Southwest Rises as Analyst Sees Airline Amassing Offensive War Chest [TheStreet.com]
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Shares of Southwest Airlines(LUVGet ReportSouthwest's stock price rose 1.40% to $31.40 a share after an upgrade from Stifel analyst Joseph DeNardi.The Stifel analyst boosted his rating on Southwest, which has been battered by severe financial turbulence amid a dramatic drop in air travel due to the Covid-19 pandemic, to buy from hold.Stifel's DeNardi also hiked his price target on Southwest to $50 a share, up from $40 a share. That represents a nearly 60% premium over its current trading price.The Stifel analyst contends that Southwest current pricing - and its underperformance relative to some competitors - offers an opportunity for investors.And Stifel's DeNardi sees a longer-term strategy at work in Southwest's corporate suite, with the airline piling away cash for later showdown with its competitors as air travel and business eventually rebounds.Southwest is amassing "a liquidity war chest to play offense, at some point, when certain of its peers will be unable to do so," the Stif
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