Southwest Airlines Company ( LUV ) will begin trading ex-dividend on March 06, 2018. A cash dividend payment of $0.125 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 28, 2018. Shareholders who purchased LUV 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 $57.81, representing a -13.7% decrease from the 52 week high of $66.99 and a 16.18% increase over the 52 week low of $49.76.
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 $5.82. Zacks Investment Research reports LUV's forecasted earnings growth in 2018 as 42.36%, compared to an industry average of 16.3%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the LUV Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to LUV through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have LUV as a top-10 holding:
- iShares Trust ( IYT )
- SPDR S&P Transportation ETF ( XTN )
- iShares Morningstar Large-Cap ETF ( JKD )
- ETF Series Solutions ( ACSI ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is IYT with an increase of 5.03% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of LUV at 3.76%.
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The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.