HC Wainwright Expects Weaker Earnings for Vertical Aerospace

Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (NYSE:EVTL) – Equities researchers at HC Wainwright decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Vertical Aerospace in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, May 15th. HC Wainwright analyst A. Dayal now anticipates that the company will earn ($0.41) per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of ($0.40). HC Wainwright has a “Buy” rating and a $12.00 price objective 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 Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.44) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.44) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($1.36) EPS, FY2027 earnings at ($1.25) EPS, FY2028 earnings at ($1.00) EPS and FY2029 earnings at ($0.85) EPS.

Vertical Aerospace (NYSE:EVTL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 13th. The company reported $4.44 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.40) by $4.84.

EVTL has been the subject of a number of other research reports. D. Boral Capital began coverage on shares of Vertical Aerospace in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. They set a “buy” rating and a $15.00 price objective for the company. Canaccord Genuity Group cut their price objective on shares of Vertical Aerospace from $16.00 to $13.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $11.10.

Vertical Aerospace Stock Performance

Shares of Vertical Aerospace stock opened at $5.77 on Monday. Vertical Aerospace has a one year low of $2.76 and a one year high of $15.99. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $3.82 and a two-hundred day moving average of $5.75.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vertical Aerospace

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in EVTL. Mudrick Capital Management L.P. increased its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 46,943,585 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vertical Aerospace in the 4th quarter valued at about $237,000. Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new position in shares of Vertical Aerospace in the 4th quarter valued at about $630,000. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vertical Aerospace in the 4th quarter valued at about $300,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE purchased a new position in shares of Vertical Aerospace in the 4th quarter valued at about $264,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.