Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación
VLRS
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
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
32.03% more ownership
Funds ownership: 4.05% [Q1] → 36.08% (+32.03%) [Q2]
21% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 14
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q1] → 2 (+0) [Q2]
19% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $247M [Q1] → $200M (-$47M) [Q2]
32% less funds holding
Funds holding: 87 [Q1] → 59 (-28) [Q2]
65% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 40
90% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1K | Put options by funds: $10K
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
3 analyst ratings
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Citigroup
Stephen Trent
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$7
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Neutral
Downgraded
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22 Aug 2025 |
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UBS
Alberto Valerio
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$8
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Buy
Maintained
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31 Jul 2025 |
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Barclays
Pablo Monsivais
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$5.5
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Equal-Weight
Maintained
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24 Jul 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 3 articles about VLRS published over the past 30 days
