$6.50 -0.30 (-4.41%)
7/2/2009 4:17 PM

Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV)

CAPS Rating: 3 out of 5

A major domestic airline that provides point-to-point, low-fare service.

Current Price $6.50 Mkt Cap $5.04B
Open $0.00 P/E Ratio 97.14
Prev. Close $6.80 Div. (Yield) 0.02 (0.30%)
Daily Range $6.40 - $6.59 Volume 0
52-Wk Range $4.95 - $16.77 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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Junkyardhawg1985 (97.57)
Submitted January 20, 2009

My view is that the airline industry has underinvested for years. As a result, airplanes have gotten older and the American industry has notbeen replacing planes adequately. Southwest has one of the youngest fleets in the airline industry. They are… More

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fonzriot (47.42)
Submitted May 21, 2008

I did a presentation on Southwest airlines for a class, and I found information that makes me believe they will underperform the S&P 500 within the next two to four years.

In the past, Southwest has posted profits while their competitors… More

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Member Avatar yaldezian (45.81) Submitted: 7/2/2009 7:13:27 PM : Outperform Start Price: $6.47 LUV Score: +1.37

One of the best run airlines in the business; it will turn around as the economy turns around and out perform the overall S&P.

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Member Avatar mjonesy1985 (70.46) Submitted: 6/25/2009 8:03:39 PM : Outperform Start Price: $6.60 LUV Score: +0.62

next quarter

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Member Avatar actionjo (55.31) Submitted: 6/25/2009 7:25:20 AM : Outperform Start Price: $6.30 LUV Score: +3.02

Still the only airline in the black, Southwest is an exceptionally run company that has the entire work force behind its success.

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davixita

davixita (21.49) Score: +47.58

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Top
Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		S&P
Gain 		Score Commentary
davixita 21.49 10/24/2008 Underperform 1Y $11.00 -40.91% +6.68% +47.58
excel86 99.53 10/24/2008 Underperform 5Y $11.51 -43.53% +3.06% +46.59 1 Comment
WORD2HL < 20 1/22/2009 Underperform NS $8.86 -26.64% +8.95% +35.59
DaSoul < 20 9/10/2008 Underperform NS $15.84 -58.96% -27.50% +31.47
trschiller 81.50 8/24/2006 Underperform 1Y $17.16 -62.12% -30.96% +31.16
MasterFramer 37.84 8/25/2006 Underperform 3M $17.02 -61.81% -30.69% +31.12 1 Comment
rbroggi1968 < 20 8/21/2006 Underperform 3M $17.13 -62.05% -30.95% +31.10
greenbackheron < 20 9/1/2006 Underperform 1Y $17.39 -62.62% -31.52% +31.10
kcalim123 < 20 1/20/2009 Underperform 3M $8.61 -24.51% +6.55% +31.06
Foiegras2Go 87.13 8/28/2006 Underperform 1Y $16.96 -61.67% -30.74% +30.93 1 Comment
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Member Name Member
Rating		 Start
Date		 Call Time
Frame		 Start
Price		 Stock
Gain		 S&P
Gain		 Score End Date Commentary
TrackBRogers 95.62 4/22/2009 Outperform 1Y $7.49 -13.22% +6.51% -19.73 1 Comment
TrackJPMorgan 82.92 8/12/2008 Underperform NS $15.02 -56.71% -31.09% +25.62
TrackGaryBSmith 86.85 4/11/2008 Outperform 3W $12.64 -48.58% -32.67% -15.92
TrackBRogers 95.62 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $14.78 -53.24% -45.77% -7.47 2/3/2009 @ $6.91 2 Comments
TrackSchneider < 20 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $14.78 -1.89% -23.98% +22.10 9/30/2008 @ $14.50 2 Comments
TrackMatrix 88.79 7/26/2007 Outperform NS $15.95 -59.25% -40.20% -19.05
TrackCalyonSec < 20 4/20/2007 Outperform NS $15.37 -5.66% +0.99% -6.65 5/2/2007 @ $14.50
TrackHSBC 92.91 3/14/2007 Outperform NS $14.92 +3.02% +7.20% -4.19 4/20/2007 @ $15.37
TrackSoleil 82.14 3/7/2007 Outperform NS $15.08 -56.89% -35.66% -21.23
TrackBearStearns 87.01 2/12/2007 Outperform NS $15.62 -6.62% +8.00% -14.62 10/12/2007 @ $14.59
TrackFortune2007 65.85 12/20/2006 Outperform 1Y $15.42 -57.85% -36.79% -21.06
TrackCreditSuiss 89.18 11/8/2006 Outperform NS $15.23 -57.33% -34.81% -22.52
TrackCalyonSec < 20 10/24/2006 Outperform NS $15.74 +7.37% -8.07% +15.44 8/9/2006 @ $16.90
TrackCreditSuiss 89.18 10/10/2006 Underperform NS $16.76 -8.89% +2.21% +11.10 11/8/2006 @ $15.27
TrackCitigroup 87.14 8/15/2006 Outperform NS $17.08 -14.24% +19.39% -33.63 10/1/2007 @ $14.65
TrackJimCramer 64.82 4/4/2006 Underperform 3W $17.88 -63.64% -31.20% +32.44

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