Zacks Research Issues Negative Forecast for Azul Earnings

Azul S.A. (NYSE:AZUL) – Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Azul in a research note issued to investors on Monday, March 10th. Zacks Research analyst S. Goswami now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.10 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.15. The consensus estimate for Azul’s current full-year earnings is ($1.58) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Azul’s FY2027 earnings at $0.42 EPS.

AZUL has been the topic of a number of other research reports. 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 report on Tuesday, February 4th. Seaport Res Ptn downgraded shares of Azul from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, 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 report on Thursday, January 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $5.40.

Azul Stock Performance

NYSE:AZUL opened at $1.74 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $731.43 million, a P/E ratio of -0.24 and a beta of 1.98. Azul has a fifty-two week low of $1.57 and a fifty-two week high of $8.73. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $2.03 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $2.45.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Azul

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Creative Planning purchased a new position in Azul during the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Trellis Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Azul during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership purchased a new position in Azul during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Two Sigma Securities LLC lifted its holdings in Azul by 44.6% during the fourth 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 raised its position in shares of Azul by 16.6% during the fourth quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC now owns 48,168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,000 after buying an additional 6,844 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.