Seaport Res Ptn Forecasts Azul’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:AZUL)

Azul S.A. (NYSE:AZUL) – Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Azul in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 26th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Mckenzie anticipates that the company will earn ($0.03) per share for the quarter. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Azul’s current full-year earnings is ($1.58) per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Azul’s Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.24) EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.42 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Raymond James cut their price target on shares of Azul from $6.00 to $5.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on shares of Azul from $3.10 to $2.70 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $5.40.

Azul Stock Performance

Shares of AZUL opened at $1.84 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $773.58 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.26 and a beta of 1.99. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $2.00 and its 200 day simple moving average is $2.61. Azul has a 1 year low of $1.57 and a 1 year high of $8.73.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Creative Planning acquired a new stake in shares of Azul in the third quarter worth $35,000. Ground Swell Capital LLC bought a new stake in Azul in the 3rd quarter valued at $44,000. Centiva Capital LP increased its holdings in Azul by 205.3% in the 3rd quarter. Centiva Capital LP now owns 201,290 shares of the company’s stock valued at $692,000 after buying an additional 135,365 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Azul by 58.9% in the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 203,190 shares of the company’s stock worth $699,000 after purchasing an additional 75,291 shares during the last quarter. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Azul in the 3rd quarter worth about $614,000. 0.82% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.