Southwest Airlines rises after quarterly earnings beat

Southwest Airlines

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** Shares of Southwest Airlines LUV.N up 1.5% at $40.50 in extended trading
** LUV reports Q3 adjusted earnings above estimates led by higher fares and additional fees
** Q3 adj. per share profit of 66 cents beats Wall Street expectations of 58 cents, according to data compiled by LSEG
** Company cuts full-year adj. profit forecast to $2.60 to $2.85 per share from prior range of $3.25 to $4.25 per share
** Median PT of 26 brokerages covering LUV is $50, as per  LSEG data
** Stock down about 4% YTD, as of last close

 (Reporting by Anshuman Tripathy)
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