DJ Southwest Airlines Co. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Southwest Airlines Co. $(LUV)$ slipped 3.47% to $40.87 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.74% to 7,553.68 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.21% to 50,687.07.
This was the stock's fifth consecutive day of losses.
Southwest Airlines Co. closed 25.84% short of its 52-week high of $55.11, which the company reached on February 17th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Delta Air Lines Inc. $(DAL)$ fell 1.55% to $78.78, United Airlines Holdings Inc. $(UAL)$ fell 3.38% to $105.14, and American Airlines Group Inc. $(AAL)$ fell 2.58% to $13.57.
Trading volume (5.8 M) remained 1.3 million below its 50-day average volume of 7.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 3, 2026.
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June 03, 2026 17:07 ET (21:07 GMT)
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