Zacks Research Forecasts Lower Earnings for JetBlue Airways

JetBlue Airways Co. (NASDAQ:JBLU - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of JetBlue Airways in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 11th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now anticipates that the transportation company will post earnings of ($0.60) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.34). The consensus estimate for JetBlue Airways' current full-year earnings is ($0.58) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for JetBlue Airways' Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.08) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.18) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.85) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.08) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.02 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.21 EPS.

JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The transportation company reported ($0.21) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.42) by $0.21. JetBlue Airways had a negative return on equity of 9.29% and a negative net margin of 8.57%. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted ($0.19) earnings per share.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on JBLU. StockNews.com upgraded JetBlue Airways to a "sell" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a "sell" rating and set a $5.50 price objective on shares of JetBlue Airways in a report on Friday, November 15th. Bank of America reaffirmed an "underperform" rating and set a $6.50 price objective on shares of JetBlue Airways in a report on Friday, January 17th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on JetBlue Airways from $5.50 to $5.00 and set a "sell" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on JetBlue Airways from $5.00 to $7.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, JetBlue Airways has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $6.51.

JetBlue Airways Price Performance

JBLU stock traded up $0.98 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $7.76. The company's stock had a trading volume of 33,796,328 shares, compared to its average volume of 24,200,709. JetBlue Airways has a 12 month low of $4.49 and a 12 month high of $8.31. The company has a quick ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.31 and a beta of 1.83. The company has a 50 day moving average of $7.25 and a two-hundred day moving average of $6.46.

Institutional Trading of JetBlue Airways

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. CIBC Asset Management Inc increased its stake in JetBlue Airways by 6.4% in the fourth quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 30,416 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $239,000 after purchasing an additional 1,823 shares during the period. Jeppson Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in JetBlue Airways by 15.7% in the third quarter. Jeppson Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,650 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $90,000 after purchasing an additional 1,850 shares during the period. Xponance Inc. grew its position in shares of JetBlue Airways by 10.2% during the 4th quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 22,613 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $178,000 after buying an additional 2,095 shares in the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC grew its position in shares of JetBlue Airways by 10.9% during the 4th quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 23,181 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $182,000 after buying an additional 2,284 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in shares of JetBlue Airways by 130.8% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 4,478 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 2,538 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.71% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at JetBlue Airways

In other JetBlue Airways news, Director Nik Mittal bought 100,000 shares of JetBlue Airways stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 4th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $6.14 per share, for a total transaction of $614,000.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 116,443 shares in the company, valued at approximately $714,960.02. This trade represents a 608.16 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 1.18% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.