JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU) & Azul (NYSE:AZUL) Critical Comparison

JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU) and Azul (NYSE:AZUL) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares JetBlue Airways and Azul’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JetBlue Airways	-9.32%	-45.92%	-5.41%
Azul	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares JetBlue Airways and Azul”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JetBlue Airways	$9.06 billion	0.20	-$602.00 million	($2.39)	-2.05
Azul	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Azul has lower revenue, but higher earnings than JetBlue Airways.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for JetBlue Airways and Azul, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JetBlue Airways	6	5	0	1	1.67
Azul	2	0	1	0	1.67

JetBlue Airways presently has a consensus price target of $5.40, suggesting a potential upside of 10.31%. Azul has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 163.16%. Given Azul’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Azul is more favorable than JetBlue Airways.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

83.7% of JetBlue Airways shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.8% of Azul shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of JetBlue Airways shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Azul shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Azul beats JetBlue Airways on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About JetBlue Airways

JetBlue Airways Corporation provides air transportation services. The company operates a fleet of Airbus A321, Airbus A220, Airbus A321neo, Airbus A320 Restyled, Airbus A320, Airbus A321 with Mint, Airbus A321neo with Mint, Airbus A321neoLR with Mint, and Embraer E190 aircraft. It also serves 100 destinations across the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America, Canada, and Europe. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Long Island City, New York.

About Azul

AZUL S.A. is an airline company. AZUL S.A. is based in S?O PAULO.