DJ Southwest Airlines Co. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Southwest Airlines Co. $(LUV)$ slipped 1.56% to $48.66 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.28% to 7,482.71 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.09% to 52,348.39.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Southwest Airlines Co. closed 11.70% 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 Wednesday, as Delta Air Lines Inc. $(DAL)$ fell 1.51% to $87.29, United Airlines Holdings Inc. $(UAL)$ fell 1.63% to $126.22, and American Airlines Group Inc. $(AAL)$ fell 3.95% to $16.52.
Trading volume (5.7 M) remained 988,432 below its 50-day average volume of 6.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 8, 2026.
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July 08, 2026 17:00 ET (21:00 GMT)
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