HC Wainwright Issues Pessimistic Forecast for EVTL Earnings

Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (NYSE:EVTL) – Stock analysts at HC Wainwright decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Vertical Aerospace in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 12th. HC Wainwright analyst A. Dayal now expects that the company will earn ($0.40) per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of ($0.17). HC Wainwright currently has a “Buy” rating and a $12.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Vertical Aerospace’s current full-year earnings is ($3.95) per share. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for Vertical Aerospace’s Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.40) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.43) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.43) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($1.67) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($1.52) EPS, FY2027 earnings at ($1.47) EPS, FY2028 earnings at ($0.99) EPS and FY2029 earnings at ($0.86) EPS.

EVTL has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price objective on shares of Vertical Aerospace from $15.00 to $13.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Raymond James reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Vertical Aerospace in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Vertical Aerospace from $0.75 to $2.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group cut their target price on shares of Vertical Aerospace from $16.00 to $13.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $10.13.

Vertical Aerospace Price Performance

Shares of EVTL opened at $4.06 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $5.75 and a 200-day moving average of $15.21. Vertical Aerospace has a one year low of $3.16 and a one year high of $15.99.

Vertical Aerospace (NYSE:EVTL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, March 13th. The company reported ($46.25) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.74) by ($45.51).

Institutional Trading of Vertical Aerospace

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of EVTL. Mudrick Capital Management L.P. raised its position in shares of Vertical Aerospace by 11,735.9% in the 4th quarter. Mudrick Capital Management L.P. now owns 47,343,585 shares of the company’s stock valued at $595,582,000 after buying an additional 46,943,585 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new position in shares of Vertical Aerospace in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $630,000. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vertical Aerospace during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $300,000. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new stake in shares of Vertical Aerospace during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $264,000. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vertical Aerospace during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $237,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.17% of the company’s stock.

Vertical Aerospace Company Profile

Vertical Aerospace Ltd., an aerospace and technology company, engages in designing, manufacturing, and selling zero operating emission electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for use in the advanced air mobility in the United Kingdom. It offers VX4, an eVTOL aircraft. Vertical Aerospace Ltd.