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You've Made 252% – With a 9.2% Dividend Yield – and the Story Just Gets Better

Back in 2011, when we first told you to invest in The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA), the famed aerospace firm was predicting the world’s airlines would have to buy $4 trillion worth of commercial jets in the coming decades – to modernize their airplane fleets and to keep pace with the growth in global travel.

At the time, Boeing’s shares were trading at $61.92 each – and were paying a dividend of $1.68 a share.

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LUV OVERVIEW AND Southwest Airlines Company TOP NEWS

Southwest Airlines Company (NYSE: LUV)

$61.52 USD $0.49 (0.80%)
Last Price $61.52
Net Change $0.49 (0.8%)
Bid $60.67
Ask Price $62.56
Open Price $61.88
Previous Close Price $61.03
High Price $62.29
Low Price $61.05
Number of Trades 26,283
Volume 5,485,700
Fifty Two Week High $62.29 (2017-06-22)
Fifty Two Week Low $35.42 (2016-08-02)
Average Daily Volume 5,259,210
Share Outstanding 604,660 Shares
Total Dividend Payout 0.5/yr
Dividend Yield 0.82%
1st Quarter Earnings $0.61 (2017-04-27)
2nd Quarter Earnings $0.75 (2017-01-26)
3nd Quarter Earnings $0.93 (2016-10-26)
4th Quarter Earnings $1.19 (2016-07-21)
PE Ratio $17.59
EPS Growth $2.75
Recent Earnings $0.61
Annual EPS $3.47
Last Quarter EPS $
Market Capitalization $37.20B
Insider Shareholders % 0.0018%
Annual Revenue $0B
No. Shares Outstanding 604,660
Inst. Shareholder % 80.58%
Annual Net Income $2.08B
TTM Net Profit Margin $10.17
1-Year Return 56.73%
3-Year Return 136.27%
5-Year Return 629.17%
5-Year Revenue Growth 30.44%
5-Year Earnings Growth 772.09%
5-Year Dividend Growth 1800%
Annual Dividend $0.5
Annual Dividend Yield 0.83%
Change in EPS YTD 2.75%
Dividends per Share $0.125
Stock Split Ratio 3-2
Beta 1.26
Southwest Airlines is a major domestic airline that provides primarily shorthaul, high-frequency, point-to-point, low-fare service. Southwest operates over Boeing 737 aircraft in numerous cities. Southwest has the lowest operating cost structure in the domestic airline industry and consistently offers the lowest and simplest fares. Southwest also has one of the best overall Customer Service records.
Symbol Company Market cap
DAL Delta Air Lines Inc $38.1 B
RYAAY Ryanair Hldgs Plc $26.42 B
UAL United Continental Holdings $23.93 B
AAL American Airlines Gp $23.66 B
GOL Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. $11.94 B
ALK Alaska Air Group $11.04 B
JAPSY Japan Airlines $10.91 B
DLAKY Deutsche Lufthansa S $9.73 B
LFL Latam Airlines Group Sa $7.56 B
JBLU Jetblue Airways Cp $7.5 B

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