HC Wainwright Issues Positive Estimate for EVTL Earnings

Key Points

• HC Wainwright raised its Q3 2025 earnings per share forecast for Vertical Aerospace from ($0.44) to ($0.12), maintaining a "Buy" rating with a price target of $15.00.
• Vertical Aerospace reported Q2 earnings of ($2.35) per share, significantly missing the consensus estimate of ($0.43) by ($1.92).
• Institutional investors currently hold 81.17% of Vertical Aerospace's stock, indicating strong interest and confidence in the company.

Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (NYSE:EVTL - Free Report) - Research analysts at HC Wainwright lifted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Vertical Aerospace in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 6th. HC Wainwright analyst A. Dayal now forecasts that the company will post earnings of ($0.12) per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of ($0.44). HC Wainwright has a "Buy" rating and a $15.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Vertical Aerospace's current full-year earnings is ($3.95) per share. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for Vertical Aerospace's Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.12) EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.90 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $0.71 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $0.59 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $0.61 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. D. Boral Capital reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $15.00 price target on shares of Vertical Aerospace in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Vertical Aerospace from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Saturday. Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their price target on shares of Vertical Aerospace from $13.50 to $11.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC initiated coverage on shares of Vertical Aerospace in a report on Thursday, July 17th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $9.00 price target for the company. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $10.83.

Vertical Aerospace Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of EVTL stock traded up $0.04 on Friday, hitting $5.33. The stock had a trading volume of 1,207,531 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,357,655. Vertical Aerospace has a twelve month low of $2.76 and a twelve month high of $15.99. The firm has a market cap of $515.30 million, a P/E ratio of -0.11 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $5.94 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $4.89.

Vertical Aerospace (NYSE:EVTL - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported ($2.35) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.43) by ($1.92).

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vertical Aerospace

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Inherent Management Corp. acquired a new position in Vertical Aerospace in the 1st quarter worth $1,109,000. Rathbones Group PLC acquired a new position in Vertical Aerospace in the 2nd quarter worth $356,000. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new position in Vertical Aerospace in the 4th quarter worth $630,000. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in Vertical Aerospace in the 1st quarter worth $131,000. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. acquired a new position in Vertical Aerospace in the 1st quarter worth $102,000. 81.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vertical Aerospace Company Profile

Vertical Aerospace Ltd., an aerospace and technology company, engages in designing, manufacturing, and selling zero operating emission electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for use in the advanced air mobility in the United Kingdom. It offers VX4, an eVTOL aircraft. Vertical Aerospace Ltd.