Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV)Â
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Largest Insider Buys in Sector
LUV Insider Trading Activity
LUV Median Price and Trade Amounts History Chart
Statistics of Insider Transactions
Amount of Insider Buys and Sells
Buys | $108,069,584 | 8 | 80 |
Sells | $36,045,320 | 2 | 20 |
Related Transactions
| GANGWAL RAKESH | director | 2 | $106.7M | 0 | $0 | $106.7M |
| KELLY GARY C | Executive Chairman | 1 | $1M | 0 | $0 | $1M |
| Cush C. David | director | 1 | $150,150 | 0 | $0 | $150,150 |
| Reynolds Christopher P. | director | 1 | $99,955 | 0 | $0 | $99,955 |
| Watson Patricia A | director | 1 | $99,935 | 0 | $0 | $99,935 |
| Feinberg Sarah | director | 1 | $15,740 | 0 | $0 | $15,740 |
| Atherton Lisa M | director | 1 | $3,691 | 0 | $0 | $3,691 |
| Rutherford Linda B. | Chief Administration Officer | 0 | $0 | 1 | $132,386 | $-132,386 |
| Elliott Investment Management L.P. | 10 percent owner | 0 | $0 | 1 | $35.91M | $-35.91M |
About Southwest Airlines Co.
Southwest Airlines Co. operates as a passenger airline company that provide scheduled air transportation services in the United States and near-international markets. As of December 31, 2021, the company operated a total fleet of 728 Boeing 737 aircrafts; and served 121 destinations in 42 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as well as 10 near-international countries, including Mexico, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Aruba, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Belize, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos. It also provides inflight entertainment and connectivity services on Wi-Fi enabled aircrafts; and Rapid Rewards loyalty program that enables program members to earn points for dollars spent on Southwest base fares. In addition, the company offers a suite of digital platforms to support customers' travel needs, including websites and apps; and SWABIZ, an online booking tool. Further, it provides ancillary services, such as Southwest's EarlyBird Check-In, upgraded boarding, and transportation of pets and unaccompanied minors. The company was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Insider Activity of Southwest Airlines Co.
Over the last 12 months, insiders at Southwest Airlines Co. have bought $108.07M and sold $36.05M worth of Southwest Airlines Co. stock.
On average, over the past 5 years, insiders at Southwest Airlines Co. have bought $108.07M and sold $9.91M worth of stock each year.
Highest buying activity among insiders over the last 12 months: GANGWAL RAKESH (director) — $106.7M. KELLY GARY C (Executive Chairman) — $1M. Cush C. David (director) — $150,150.
The last purchase of 500 shares for transaction amount of $15,740 was made by Feinberg Sarah (director) on 2025‑03‑14.
List of Insider Buy and Sell Transactions, Southwest Airlines Co.
| 2025-03-14 | Feinberg Sarah | director | 500 <0.0001% | $31.48 | $15,740 | +5.89% | ||
| 2025-03-13 | Reynolds Christopher P. | director | 3,258 0.0005% | $30.68 | $99,955 | +6.44% | ||
| 2025-03-13 | Watson Patricia A | director | 3,268 0.0005% | $30.58 | $99,935 | +6.44% | ||
