Zacks Research Cuts Earnings Estimates for JetBlue Airways

JetBlue Airways Co. (NASDAQ:JBLU) – Analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for JetBlue Airways in a report released on Tuesday, February 11th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now anticipates that the transportation company will earn ($0.60) per share 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.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Susquehanna dropped their price objective on shares of JetBlue Airways from $8.00 to $6.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “sell” rating and set a $5.50 price target on shares of JetBlue Airways in a research report on Friday, November 15th. StockNews.com raised shares of JetBlue Airways to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of JetBlue Airways from $5.00 to $7.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn lowered JetBlue Airways from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, JetBlue Airways currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $6.51.

JetBlue Airways Stock Up 1.1 %

JetBlue Airways stock opened at $6.68 on Friday. JetBlue Airways has a 52 week low of $4.49 and a 52 week high of $8.31. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $7.24 and its 200 day moving average price is $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 released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 28th. The transportation company reported ($0.21) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.42) by $0.21. JetBlue Airways had a negative return on equity of 9.29% and a negative net margin of 8.57%. During the same quarter last year, the company posted ($0.19) earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On JetBlue Airways

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in JetBlue Airways by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 32,410,772 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $254,749,000 after acquiring an additional 121,267 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its holdings 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 worth $130,470,000 after purchasing an additional 16,486,326 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in shares of JetBlue Airways by 8.4% in the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 8,771,993 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $68,948,000 after purchasing an additional 678,891 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in JetBlue Airways by 18.8% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,725,671 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $52,864,000 after buying an additional 1,063,929 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position 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 purchasing an additional 2,584,350 shares during the last quarter. 83.71% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Nik Mittal acquired 100,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 4th. The shares were bought at an average price of $6.14 per share, for a total transaction of $614,000.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 116,443 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $714,960.02. This trade represents a 608.16 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.18% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.