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 1.69% to $40.87 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.27% to 6,606.49 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.44% to 46,021.43.
Southwest Airlines Co. closed 25.84% short of its 52-week high of $55.11, which the company reached on February 17th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Delta Air Lines Inc. $(DAL)$ rose 1.88% to $65.01, United Airlines Holdings Inc. $(UAL)$ rose 1.77% to $94.15, and American Airlines Group Inc. $(AAL)$ remained unchanged.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 19, 2026.
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