DJ Southwest Airlines Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) rallied 1.43% to $42.45 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.58% to 7,818.93 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.49% to 51,521.28.
Southwest Airlines Co. closed 22.97% short of its 52-week high of $55.11, which the company achieved on February 17th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Delta Air Lines Inc. $(DAL)$ rose 0.70% to $83.66, United Airlines Holdings Inc. $(UAL)$ rose 1.70% to $111.87, and American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) rose 1.33% to $13.00.
Trading volume (4.8 M) remained 454,801 below its 50-day average volume of 5.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 6, 2026.