Qsemble Capital Management LP Buys New Holdings in Southwest Airlines Co. $LUV

Qsemble Capital Management LP bought a new stake in Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 103,917 shares of the airline’s stock, valued at approximately $4,295,000.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of LUV. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its position in Southwest Airlines by 43.7% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 12,335,167 shares of the airline’s stock worth $393,615,000 after purchasing an additional 3,753,183 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in Southwest Airlines by 2,468.4% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 3,752,352 shares of the airline’s stock worth $155,085,000 after purchasing an additional 3,606,255 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA purchased a new stake in Southwest Airlines in the 4th quarter worth approximately $143,450,000. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. purchased a new stake in Southwest Airlines in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $62,340,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in Southwest Airlines by 13.6% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 12,218,086 shares of the airline’s stock worth $389,879,000 after purchasing an additional 1,459,235 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.82% of the company’s stock.

Southwest Airlines Trading Down 2.2%

Shares of LUV stock opened at $38.46 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.48 and a quick ratio of 0.41. The company has a market cap of $18.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.81, a PEG ratio of 0.43 and a beta of 1.12. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $39.80 and a 200-day simple moving average of $40.83. Southwest Airlines Co. has a 1-year low of $28.98 and a 1-year high of $55.11.

Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The airline reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.45. The business had revenue of $7.25 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.46 billion. Southwest Airlines had a return on equity of 10.66% and a net margin of 2.83%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 12.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted ($0.13) EPS. Southwest Airlines has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.350-0.650 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Southwest Airlines Co. will post 2.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Southwest Airlines Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, June 11th will be paid a $0.18 dividend. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 11th. Southwest Airlines’s dividend payout ratio is currently 46.45%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have commented on the company. Bank of America lowered their price objective on Southwest Airlines from $42.00 to $40.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on Southwest Airlines from $32.00 to $30.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. Evercore upped their price objective on Southwest Airlines from $43.00 to $44.00 in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Southwest Airlines from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Southwest Airlines from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $44.11.

About Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines Co is a U.S.-based low-cost carrier that operates a point-to-point domestic and near-international airline network. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company primarily flies Boeing 737 aircraft and offers no-frills, single-class service designed to keep fares competitive. Southwest’s operating model emphasizes high aircraft utilization, quick turnaround times and an open seating policy, allowing customers to board and select seats on a first-come, first-served basis.

Founded in 1967 by Herb Kelleher and Rollin King as Air Southwest Company, Southwest began commercial service in 1971, initially connecting Dallas, Houston and San Antonio.