| 2025-03-12 | Cush C. David | director | 5,000 0.0008% | $30.03 | $150,150 | +7.61% | ||
| 2025-01-30 | Atherton Lisa M | director | 118 <0.0001% | $31.28 | $3,691 | -2.34% | ||
| 2024-12-06 | Sale | Rutherford Linda B. | Chief Administration Officer | 3,849 0.0006% | $34.40 | $132,386 | -5.84% | |
| 2024-10-28 | Sale | Elliott Investment Management L.P. | 10 percent owner | 1.2M 0.1966% | $29.83 | $35.91M | +6.22% | |
| 2024-10-01 | GANGWAL RAKESH | director | 1.6M 0.2654% | $29.75 | $47.6M | +6.36% | ||
| 2024-09-30 | GANGWAL RAKESH | director | 2M 0.3295% | $29.55 | $59.1M | +7.24% | ||
| 2024-09-30 | KELLY GARY C | Executive Chairman | 33,921 0.0056% | $29.52 | $1M | +7.24% | ||
| 2023-05-02 | Sale | Green Ryan C. | EVP, Chief Commercial Officer | 4,936 0.0008% | $29.94 | $147,787 | -0.59% | |
| 2022-11-10 | Sale | MONTFORD JOHN T | director | 2,250 0.0004% | $38.87 | $87,458 | -15.52% | |
| 2022-05-27 | Sale | MONTFORD JOHN T | 2,300 0.0004% | $45.70 | $105,099 | -21.35% | ||
| 2021-12-09 | Sale | MONTFORD JOHN T | director | 540 <0.0001% | $43.88 | $23,697 | -8.04% | |
| 2021-10-27 | Sale | Gilligan Thomas W. | director | 11,188 0.0019% | $47.34 | $529,601 | -8.90% | |
| 2021-03-15 | Sale | MONTFORD JOHN T | director | 500 <0.0001% | $61.85 | $30,925 | -19.31% | |
| 2021-03-08 | Sale | Jordan Robert E | EVP Corporate Services | 28,795 0.0048% | $59.98 | $1.73M | -16.57% | |
| 2021-02-25 | Sale | Romo Tammy | EVP & CFO | 30,000 0.0051% | $58.08 | $1.74M | -12.70% | |
| 2021-02-25 | Sale | Shaw Mark R | EVP,Chief Legal & Reg. Officer | 15,503 0.0026% | $57.78 | $895,750 | -12.70% | |
| 2021-02-25 | Sale | Wells Gregory D | EVP, Daily Operations | 15,909 0.0027% | $57.46 | $914,131 | -12.70% |
Insider Historical Profitability
| Elliott Investment Management L.P. | 10 percent owner | 59912580 10.1091% | $2.09B | 0 | 1 | |
| GANGWAL RAKESH | director | 3606311 0.6085% | $125.61M | 2 | 0 | |
| KELLY GARY C | Executive Chairman | 146410 0.0247% | $5.1M | 2 | 15 | +48.81% |
| Rutherford Linda B. | Chief Administration Officer | 89376 0.0151% | $3.11M | 0 | 1 | |
| Cush C. David | director | 19011 0.0032% | $662,153.13 | 1 | 0 | |
| Reynolds Christopher P. | director | 18914 0.0032% | $658,774.62 | 1 | 0 | |
| Watson Patricia A | director | 11243 0.0019% | $391,593.69 | 1 | 0 | |
| Feinberg Sarah | director | 7311 0.0012% | $254,642.13 | 1 | 0 | |
| Atherton Lisa M | director | 118 0% | $4,109.94 | 1 | 0 | |
| KELLEHER HERBERT D | Former Director and Officer | 2774457 0.4681% | $96.63M | 0 | 31 | |
| KING ROLLIN W | Former Director | 303957 0.0513% | $10.59M | 0 | 8 | |
| PARKER JAMES F | Former Officer and Director | 244626 0.0413% | $8.52M | 0 | 3 | |
| Van de Ven Michael G | Chief Operating Officer | 241319 0.0407% | $8.41M | 1 | 10 | +47.6% |
| JOHNSON TRAVIS C | director | 207412 0.035% | $7.22M | 0 | 1 | |
| RICKS RON | EVP, Chief Legal & Reg. Off. | 195991 0.0331% | $6.83M | 0 | 10 | |
| Romo Tammy | EVP & CFO | 163278 0.0275% | $5.69M | 0 | 10 | |
| Nealon Thomas M | President | 152754 0.0258% | $5.32M | 0 | 1 | |
| Jordan Robert E | EVP Corporate Services | 141296 0.0238% | $4.92M | 0 | 13 | |
