus price target of $48.4304, signalling downside risk potential of -7.01%. On the other hand Alaska Air Group, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $70.80 which suggests that it could grow by 35.81%. Given that Alaska Air Group, Inc. has higher upside potential than Southwest Airlines Co., analysts believe Alaska Air Group, Inc. is more attractive than Southwest Airlines Co..

Southwest Airlines Co. has a beta of 1.154, which suggesting that the stock is 15.397% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Alaska Air Group, Inc. has a beta of 1.213, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 21.329%.

Southwest Airlines Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.18 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.38%. Alaska Air Group, Inc. offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Southwest Airlines Co. pays 90.9% of its earnings as a dividend. Alaska Air Group, Inc. pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend. Southwest Airlines Co.'s payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Southwest Airlines Co. quarterly revenues are $7.4B, which are larger than Alaska Air Group, Inc. quarterly revenues of $3.6B. Southwest Airlines Co.'s net income of $324M is higher than Alaska Air Group, Inc.'s net income of $21M. Notably, Southwest Airlines Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 60.33x while Alaska Air Group, Inc.'s PE ratio is 59.54x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Southwest Airlines Co. is 1.01x versus 0.44x for Alaska Air Group, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Delta Air Lines, Inc. has a net margin of 4.35% compared to Southwest Airlines Co.'s net margin of 7.62%. Southwest Airlines Co.'s return on equity of 5.08% beat Delta Air Lines, Inc.'s return on equity of 28.49%.

Southwest Airlines Co. has a consensus price target of $48.4304, signalling downside risk potential of -7.01%. On the other hand Delta Air Lines, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $81.29 which suggests that it could grow by 21.42%. Given that Delta Air Lines, Inc. has higher upside potential than Southwest Airlines Co., analysts believe Delta Air Lines, Inc. is more attractive than Southwest Airlines Co..

Southwest Airlines Co. has a beta of 1.154, which suggesting that the stock is 15.397% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Delta Air Lines, Inc. has a beta of 1.369, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 36.88%.

Southwest Airlines Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.18 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.38%. Delta Air Lines, Inc. offers a yield of 1% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.19 per share. Southwest Airlines Co. pays 90.9% of its earnings as a dividend. Delta Air Lines, Inc. pays out 8.82% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Southwest Airlines Co. quarterly revenues are $7.4B, which are smaller than Delta Air Lines, Inc. quarterly revenues of $16B. Southwest Airlines Co.'s net income of $324M is lower than Delta Air Lines, Inc.'s net income of $1.2B. Notably, Southwest Airlines Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 60.33x while Delta Air Lines, Inc.'s PE ratio is 8.80x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Southwest Airlines Co. is 1.01x versus 0.70x for Delta Air Lines, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

JetBlue Airways Corp. has a net margin of 4.35% compared to Southwest Airlines Co.'s net margin of -7.89%. Southwest Airlines Co.'s return on equity of 5.08% beat JetBlue Airways Corp.'s return on equity of -25.33%.

Southwest Airlines Co. has a consensus price target of $48.4304, signalling downside risk potential of -7.01%. On the other hand JetBlue Airways Corp. has an analysts' consensus of $4.86 which suggests that it could fall by -17.82%. Given that JetBlue Airways Corp. has more downside risk than Southwest Airlines Co., analysts believe Southwest Airlines Co. is more attractive than JetBlue Airways Corp..

Southwest Airlines Co. has a beta of 1.154, which suggesting that the stock is 15.397% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison JetBlue Airways Corp. has a beta of 1.784, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 78.449%.

Southwest Airlines Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.18 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.38%. JetBlue Airways Corp. offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Southwest Airlines Co. pays 90.9% of its earnings as a dividend. JetBlue Airways Corp. pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend. Southwest Airlines Co.'s payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Southwest Airlines Co. quarterly revenues are $7.4B, which are larger than JetBlue Airways Corp. quarterly revenues of $2.2B. Southwest Airlines Co.'s net income of $324M is higher than JetBlue Airways Corp.'s net income of -$177M. Notably, Southwest Airlines Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 60.33x while JetBlue Airways Corp.'s PE ratio is --. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Southwest Airlines Co. is 1.01x versus 0.24x for JetBlue Airways Corp.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

SkyWest, Inc. has a net margin of 4.35% compared to Southwest Airlines Co.'s net margin of 8.9%. Southwest Airlines Co.'s return on equity of 5.08% beat SkyWest, Inc.'s return on equity of 16.62%.

Southwest Airlines Co. has a consensus price target of $48.4304, signalling downside risk potential of -7.01%. On the other hand SkyWest, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $128.33 which suggests that it could grow by 25.88%. Given that SkyWest, Inc. has higher upside potential than Southwest Airlines Co., analysts believe SkyWest, Inc. is more attractive than Southwest Airlines Co..

Southwest Airlines Co. has a beta of 1.154, which suggesting that the stock is 15.397% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison SkyWest, Inc. has a beta of 1.652, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 65.243%.

Southwest Airlines Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.18 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.38%. SkyWest, Inc. offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Southwest Airlines Co. pays 90.9% of its earnings as a dividend. SkyWest, Inc. pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend. Southwest Airlines Co.'s payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Southwest Airlines Co. quarterly revenues are $7.4B, which are larger than SkyWest, Inc. quarterly revenues of $1B. Southwest Airlines Co.'s net income of $324M is higher than SkyWest, Inc.'s net income of $91.2M. Notably, Southwest Airlines Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 60.33x while SkyWest, Inc.'s PE ratio is 9.85x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Southwest Airlines Co. is 1.01x versus 1.04x for SkyWest, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.