BMO cuts Southwest Airlines stock target to USD 50.00

Published on 09/30/2026 at 16:59 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

BMO cuts target USD 60.00 to USD 50.00 on September 28, 2026. Southwest Airlines stock costs EUR 36.86 on September 30, 2026, versus EUR 37.01.

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Southwest Airlines (ISIN US8447411088) was trading at EUR 36.86 at Lang & Schwarz on September 30, 2026, down 0.41 percent from the prior close of EUR 37.01. MarketBeat reported on September 28, 2026, that BMO Capital Markets cut its target from USD 60.00 to USD 50.00 while retaining an outperform rating.

BMO lowers the valuation bar

The target reduction changes the immediate analyst benchmark for the airline. MarketBeat said the new USD 50.00 target implied 17.07 percent upside from the USD 42.71 stock price cited in its report, although that comparison uses a US dollar quotation rather than the euro reference price from Lang & Schwarz.

Southwest enters that debate after a strong second-quarter comparison. According to MarketBeat, quarterly earnings per share reached USD 0.94 against a USD 0.52 consensus estimate, while revenue was USD 8.72 billion against USD 8.58 billion expected. Revenue increased 16.40 percent year over year, and prior-year earnings per share were USD 0.43.

Results set the operating baseline

The earnings comparison gives investors a concrete counterweight to the lower target. Southwest produced a USD 0.42 earnings-per-share premium to consensus, while the 16.40 percent revenue increase showed that scale remained visible in the latest reported quarter.

The company also paid a USD 0.18 quarterly dividend on September 24, 2026, according to MarketBeat. Its stated fiscal 2026 earnings-per-share guidance is USD 3.25 to USD 4.25, while third-quarter guidance is USD 0.50 to USD 0.75. Those ranges frame the next test for the higher earnings base.

Next results arrive in October

Southwest Airlines has identified October 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. EDT for its Q3 2026 financial results conference call on its investor-relations page. The date gives the market a defined point for testing the USD 0.50 to USD 0.75 quarterly earnings-per-share outlook.

At Lang & Schwarz, Southwest Airlines stood at EUR 36.86 in trading on September 30, 2026, at 4:41 p.m. CEST, versus the EUR 37.01 prior close. The NYSE quotation was USD 41.88 at 10:54 a.m. ET on the same date, providing separate US-market context.