| RIDLEY DAVIS S /TX | Senior Vice President | 97914 0.0165% | $3.41M | 0 | 6 | |
| Lamb Jeff | EVP, Corporate Services | 92468 0.0156% | $3.22M | 0 | 13 | |
| Wright Laura | SR VP FINANCE & CFO | 80489 0.0136% | $2.8M | 0 | 5 | |
| CUNNINGHAM WILLIAM H DR | director | 70469 0.0119% | $2.45M | 5 | 0 | +15.3% |
| Shaw Mark R | EVP,Chief Legal & Reg. Officer | 65732 0.0111% | $2.29M | 0 | 6 | |
| Wells Gregory D | EVP, Daily Operations | 60354 0.0102% | $2.1M | 0 | 5 | |
| BROOKS DOUGLAS H | director | 46269 0.0078% | $1.61M | 2 | 1 | +28.03% |
| Watterson Andrew M | EVP & Chief Commercial Officer | 44463 0.0075% | $1.55M | 0 | 3 | |
| BIEGLER DAVID W | director | 35608 0.006% | $1.24M | 0 | 1 | |
| VILLANUEVA DANIEL D | director | 27458 0.0046% | $956,362.14 | 0 | 1 | |
| Green Ryan C. | EVP, Chief Commercial Officer | 26361 0.0044% | $918,153.63 | 0 | 1 | |
| BARRETT COLLEEN C | Former Director and Officer | 23576 0.004% | $821,152.08 | 0 | 20 | |
| MONTFORD JOHN T | director | 21046 0.0036% | $733,032.18 | 3 | 12 | <0.0001% |
| ROGGE JOYCE | former Sr. VP Marketing | 19763 0.0033% | $688,345.29 | 0 | 3 | |
| CROCKETT WEB | director | 18475 0.0031% | $643,484.25 | 0 | 1 | |
| LOEFFLER NANCY B | director | 16427 0.0028% | $572,152.41 | 1 | 1 | +12.07% |
| Kasher Alan | EVP Daily Operations | 16795 0.0028% | $584,969.85 | 0 | 1 | |
| CONOVER DONNA D | EVP- Customer Operations | 9999 0.0017% | $348,265.17 | 0 | 3 | |
| Gilligan Thomas W. | director | 8056 0.0014% | $280,590.48 | 0 | 1 | |
| WIMBERLY JAMES C | EVP-Aircraft Operations | 3430 0.0006% | $119,466.90 | 0 | 1 | |
| DENISON JOHN G | director | 1500 0.0003% | $52,245.00 | 1 | 0 | +10.02% |
| BIGGINS J VERONICA | director | 0 0% | $0 | 0 | 1 | |
| HOBBY WILLIAM P JR | director | 0 0% | $0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MORRIS JUNE M | Former Director | 0 0% | $0 | 0 | 13 |
LUV Institutional Investors: Active Positions
| Increased Positions | 380 | +41.08% | 39M | +7.17% |
| Decreased Positions | 379 | -40.97% | 29M | -5.39% |
| New Positions | 134 | New | 8M | New |
| Sold Out Positions | 95 | Sold Out | 10M | Sold Out |
| Total Postitions | 926 | +0.11% | 551M | +1.77% |
LUV Ownership Change vs Market
Institutional Investor Ownership
| Vanguard Group Inc | $2.18M | 11.58% | 68.65M | +426,878 | +0.63% | 2024-12-31 |
| Elliott Investment Management L.P. | $1.89M | 10.06% | 59.67M | -1M | -2.37% | 2024-12-31 |
| Capital World Investors | $1.83M | 9.7% | 57.53M | +58,623 | +0.1% | 2024-12-31 |
| Primecap Management Co/Ca/ | $1.55M | 8.25% | 48.9M | -769,471 | -1.55% | 2024-12-31 |
| State Street Corp | $1.21M | 6.43% | 38.13M | -177,477 | -0.46% | 2024-12-31 |
| Blackrock, Inc. | $1.11M | 5.88% | 34.87M | +74,277 | +0.21% | 2024-12-31 |
| Franklin Resources Inc | $1.05M | 5.56% | 32.98M | +3M | +9.63% | 2024-12-31 |
| Price T Rowe Associates Inc /Md/ | $814,317.00 | 4.33% | 25.66M | -354,283 | -1.36% | 2024-12-31 |
| Geode Capital Management, Llc | $449,075.00 | 2.39% | 14.15M | +320,421 | +2.32% | 2024-12-31 |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | $345,920.00 | 1.84% | 10.9M | -10,200 | -0.09% | 2024-12-31 |