ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 17 (better than 17% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Southwest Airlines are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for Southwest Airlines. Only the consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 70, which means that the share price of Southwest Airlines is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 70% of alternative stocks in the same industry. All other consolidated ranks are below average. The consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 46, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 25, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 75% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, professionals are more pessimistic about the stock than for 92% of alternative investment opportunities, reflected in the consolidated Sentiment Rank of 8. ...read more