NYSE: LUV · Airlines
Over the past week, Southwest Airlines (LUV) saw 14 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Buy. The crowd averages 64% bullish but is sharply divided: X runs 100% bullish while Reddit sits at just 0%. Wall Street is more cautious, with 11 of 25 analysts rating LUV a buy.
There is little buzz around LUV this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Buy.
Wall Street’s 44% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 0% to X at 100%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
25 analysts have weighed in: a Buy consensus: 11 buy calls against 4 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $50.79.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits above the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Buy.
The crowd runs 20 points hotter than the 44% analyst buy share, retail is ahead of the Street here. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 100% bullish while Reddit sits at 0%, a 100-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Southwest Airlines (LUV) buzz held subdued around 24.3 while the price drifted down 12.1% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 4.4M shares. Over the last 7 trading days, LUV gained 2.1%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 31.6 and was variable, swinging between 24.3 and 44.4. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 14 of the 19 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Buy |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Buy (11 / 10 / 4) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 64% |
| Avg price target | $50.79 |
| Most bullish source | X, 100% |
| Most bearish source | Reddit, 0% |
| Sentiment spread | 100 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 14 |
| Market cap | $18.93B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 24.2 · 7.6 |
| EPS · Beta | $1.60 · 1.1 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $30.07B · 3% margin |
| Industry | Airlines |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Southwest Airlines (LUV) currently carries an Adanos buy signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 64% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 14 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Southwest Airlines (LUV) is fairly quiet with 1 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 5 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 0% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads bullish on Southwest Airlines (LUV), averaging 64% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are X at 100% bullish and Reddit at 0%, a 100-point spread. On the professional side, 11 of 25 analysts rate LUV a buy.
Of the 25 analysts covering Southwest Airlines (LUV), 11 rate it a buy, 10 a hold and 4 a sell, for a buy consensus. The average price target is $50.79. The crowd is the more bullish of the two, averaging 64%.
Southwest Airlines (LUV)'s cross-source average is bullish at 64% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. X reads 100% bullish, News reads 92% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 0% bullish. The combined signal points to broad buy-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bullish for Southwest Airlines (LUV) at 64% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across News. The buy signal carries 93/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 12 mentions (86% of total volume). Reddit contributes 1 mention and X contributes 1 mention. The cross-source average is bullish at 64% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. LUV's buy signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bullish cross-source average at 64% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The LUV sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Buy signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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