Southwest Airlines (LUV) Expands Network to Include St. Thomas in 2026 | LUV Stock News

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Jul 14, 2025
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Southwest Airlines, known by its ticker LUV, is set to expand its Caribbean network in 2026, with new services commencing at Cyril E. King International Airport in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. This marks the airline's first of three new destinations slated for announcement this summer. The introduction of this service, scheduled for early 2026, will soon be available for booking. St. Thomas becomes the ninth island destination for Southwest in the Atlantic Basin, complementing current routes to Aruba, The Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Turks and Caicos Islands. Additionally, Southwest provides international routes to Belize, two locations in Costa Rica, and three in Mexico.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast

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Based on the one-year price targets offered by 18 analysts, the average target price for Southwest Airlines Co (LUV, Financial) is $30.80 with a high estimate of $42.00 and a low estimate of $19.00. The average target implies an downside of 17.06% from the current price of $37.13. More detailed estimate data can be found on the Southwest Airlines Co (LUV) Forecast page.

Based on the consensus recommendation from 23 brokerage firms, Southwest Airlines Co's (LUV, Financial) average brokerage recommendation is currently 3.0, indicating "Hold" status. The rating scale ranges from 1 to 5, where 1 signifies Strong Buy, and 5 denotes Sell.

Based on GuruFocus estimates, the estimated GF Value for Southwest Airlines Co (LUV, Financial) in one year is $37.60, suggesting a upside of 1.27% from the current price of $37.13. GF Value is GuruFocus' estimate of the fair value that the stock should be traded at. It is calculated based on the historical multiples the stock has traded at previously, as well as past business growth and the future estimates of the business' performance. More detailed data can be found on the Southwest Airlines Co (LUV) Summary page.

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