LUV vs UAL
Side-by-side comparison of price performance, valuation, growth, profitability, analyst targets and technical trend.
LUV · Southwest Airlines$44.45 ▲ 0.02%
UAL · United Airlines$112.74 ▲ 2.04%
One year, rebased to 100
Each line starts at 100 so growth is directly comparable
- LUV +38.5%
- UAL +17.3%
Head to head
| Metric | LUV | UAL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $44.45 | $112.74 |
| Change today | ▲ 0.02% | ▲ 2.04% |
| Market cap | $21.76B | $36.63B |
| Return, 3 months | -0.5% | -8.9% |
| Return, year to date | +9.0% | +0.8% |
| Return, 1 year | +39.4% | +15.7% |
| P/E (TTM) | 21.7 | 10.3 |
| P/B | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| P/E percentile vs own 5y | 13th | 78th |
| Dividend yield | 1.62% | – |
| Revenue growth (YoY, latest qtr) | +21.2% | +17.4% |
| Net profit growth (YoY) | +400.0% | +8.4% |
| Gross margin | 18.0% | 26.1% |
| Operating margin | 4.4% | 6.4% |
| Net margin | 3.3% | 5.5% |
| Return on equity | 14.0% | 22.3% |
| Analyst target vs. price | +16.0% | +37.7% |
| Analyst buy share | 64% | 100% |
| RSI (14) | 58 | 58 |
| 30-day volatility | 39.9% | 47.7% |
| Max drawdown, 1 year | -33.5% | -29.8% |
| Trend read | Strong uptrend | Strong uptrend |
| Analyst consensus | Buy | Buy |
Green cells mark the best value in each row where "better" is clear-cut (lower P/E, higher margin). That is a reading of the numbers, not a recommendation. Financials are in each company's reporting currency.
What the numbers say
- UAL is the largest of the group by market value.
- LUV has returned the most over the past year.
- UAL carries the lowest trailing P/E.
- LUV is growing revenue fastest.
- UAL keeps the most profit per dollar of sales.
- LUV has been the calmest stock over the last 30 days.