Azul (AZUL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Azul S.A. is a Brazilian airline that provides passenger and cargo air transportation services. The company operates a broad domestic network within Brazil and also serves select international destinations in South America, North America, and Europe. Its business includes scheduled flights, charter services, and cargo operations, supported by a fleet designed to connect major urban centers as well as smaller regional markets.

Founded in 2008, Azul grew rapidly by focusing on underserved routes in Brazil and offering a wide range of travel options for leisure and business customers. The airline also operates loyalty and ancillary travel services that complement its core transportation business. Azul is headquartered in Barueri, São Paulo, and is led by its executive management team under the oversight of its board of directors.

As one of Brazil’s largest airlines, Azul has built its brand around network coverage, route flexibility, and customer service. The company continues to focus on strengthening connectivity across its service areas while maintaining a diversified aviation platform that includes passenger, cargo, and related travel services.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.35 to $8.56
• 50-Day Range: N/A
• 52-Week Range: $3.90 to $495.00
• Volume: 1,180 shs
• Average Volume: 105,093 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.54 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $20.00
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Azul Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Azul scored higher than 50% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 83rd out of 134 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Azul has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Azul has a consensus price target of $20.00, representing about 139.5% upside from its current price of $8.35.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Azul has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Azul is -2.35, 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 Azul is -2.35, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.01% of the outstanding shares of Azul have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Azul has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.22, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Azul has recently decreased by 25.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Azul does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Azul does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.00

News Sentiment

Azul has a news sentiment score of 1.00. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.79 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Azul this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Azul insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.00% of the stock of Azul is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.82% of the stock of Azul is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: Airlines
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AZUL
• CIK: 1432364
• Web: www.voeazul.com.br
• Phone: N/A
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Azul: $20.00
• High Price Target: $20.00
• Low Price Target: $20.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +139.5%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $21.72 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.07
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 184,279,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $1.54 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 1.88