Q2 EPS Estimates for JetBlue Airways Cut by Zacks Research

JetBlue Airways Co. (NASDAQ:JBLU) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of JetBlue Airways in a report released on Monday, May 12th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now expects that the transportation company will post earnings per share of ($0.32) for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.01. The consensus estimate for JetBlue Airways’ current full-year earnings is ($0.69) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for JetBlue Airways’ Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.16) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.27) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($1.34) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.21) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.02) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.05) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.07) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($0.36) EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.08 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.38 EPS.

JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The transportation company reported ($0.59) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.61) by $0.02. JetBlue Airways had a negative return on equity of 9.31% and a negative net margin of 8.57%. The company had revenue of $2.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.17 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted ($0.43) earnings per share. JetBlue Airways’s revenue was down 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Raymond James upgraded shares of JetBlue Airways from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $5.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday, April 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded JetBlue Airways from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $9.00 to $7.00 in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Seaport Res Ptn lowered JetBlue Airways from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Susquehanna lowered their target price on JetBlue Airways from $6.00 to $4.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 7th. Finally, Bank of America dropped their target price on JetBlue Airways from $5.25 to $4.25 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $5.16.

JetBlue Airways Price Performance

JBLU opened at $5.03 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $4.59 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $6.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.08, a quick ratio of 1.18 and a current ratio of 1.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.78 billion, a P/E ratio of -2.15 and a beta of 1.79. JetBlue Airways has a 52-week low of $3.34 and a 52-week high of $8.31.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On JetBlue Airways

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of JBLU. Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new position in shares of JetBlue Airways during the 4th quarter valued at $787,000. FMR LLC lifted its position in shares of JetBlue Airways by 14,595.7% in the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 16,599,279 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $130,470,000 after acquiring an additional 16,486,326 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of JetBlue Airways in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,796,000. Intech Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of JetBlue Airways by 71.7% in the fourth quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 119,072 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $936,000 after acquiring an additional 49,712 shares during the period. Finally, New Age Alpha Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of JetBlue Airways during the fourth quarter worth about $432,000. 83.71% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other JetBlue Airways news, CFO Ursula L. Hurley sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $7.50, for a total transaction of $112,500.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 41,833 shares in the company, valued at approximately $313,747.50. This trade represents a 26.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible 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.