JetBlue Airways Q2 EPS Estimate Reduced by Seaport Res Ptn

JetBlue Airways Co. (NASDAQ:JBLU - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of JetBlue Airways in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 29th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Mckenzie now forecasts that the transportation company will earn ($0.30) per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of ($0.25). Seaport Res Ptn currently has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for JetBlue Airways' current full-year earnings is ($0.69) per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for JetBlue Airways' Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.25) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.35) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($1.50) EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.35 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Susquehanna decreased their price target on shares of JetBlue Airways from $6.00 to $4.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut shares of JetBlue Airways from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and decreased their target price for the company from $9.00 to $7.00 in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of JetBlue Airways from $5.00 to $3.00 and set a "sell" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 7th. Barclays reduced their price target on JetBlue Airways from $7.00 to $4.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on JetBlue Airways from $4.25 to $5.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, JetBlue Airways presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $5.16.

JetBlue Airways Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ JBLU traded up $0.05 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $4.45. 9,575,729 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 19,259,414. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $4.77 and a 200 day moving average of $6.16. JetBlue Airways has a 1 year low of $3.34 and a 1 year high of $8.31. The company has a quick ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.08. The stock has a market cap of $1.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.90 and a beta of 1.79.

JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The transportation company reported ($0.59) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.61) by $0.02. JetBlue Airways had a negative return on equity of 9.31% and a negative net margin of 8.57%. The company had revenue of $2.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.17 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned ($0.43) earnings per share. JetBlue Airways's revenue was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On JetBlue Airways

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of JetBlue Airways by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 32,410,772 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $254,749,000 after purchasing an additional 121,267 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its stake in shares of JetBlue Airways by 14,595.7% during the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 16,599,279 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $130,470,000 after buying an additional 16,486,326 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of JetBlue Airways by 8.4% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 8,771,993 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $68,948,000 after buying an additional 678,891 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of JetBlue Airways by 18.8% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,725,671 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $52,864,000 after buying an additional 1,063,929 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in JetBlue Airways by 88.2% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,513,751 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $36,170,000 after acquiring an additional 2,584,350 shares during the period. 83.71% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at JetBlue Airways

In related news, CFO Ursula L. Hurley sold 15,000 shares of JetBlue Airways stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $7.50, for a total transaction of $112,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 41,833 shares of the company's stock, 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 SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.18% 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.