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• After Hours Most Active for May 9, 2013 : BAC, WMB, POM, XOM, DAL, AINV, FE, QQQ, NTAP, SBAC, WYNN, FB
• LATAM Airlines Group S.A. (LFL) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for May 08, 2013
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• DAL 57% Rate It
• FDX 88% Rate It
• FWDD 0% Rate It
• LUV 75% Rate It

Southwest Airlines Company ( LUV ) will begin trading ex-dividend on March 05, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.01 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 28, 2013. Shareholders who purchased LUV stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 4th quarter that LUV has paid the same dividend.

The previous trading day's last sale of LUV was $11.7, representing a -1.64% decrease from the 52 week high of $11.90 and a 50.77% increase over the 52 week low of $7.76.

LUV is a part of the Transportation sector, which includes companies such as FedEx Corporation ( FDX ) and Delta Air Lines, Inc. ( DAL ). LUV's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $.56. Zacks Investment Research reports LUV's forecasted earnings growth in 2013 as 75.55%, compared to an industry average of 8.1%.

For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the LUV Dividend History page.

Interested in gaining exposure to LUV through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have LUV as a top-10 holding:

• Guggenheim Airline ETF ( FAA )
• Madrona Domestic ETF ( FWDD ).

The top-performing ETF of this group is FAA with an increase of 33.04% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of LUV at 14.77%.

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