JetBlue Airways Q2 EPS Forecast Increased by Zacks Research

JetBlue Airways Co. (NASDAQ:JBLU) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 earnings 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 of $0.01 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of ($0.01). The consensus estimate for JetBlue Airways’ current full-year earnings is ($0.58) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for JetBlue Airways’ Q3 2026 earnings at $0.09 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.66 EPS.

JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The transportation company reported ($0.21) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 business earned ($0.19) EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of JetBlue Airways from $5.50 to $5.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of JetBlue Airways from $5.00 to $7.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Seaport Res Ptn cut shares of JetBlue Airways from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Susquehanna lowered their price objective on JetBlue Airways from $8.00 to $6.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, Bank of America reaffirmed an “underperform” rating and set a $6.50 target price 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 assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $6.51.

JetBlue Airways Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ JBLU opened at $6.61 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $7.24 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $6.45. JetBlue Airways has a fifty-two week low of $4.49 and a fifty-two week high of $8.31. The firm has a market cap of $2.29 billion, a PE ratio of -2.82 and a beta of 1.83. The company has a quick ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.98.

Insider Transactions at JetBlue Airways

In other news, Director Nik Mittal purchased 100,000 shares of JetBlue Airways stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was bought at an average price of $6.14 per share, with a total value of $614,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 116,443 shares in the company, valued at $714,960.02. The trade was a 608.16 % increase 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.

Institutional Trading of JetBlue Airways

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of JBLU. Maverick Capital Ltd. grew its position in JetBlue Airways by 136.1% in the 3rd quarter. Maverick Capital Ltd. now owns 245,657 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,612,000 after purchasing an additional 141,605 shares during the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP boosted its position in shares of JetBlue Airways by 56.7% during the third quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 922,925 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $6,054,000 after buying an additional 334,032 shares during the period. Jade Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in JetBlue Airways by 800.0% in the 3rd quarter. Jade Capital Advisors LLC now owns 450,000 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $2,952,000 after buying an additional 400,000 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC increased its position in JetBlue Airways by 8.3% in the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 1,396,530 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $10,977,000 after acquiring an additional 107,293 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in JetBlue Airways by 13.3% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,661,742 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $37,141,000 after acquiring an additional 663,865 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.71% 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.