Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:VLRS - Get Free Report) has earned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the nine brokerages that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $8.0556.
Several brokerages have weighed in on VLRS. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion from $6.00 to $7.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Wall Street Zen raised Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, September 20th. Citigroup cut Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $7.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Friday, August 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion from $9.60 to $8.60 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, June 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion from $7.00 to $8.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, September 19th.
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Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion Price Performance
Shares of NYSE VLRS opened at $6.82 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $794.75 million, a PE ratio of -25.24 and a beta of 2.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.73, a current ratio of 0.69 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $6.05 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $5.14. Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion has a fifty-two week low of $3.49 and a fifty-two week high of $9.00.
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion (NYSE:VLRS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 21st. The transportation company reported ($0.54) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.75) by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $693.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $664.01 million. Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion had a negative return on equity of 9.89% and a negative net margin of 1.03%.During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.09 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion will post 1.21 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion
Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Acadian Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion by 5.9% during the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 1,268,133 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $6,610,000 after buying an additional 71,163 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion by 322.5% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,280,268 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $6,683,000 after buying an additional 977,249 shares in the last quarter. Moneda S.A. Administradora General de Fondos raised its holdings in shares of Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion by 5.3% during the 1st quarter. Moneda S.A. Administradora General de Fondos now owns 294,457 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $1,537,000 after buying an additional 14,725 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion by 4.1% during the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 273,847 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $1,429,000 after buying an additional 10,706 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ancient Art L.P. grew its position in Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion by 22.2% during the 1st quarter. Ancient Art L.P. now owns 1,816,225 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $9,481,000 after acquiring an additional 329,496 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 53.32% of the company's stock.
About Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion
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Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, SAB. de C.V., through its subsidiary, Concesionaria Vuela Compañía de Aviación, SAP.I. de C.V., provides air transportation services for passengers, cargo, and mail in Mexico and internationally. The company operates approximately 590 daily flights on routes connecting 43 cities in Mexico, 22 cities in the United States, 4 cities in Central America, and 2 cities in South America.
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