Investors hope JetBlue Airways
What analysts say:
- Buy, sell, or hold?: Analysts are bullish on JetBlue Airways as five analysts rate it as a buy and only two analysts rate it as a sell. Analysts don't like JetBlue Airways as much as competitor US Airways Group overall. JetBlue Airways' rating hasn't changed over the past three months.
- Revenue Forecasts: On average, analysts predict $1.19 billion in revenue this quarter. That would represent a rise of 17.8% from the year-ago quarter.
- Wall Street Earnings Expectations: The average analyst estimate is earnings of $0.07 per share. Estimates range from $0.01 to $0.10.
What our community says:
The majority of CAPS All-Stars see JetBlue as a good bet, with 81.3% granting it an "outperform" rating. The greater community is in line with the All-Stars, as 82.1% give it a rating of "outperform." JetBlue Airways' bearish CAPS rating of two out of five stars falls short of the Fool community sentiment.
Management:
JetBlue Airways' income has fallen year-over-year by an average of 75.4% over the past five quarters. The company's gross margin shrank by 2.9 percentage points in the last quarter. Revenue rose 21.9% while cost of sales rose 27.9% to $706 million from a year earlier.
Now, a look at how efficient management has been at running the business. Margins illustrate how efficiently a company captures portions of sales dollars. JetBlue Airways has seen slipping gross margins year-over-year for the last four quarters. Gross margins reflect the total sales revenue retained after costs. Here is how JetBlue Airways has been doing for the last four quarters:
| Quarter | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Gross Margin | 38.4% | 37.7% | 37.4% | 37.6% |
| Operating Margin | 7.2% | 9.0% | 7.5% | 4.4% |
| Net Margin | 2.0% | 2.9% | 2.2% | 0.3% |
