JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU) Trading Up 6.4% – Time to Buy?

Shares of JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU) traded up 6.4% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $5.20 and last traded at $5.0350. 10,489,398 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 48% from the average session volume of 20,337,164 shares. The stock had previously closed at $4.73.

JetBlue Airways News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting JetBlue Airways this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Slight revenue beat and available investor materials — JetBlue reported revenue of $2.24B versus consensus ~$2.22B and released its press release and slide deck that underline progress on operational initiatives. BusinessWire: Q4 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Management points to JetForward progress — CEO commentary emphasized improvements in reliability and customer metrics and framed 2025 as a step forward for the turnaround, which could support medium‑term recovery if execution continues. BusinessWire: CEO comments
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call transcripts and highlights are available for deeper read — analysts and investors can review the full call and slide presentation for detail on capacity plans, cost actions and Q1 guidance. MSN: Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: EPS missed and loss widened — JetBlue reported a Q4 loss of $0.49/sh vs. consensus −$0.45, wider than a year ago, signaling continued profitability pressure. Reuters: Quarterly loss exceeds forecasts
• Negative Sentiment: Muted demand for economy seats and softer revenue trends — Management cited weaker economy-class demand and YoY revenue decline (~1.4%); that weak demand is the main near-term drag on margin recovery. MSN: Muted demand
• Negative Sentiment: Market reacted with a sharp selloff after results — Coverage notes shares fell into the single‑digit downside (reports of ~5–8% intraday drops) as investors digested the miss and execution risk. Proactive: Shares slide on wider loss
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts flag a high‑risk turnaround and financial strain — Commentaries highlight negative margins, a negative ROE, elevated leverage and the execution risk of the JetForward plan, increasing downside if demand or costs deteriorate further. TipRanks: High-risk turnaround

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of JetBlue Airways from $3.50 to $4.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of JetBlue Airways from $4.10 to $4.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on shares of JetBlue Airways from $4.00 to $5.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of JetBlue Airways in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their target price on JetBlue Airways from $4.55 to $5.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Strong Sell” and an average price target of $4.93.

JetBlue Airways Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $1.85 billion, a P/E ratio of -3.81 and a beta of 1.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.42, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 0.82. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $4.80 and its 200 day moving average price is $4.75.

JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The transportation company reported ($0.49) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.45) by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $2.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.22 billion. JetBlue Airways had a negative net margin of 5.16% and a negative return on equity of 19.87%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 1.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned ($0.21) earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts expect that JetBlue Airways Corporation will post -0.69 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On JetBlue Airways

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in JBLU. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in JetBlue Airways by 1.7% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,745,777 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $32,770,000 after acquiring an additional 128,622 shares in the last quarter. Par Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in JetBlue Airways by 105.3% during the 2nd quarter. Par Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,487,425 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $23,212,000 after acquiring an additional 2,814,870 shares during the period. U S Global Investors Inc. boosted its holdings in JetBlue Airways by 25.2% in the second quarter. U S Global Investors Inc. now owns 5,021,419 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $21,241,000 after acquiring an additional 1,011,279 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in JetBlue Airways by 6.1% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 4,789,448 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $23,085,000 after purchasing an additional 274,892 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in JetBlue Airways by 10.1% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,513,312 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $19,091,000 after acquiring an additional 412,921 shares during the last quarter. 83.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About JetBlue Airways

JetBlue Airways Corporation is a low-cost scheduled passenger airline headquartered in Long Island City, New York. Since commencing service in 2000, the carrier has built a reputation for combining competitive fares with enhanced onboard amenities, including free in-flight entertainment, complimentary snacks and beverages, and onboard Wi-Fi. JetBlue operates a single fleet type of Airbus A320 family and Embraer 190 aircraft, which supports its focus on efficiency and operational consistency.

The airline’s core offerings include economy-class travel and a premium business-class product known as Mint, which features lie-flat seats, curated culinary options and elevated service on select transcontinental and international routes.