Zacks Research Predicts Reduced Earnings for JetBlue Airways

JetBlue Airways Co. (NASDAQ:JBLU) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of JetBlue Airways in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 11th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now anticipates that the transportation company will post earnings per share of ($0.60) for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.34). The consensus estimate for JetBlue Airways’ current full-year earnings is ($0.58) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for JetBlue Airways’ Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.08) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.18) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.85) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.08) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.02 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.21 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on JBLU. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of JetBlue Airways from $5.50 to $5.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Citigroup raised their price target on JetBlue Airways from $6.85 to $7.60 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. StockNews.com raised JetBlue Airways to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “sell” rating and set a $5.50 target price on shares of JetBlue Airways in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, Bank of America restated an “underperform” rating and issued a $6.50 price target on shares of JetBlue Airways in a report on Friday, January 17th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $6.51.

JetBlue Airways Stock Up 1.1 %

JBLU stock opened at $6.68 on Friday. JetBlue Airways has a 12 month low of $4.49 and a 12 month high of $8.31. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $7.24 and a 200 day moving average price of $6.45. The company has a quick ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.98.

JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The transportation company reported ($0.21) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.42) by $0.21. JetBlue Airways had a negative net margin of 8.57% and a negative return on equity of 9.29%. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted ($0.19) earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Bogart Wealth LLC grew its stake in JetBlue Airways by 1,951.2% in the third quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 4,205 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 4,000 shares during the last quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in JetBlue Airways in the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in JetBlue Airways by 130.8% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 4,478 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 2,538 shares in the last quarter. C2P Capital Advisory Group LLC d.b.a. Prosperity Capital Advisors purchased a new stake in JetBlue Airways in the fourth quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in JetBlue Airways in the fourth quarter worth about $58,000. 83.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at JetBlue Airways

In related news, Director Nik Mittal bought 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was bought at an average price of $6.14 per share, for a total transaction of $614,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now directly owns 116,443 shares in the company, valued at approximately $714,960.02. This represents a 608.16 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 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.