Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNCY) Receives Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Key Points

• Sun Country Airlines has received an average analyst rating of "Moderate Buy", with three analysts recommending a hold and six advising to buy the stock.
• Recent price target projections include JPMorgan raising it to $23.00, while Evercore ISI now has a target of $20.00, indicating positive outlooks for the company's stock performance.
• Insider trading reports show VP John Gyurci sold 5,000 shares worth approximately $65,900, reflecting a 16.61% reduction in his holdings.

Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNCY - Get Free Report) has been given an average rating of "Moderate Buy" by the nine brokerages that are covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $18.1250.

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on SNCY. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Sun Country Airlines in a report on Saturday, September 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Sun Country Airlines from $18.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, September 12th. Susquehanna increased their price objective on Sun Country Airlines from $11.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Sun Country Airlines from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their target price on Sun Country Airlines from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP John Gyurci sold 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.18, for a total transaction of $65,900.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 25,109 shares of the company's stock, valued at $330,936.62. This represents a 16.61% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 4.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Sun Country Airlines by 1,728.8% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,158 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 2,040 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Sun Country Airlines by 1,556.8% in the 2nd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,490 shares of the company's stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 4,219 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of Sun Country Airlines by 493.1% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,757 shares of the company's stock valued at $56,000 after buying an additional 3,955 shares in the last quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired a new stake in shares of Sun Country Airlines in the second quarter valued at about $59,000. Finally, Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. increased its stake in Sun Country Airlines by 40.4% during the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. now owns 5,224 shares of the company's stock worth $61,000 after buying an additional 1,504 shares in the last quarter.

Sun Country Airlines Trading Up 0.5%

SNCY stock opened at $11.90 on Monday. Sun Country Airlines has a 1-year low of $8.10 and a 1-year high of $18.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 0.63 and a quick ratio of 0.59. The company has a market capitalization of $634.51 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.23, a PEG ratio of 0.28 and a beta of 1.59. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $12.28 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $11.74.

Sun Country Airlines (NASDAQ:SNCY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.01. Sun Country Airlines had a return on equity of 10.53% and a net margin of 5.35%.The business had revenue of $263.62 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $256.04 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.06 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Sun Country Airlines has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Sun Country Airlines will post 1.92 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Sun Country Airlines

Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc, an air carrier company, operates scheduled passenger, air cargo, charter air transportation, and related services in the United States, Latin America, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Passenger and Cargo. The company also provides crew, maintenance, and insurance services through ad hoc, repeat, short-term, and long-term service contracts; and loyalty program rewards.

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