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title: "Southwest Airlines Co. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors"
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description: "Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) shares fell 2.11% to $38.50 on Friday, marking the seventh consecutive day of losses. The stock is 30.14% below its 52-week high of $55.11. In comparison, competitors Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, and American Airlines also experienced declines. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones indices fell 1.24% and 1.07%, respectively."
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# Southwest Airlines Co. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors

This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch using technology from Automated Insights.

Shares of Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) slid 2.11% to $38.50 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.24% to 7,408.50 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.07% to 49,526.17.

This was the stock's seventh consecutive day of losses.

Southwest Airlines Co. closed 30.14% short of its 52-week high of $55.11, which the company reached on February 17th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) fell 1.84% to $70.23, United Airlines Holdings Inc. (UAL) fell 3.30% to $92.85, and American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) fell 3.07% to $12.31.

Trading volume (6.1 M) remained 2.2 million below its 50-day average volume of 8.2 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 15, 2026.

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