VLRS

Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación
VLRS
Market cap $567M

4.93 USD

+0.17

3.57%

At close Jul 11, 4:00 PM EDT

1 day

3.57%

5 days

3.57%

1 month

5.79%

3 months

4.89%

6 months

-40.31%

Year to date

-33.38%

1 year

-23.33%

5 years

0.00%

10 years

-62.65%

About: Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion SAB de CV is a low-cost airline flying to Mexico, the United States, Central, and South America. It uses promotional fares to stimulate demand, and the base fares are priced to compete with long-distance bus fares in Mexico. Revenues from the air transportation of passengers are recognized earlier when the service is provided or when the non-refundable ticket expires on the date of the scheduled travel. Non-passenger revenues include revenues generated from other non-passenger services and cargo services. The Company has two geographic areas identified as domestic (Mexico) and international (United States of America, Central America, and South America).

Employees: 6,901

Industrials Airlines

0

Funds holding %

of 7,312 funds

0

Analysts bullish %

of 4 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

0.32% less ownership

Funds ownership: 4.36% [Q4 2024] → 4.04% (-0.32%) [Q1 2025]

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 92 [Q4 2024] → 86 (-6) [Q1 2025]

29% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 21

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q4 2024] → 2 (-1) [Q1 2025]

35% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $378M [Q4 2024] → $247M (-$132M) [Q1 2025]

38% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 32

99% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2K | Put options by funds: $228K

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Research analyst outlook

4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$4.50

9%

downside

Avg. target

$6.53

32%

upside

High target

$8.60

74%

upside

4 analyst ratings

3 positive

75%

1 neutral

25%

0 negative

0%

Goldman Sachs Bruno Amorim	74%upside $8.60	Buy Maintained	10 Jun 2025
UBS Alberto Valerio	22%upside $6	Buy Maintained	15 May 2025
JP Morgan Fernando Abdalla	42%upside $7	Overweight Maintained	6 May 2025
Barclays Pablo Monsivais	9%downside $4.50	Equal-Weight Downgraded	29 Apr 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 6 articles about VLRS published over the past 30 days

Volaris: Strong Buy While It's On Discount

Despite a 50% share price drop, I maintain Volaris as a Strong Buy due to its deep undervaluation and long-term growth prospects. Short-term headwinds include GTF engine issues extending to 2027, temporary demand weakness, and recent quarterly losses, but these are not permanent setbacks. Volaris' young, fuel-efficient fleet and significant stored capacity position it for strong revenue and earnings growth once operational constraints ease.

Volaris: Strong Buy While It's On Discount

Zacks Investment Research

Volaris Reports Decrease in Consolidated Load Factor for June

VLRS sees June traffic dip 1.4% despite a 0.6% capacity rise, pushing its load factor down to 83.9% from 85.6% last year.

Volaris Reports Decrease in Consolidated Load Factor for June

Volaris Reports June 2025 Traffic Results: Load Factor of 84%

MEXICO CITY, July 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR) (“Volaris” or “the Company”), the ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) serving Mexico, the United States, Central and South America, reports its June 2025 preliminary traffic results.

Volaris Reports June 2025 Traffic Results: Load Factor of 84%

CDB Aviation Delivers Three A320neo Aircraft to Volaris

MEXICO CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #CDBAviation--CDB Aviation announced the delivery of three Airbus A320neo aircraft to its long-standing customer, Volaris.

CDB Aviation Delivers Three A320neo Aircraft to Volaris

Zacks Investment Research

Here's Why Investors Should Give Volaris Stock a Miss Now

VLRS reels from peso depreciation, slumping fares and rising costs as weak liquidity adds to mounting financial strain.

Here's Why Investors Should Give Volaris Stock a Miss Now

4Site Acquired by Volaris Group

TORONTO, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Volaris Group today announced the acquisition of 4Site, a provider of an integrated EAM (Enterprise Asset Management) suite for asset-intensive businesses. 4Site delivers solutions across several industries, including mining, pulp & paper, and energy. The company will join AssetWorks Appraisal – Asset Management.

4Site Acquired by Volaris Group

Zacks Investment Research

Volaris Reports Decrease in Consolidated Load Factor for May

Volaris witnesses a lower May load factor as capacity outpaced demand, despite carrying 2.5 million passengers, up 4.2% year over year.

Volaris Reports Decrease in Consolidated Load Factor for May

Volaris Reports May 2025 Traffic Results: Load Factor of 82%

MEXICO CITY, June 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR) (“Volaris” or “the Company”), the ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) serving Mexico, the United States, Central and South America, reports its May 2025 preliminary traffic results.

Volaris Reports May 2025 Traffic Results: Load Factor of 82%

Zacks Investment Research

Volaris Reports Decrease in Consolidated Load Factor for April

The consolidated load factor at VLRS declines 3.1 percentage points year over year to 81.6% in April.

Volaris Reports Decrease in Consolidated Load Factor for April

Volaris Reports April 2025 Traffic Results: Load Factor of 82%

MEXICO CITY, May 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR) (“Volaris” or “the Company”), the ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) serving Mexico, the United States, Central and South America, reports its April 2025 preliminary traffic results.

Volaris Reports April 2025 Traffic Results: Load Factor of 82%

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