DJ Southwest Airlines Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Southwest Airlines Co. $(LUV)$ slid 2.52% to $41.42 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.21% to 7,707.98 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.22% to 53,463.05.
This was the stock's sixth consecutive day of losses.
Southwest Airlines Co. closed 24.84% below 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 Wednesday, as Delta Air Lines Inc. $(DAL)$ fell 2.81% to $83.29, United Airlines Holdings Inc. $(UAL)$ fell 2.48% to $115.78, and American Airlines Group Inc. $(AAL)$ fell 1.35% to $13.86.
Trading volume (3.6 M) remained 2.3 million below its 50-day average volume of 5.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 19, 2026.