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

Azul S.A. (NYSE:AZUL) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Azul in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 26th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Mckenzie expects that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.03) for the quarter. Seaport Res Ptn currently 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 research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Raymond James dropped 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 dropped their price target on shares of Azul from $3.10 to $2.70 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $5.40.

Azul Price Performance

Shares of NYSE AZUL opened at $1.88 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $2.00 and its 200-day simple moving average is $2.60. Azul has a 12 month low of $1.57 and a 12 month high of $8.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $790.44 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.26 and a beta of 1.99.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Azul

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Inspire Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Azul by 16.6% during the 4th 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. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its stake in Azul by 16.3% during the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 63,338 shares of the company’s stock worth $106,000 after purchasing an additional 8,899 shares during the last quarter. Two Sigma Securities LLC raised its holdings in shares of Azul by 44.6% during the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Securities LLC now owns 29,311 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 9,038 shares during the period. Creative Planning purchased a new position in shares of Azul during the 3rd quarter worth $35,000. Finally, Ground Swell Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Azul during the 3rd quarter worth $44,000. 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.