Zacks Research Weighs in on Azul’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:AZUL)

Azul S.A. (NYSE:AZUL) – Analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Azul in a research report issued on Monday, March 10th. Zacks Research analyst S. Goswami now expects that the company will earn ($0.25) per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate 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 topic of several other research reports. Raymond James reduced their price objective on shares of Azul from $6.00 to $5.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on shares of Azul from $3.10 to $2.70 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn cut shares of Azul from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $5.40.

Azul Trading Down 5.7 %

AZUL opened at $1.74 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $731.43 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.24 and a beta of 1.98. The company’s 50 day moving average is $2.03 and its 200 day moving average is $2.45. Azul has a 12-month low of $1.57 and a 12-month high of $8.73.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Azul

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AZUL. Trellis Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Azul in the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Creative Planning acquired a new stake in Azul in the 3rd quarter valued at $35,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership purchased a new position in Azul in the 4th quarter valued at $42,000. Two Sigma Securities LLC lifted its holdings in Azul by 44.6% in the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Securities LLC now owns 29,311 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 9,038 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Inspire Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Azul by 16.6% in the 4th quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC now owns 48,168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,000 after purchasing an additional 6,844 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 0.82% of the company’s stock.

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.