Southwest Airlines

Benzinga has featured a look at many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Some of those calls featured travel and transportation stocks. Other calls focused on food and beverage stocks. Independence Day is upon us, meaning summer is undeniably in full swing. It is a time for taking trips...

Insider buying has increased as the earnings reporting season winds down, even in the face of the markets hitting new highs. Three transportation CEOs have made notable insider purchases in the past week. Strong insider buying is often considered a positive sign for investors,...

Upcoming earnings highlights include the latest results from two old-school giants striving to improve their prospects. Wall Street analysts are looking for earnings growth from just one of them. However, both have handily bested earnings expectations in recent quarters. The new earnings season...

Upcoming earnings highlights include the latest results from two popular purveyors of coffee and other consumables. Wall Street analysts are looking for earnings growth each of them, but a top-line decline from one. And, one of them has a better record of topping earnings expectations in recent...

The first-quarter earnings reporting season kicks into high gear this week. Highlights will include the latest results from two technology giants. Wall Street analysts are looking for earnings growth from both of them. The new earnings season is underway, and among the highlights this week will...

The first-quarter earnings reporting season kicks into high gear this week. Highlights will include the latest results from two beverage giant rivals. Wall Street analysts are looking for earnings declines from both of them. The new earnings season is underway, and among the highlights this week...

Shares of Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV) plunged more than 7 percent on Tuesday after the company reported a 13.9 percent year-over-year increase in revenue passenger miles in November. However, the company cautioned that its fourth quarter 2015 operating revenue per available seat mile (...

Among the major U.S.-based airline stocks, short sellers seem to find something to like in American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ: AAL) and Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV) between the August 14 and August 31 settlement dates. This comes even though airlines in general continue to profit from strong...

Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) launched a three-day sale for fall travel Thursday with one-way fares starting at $49. Southwest traded recently at $37.74, down $0.08. The shares are off about 1.5 percent since the sale was announced. Virgin America Inc (NASDAQ: VA) was reportedly...

U.S. stocks rose on Thursday after Wednesday's decline on strong earnings reports from Caterpillar and 3M. Also, U.S. data showed a decline in Americans filing for jobless benefits. The bullish sentiment on Wall Street may have been spoiled by fresh reports of a doctor who recently returned...

U.S. stocks declined, following Europe's lead following the European Central Bank's decision to keep interest rates unchanged. The ECB's President Mario Draghi reaffirmed the bank's intention of considering "unconventional moves," which includes buying asset-backed...