Zacks Research Lifts Earnings Estimates for JetBlue Airways

JetBlue Airways Co. (NASDAQ:JBLU - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for JetBlue Airways in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 2nd. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now expects that the transportation company will post earnings per share of ($0.58) for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of ($0.60). The consensus estimate for JetBlue Airways' current full-year earnings is ($0.69) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for JetBlue Airways' Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.15) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.81) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.07) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.03 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.25 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently issued reports on JBLU. Susquehanna lowered their price objective on shares of JetBlue Airways from $6.00 to $4.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Citigroup cut their price target on shares of JetBlue Airways from $7.15 to $4.25 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. UBS Group decreased their price objective on JetBlue Airways from $5.00 to $3.00 and set a "sell" rating for the company in a report on Monday. Raymond James upgraded JetBlue Airways from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $5.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded JetBlue Airways from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and decreased their price target for the company from $9.00 to $7.00 in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $5.17.

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JetBlue Airways Stock Up 0.5 %

NASDAQ JBLU traded up $0.02 during trading on Monday, hitting $3.71. The stock had a trading volume of 22,581,028 shares, compared to its average volume of 18,310,614. JetBlue Airways has a 12 month low of $3.47 and a 12 month high of $8.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.08, a quick ratio of 1.18 and a current ratio of 1.10. The company's 50-day moving average price is $5.71 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $6.50. The company has a market capitalization of $1.31 billion, a PE ratio of -1.59 and a beta of 1.69.

JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The transportation company reported ($0.21) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.42) by $0.21. JetBlue Airways had a negative return on equity of 9.31% and a negative net margin of 8.57%. During the same period last year, the business earned ($0.19) EPS.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other JetBlue Airways news, CFO Ursula L. Hurley sold 15,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $7.50, for a total value of $112,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 41,833 shares in the company, valued at $313,747.50. The trade was a 26.39 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Nik Mittal acquired 100,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $6.14 per share, for a total transaction of $614,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 116,443 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $714,960.02. This trade represents a 608.16 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 1.18% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On JetBlue Airways

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in JetBlue Airways by 164.9% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 22,124 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $107,000 after purchasing an additional 13,771 shares during the last quarter. Forum Financial Management LP bought a new position in JetBlue Airways during the 4th quarter worth $111,000. Neo Ivy Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of JetBlue Airways during the fourth quarter worth $2,130,000. Vise Technologies Inc. bought a new stake in shares of JetBlue Airways in the fourth quarter valued at about $89,000. Finally, PharVision Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of JetBlue Airways in the fourth quarter valued at about $94,000. Institutional investors own 83.71% of the company's stock.

JetBlue Airways Company Profile

JetBlue Airways Corporation provides air transportation services. The company operates a fleet of Airbus A321, Airbus A220, Airbus A321neo, Airbus A320 Restyled, Airbus A320, Airbus A321 with Mint, Airbus A321neo with Mint, Airbus A321neoLR with Mint, and Embraer E190 aircraft. It also serves 100 destinations across the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America, Canada, and Europe.