Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Outlook for Azul Earnings

Azul S.A. (NYSE:AZUL) – Research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Azul in a research note issued on Monday, March 10th. Zacks Research analyst S. Goswami now forecasts that the company will earn ($0.25) per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of ($0.26). The consensus estimate for Azul’s current full-year earnings is ($1.58) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Azul’s Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.40) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.10 EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.45) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.26) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.09) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.06 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.12 EPS.

AZUL has been the subject of several other research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on Azul from $3.10 to $2.70 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Raymond James dropped their price objective on Azul from $6.00 to $5.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn lowered shares of Azul from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $5.40.

Azul Price Performance

Shares of Azul stock opened at $1.84 on Thursday. Azul has a 1 year low of $1.57 and a 1 year high of $8.73. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $2.03 and a 200 day moving average price of $2.44. The company has a market capitalization of $773.58 million, a P/E ratio of -0.26 and a beta of 1.98.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Azul

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AZUL. Jane Street Group LLC grew its holdings in Azul by 58.9% in the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 203,190 shares of the company’s stock valued at $699,000 after buying an additional 75,291 shares during the period. Perpetual Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Azul by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Perpetual Ltd now owns 2,473,976 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,132,000 after acquiring an additional 119,023 shares during the period. Creative Planning acquired a new stake in shares of Azul in the third quarter worth approximately $35,000. Trellis Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Azul in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Inspire Advisors LLC increased its position in Azul by 16.6% during the fourth quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC now owns 48,168 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,000 after purchasing an additional 6,844 shares during the last quarter. 0.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Azul Company Profile

Azul SA, together with its subsidiaries, provides air transportation services in Brazil and internationally. As of December 31, 2023, the company operated approximately 1,000 daily departures to 160 destinations through a network of 300 non-stop routes with an operating fleet of 183 aircraft and a passenger contractual fleet of 189 aircraft.