DJ Southwest Airlines Co. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Southwest Airlines Co. $(LUV)$ rallied 1.15% to $49.22 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.81% to 7,543.64 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.27% to 52,487.41.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Southwest Airlines Co. closed 10.69% below its 52-week high of $55.11, which the company reached on February 17th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Delta Air Lines Inc. $(DAL)$ rose 2.21% to $89.00, United Airlines Holdings Inc. $(UAL)$ rose 2.24% to $129.05, and American Airlines Group Inc. $(AAL)$ rose 3.27% to $17.06.
Trading volume (3.8 M) remained 2.8 million below its 50-day average volume of 6.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 9, 2026.
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July 09, 2026 17:01 ET (21:01 GMT)
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