Why These 5 Stocks Are on the Move on Friday

3. Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) is up around 3.4% due to the Merck news, which has helped airline stocks. Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) has also likely increased due to an analyst upgrade from JPMorgan’s Jamie Baker who upgraded the stock to ‘Overweight’ from ‘Neutral’. Of the around 873 elite funds in our database, 49 were long Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) at the end of the second quarter.