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Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion (VLRS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$6.40 +0.20 (+3.23%)
Closing price 10/30/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$6.40 +0.00 (+0.08%)
As of 10/30/2026 07:30 PM Eastern
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About Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion Stock (NYSE:VLRS)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$6.04
▼
$6.42
50-Day Range
$5.57
▼
$7.14
52-Week Range
$5.45
▼
$10.80
Volume
736,662 shs
Average Volume
846,201 shs
Market Capitalization
$746.24 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$9.40
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V., operating under the Volaris brand, is a Mexican ultra-low-cost airline. The company provides scheduled passenger air transportation, along with ancillary services such as baggage, seat selection and other travel-related offerings.

Volaris began operations in 2006 and serves a broad network of destinations in Mexico, the United States, and Central America. Its business model emphasizes affordable base fares, high aircraft utilization and the separate sale of optional services.

Controladora Vuela is headquartered in Mexico City and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol VLRS. Enrique Beltranena, who helped establish Volaris, has served as the company's chief executive officer.

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Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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66th Percentile Overall Score

VLRS MarketRank™: 
3.306377983565 of 5 stars

Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 371st out of 661 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion has a consensus price target of $9.40, representing about 46.9% upside from its current price of $6.40.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($2.45) to ($0.54) per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion is -3.33, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion is -3.33, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion has a P/B Ratio of 17.78. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.76% of the float of Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.14, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion has recently decreased by 5.10%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion has a news sentiment score of 0.07. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    2.51% of the stock of Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    53.32% of the stock of Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion's insider trading history.
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VLRS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion's stock was trading at $8.87 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, VLRS shares have decreased by 27.8% and is now trading at $6.40.

Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:VLRS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October, 26th. The transportation company reported ($0.23) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.04) by $0.19. The transportation company had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $982.29 million. Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 151.52% and a negative net margin of 6.20%.
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Top institutional shareholders of Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion include Farther Finance Advisors LLC (0.04%), Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.03%) and State of Wyoming (0.01%).
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Shares of VLRS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Micron Technology (MU), Broadcom (AVGO), Baidu (BIDU) and American Airlines Group (AAL).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
10/26/2026
Today
11/01/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Passenger Airlines
Sub-Industry
Passenger Airlines
Current Symbol
NYSE:VLRS
CIK
1520504
Fax
N/A
Employees
7,098
Year Founded
2005

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$11.20
Low Price Target
$7.40
Potential Upside/Downside
+46.9%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
9 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($1.92)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$103.87 million
Net Margins
-6.20%
Pretax Margin
-7.87%
Return on Equity
-151.52%
Return on Assets
-3.83%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
10.31
Current Ratio
0.67
Quick Ratio
0.64

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.04 billion
Price / Sales
0.25
Cash Flow
$4.74 per share
Price / Cash Flow
1.35
Book Value
$0.36 per share
Price / Book
17.78

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
116,600,000
Free Float
113,671,000
Market Cap
$746.24 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.81

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This page (NYSE:VLRS) was last updated on 10/30/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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