DJ Southwest Airlines Co. Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Southwest Airlines Co. $(LUV)$ rallied 2.05% to $46.31 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.21% to 7,428.78 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.03% to 52,747.32.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Southwest Airlines Co. closed 15.97% below its 52-week high of $55.11, which the company reached on February 17th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Delta Air Lines Inc. $(DAL)$ rose 3.12% to $89.37, United Airlines Holdings Inc. $(UAL)$ rose 2.65% to $123.77, and American Airlines Group Inc. $(AAL)$ rose 2.74% to $15.36.
Trading volume (5.3 M) remained 1.2 million below its 50-day average volume of 6.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 28, 2026.