VLRS

Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V.

OTC · Air Transportation, Scheduled · CIK 0001520504
$8.04 +5.10% $934.2M
5 New Institutional Positions
Vol
Market Cap$934.2M
Cap SizeSmall Cap
Analyst ConsensusBuy (55%)
Inst. Holders27 funds
Inst. Value$63.4M
Inst. Activity5 buys / 2 sells
Insider Activity0B / 3S
Insider Net $-$1.1M
SEC Reports1
Exchange OTC·Sector Air Transportation, Scheduled·CIK 0001520504·Prev Close $7.65

Recent Activity

May 28, 2026 Insider
Donovan William Dean sold 50,000 shares
Director @ $7.67 ($383.5K)
May 27, 2026 Insider
Donovan William Dean sold 50,000 shares
Director @ $7.54 ($377.0K)
May 12, 2026 Insider
Donovan William Dean sold 50,000 shares
Director @ $7.33 ($366.5K)
May 7, 2026 short_interest
FTD: VLRS — 89,958 shares ($0.7M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260507, Price: $7.85, FTD Value: $706,170.3, CONTROLADORA VUELA COMPANIA DE
Apr 27, 2026 SEC
Volaris reported Q1 2026 EPS of $0.00, beating the consensus estimate of -$0.69 by 100%, driven by operational improveme
PRESS-RELEASE — Impact 6/10
Inst.
MORGAN STANLEY — DOUBLED
1,525,557 shares ($11.0M)
Inst.
BANK OF AMERICA CORP — ADD
588,981 shares ($4.3M)

Price Targets

$8.88 +10.4% upside Buy
Current $8.04 Low $7.20 Median $8.80 High $12.00 12 analysts
$7.20 $12.00

Analyst Ratings

Hold55% buy · 11 analysts
2Strong Buy
4Buy
5Hold
0Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
Jun 12, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Neutral → Neutral
May 7, 2026 Itau BBA DOWNGRADE Market Perform → Underperform
Apr 30, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Overweight → Overweight
Apr 17, 2026 Evercore ISI Group MAINTAIN Outperform → Outperform
Mar 24, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Overweight → Overweight

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $-1.48 ▼ -13.6% $-1.66 — $-1.19 -169% YoY 3
Next Q $-0.25 ▲ +7.9% $-0.89 — $0.26 -608% YoY 3
Current FY $-1.79 ▼ -7.2% $-3.33 — $-0.25 -97% YoY 9
Next FY $-0.08 ▲ +52.8% $-1.79 — $0.90 96% YoY 9

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP$33.9MDOUBLED
MORGAN STANLEY$11.0MDOUBLED
BANK OF AMERICA CORP$4.3MADD
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC$3.4M
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP$2.0M

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
May 28, 2026Donovan WilliamSELL$383.5K
May 27, 2026Donovan WilliamSELL$377.0K
May 12, 2026Donovan WilliamSELL$366.5K
Apr 28, 2026Beltranena MejicanoM$0.00
Apr 28, 2026Palomo DenekeM$0.00
27 institutional holders with $63.4M total value (8,827,149 shares) as of 2026-Q1. Top holders: WELLINGTON, MORGAN, BANK. Net buying activity: 5 institutions added/increased vs 2 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2026-Q1

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP4,688,306$33.9M53.6%DOUBLED +720.7%
2MORGAN STANLEY1,525,557$11.0M17.4%DOUBLED +263.4%
3BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/588,981$4.3M6.7%ADD +55.4%
4GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC473,584$3.4M5.4%
5DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP276,284$2.0M3.2%
6ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP230,654$1.7M2.6%NEAR_EXIT -84.7%
7ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC210,259$1.5M2.4%ADD +53.7%
8BARCLAYS PLC174,494$1.3M2.0%
9M&T BANK CORP132,780$961.3K1.5%DOUBLED +3440.8%
10STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP122,391$886.1K1.4%DOUBLED +148.2%
11STATE STREET CORP64,131$464.3K0.7%
12Atria Investments, Inc43,110$312.1K0.5%
13Cresset Asset Management, LLC41,504$300.5K0.5%TRIM -50.0%
14CITADEL ADVISORS LLC34,003$246.2K0.4%NEAR_EXIT -76.2%
15HB Wealth Management, LLC33,018$239.1K0.4%TRIM -51.7%
16PEAK6 LLC31,800$230.2K0.4%
17CWM, LLC25,691$186.0K0.3%
18MARSHALL WACE, LLP23,518$170.3K0.3%NEAR_EXIT -80.6%
19CITADEL ADVISORS LLC10,600$76.7K0.1%NEAR_EXIT -76.2%
20ROYAL BANK OF CANADA7,755$56.0K0.1%NEAR_EXIT -95.3%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
MORGAN STANLEYDOUBLED419,7931,525,557+263.4%$11.0M2026-Q1
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ADD379,003588,981+55.4%$4.3M2026-Q1
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPNEAR_EXIT1,510,118230,654-84.7%$1.7M2026-Q1
M&T BANK CORPDOUBLED3,750132,780+3440.8%$961.3K2026-Q1
STIFEL FINANCIAL CORPDOUBLED49,319122,391+148.2%$886.1K2026-Q1
MARSHALL WACE, LLPNEAR_EXIT121,19323,518-80.6%$170.3K2026-Q1
HRT FINANCIAL LPDOUBLED19,02673,630+287.0%$533.002026-Q1
MORGAN STANLEYADD315,193419,793+33.2%$3.7M2025-Q4
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ADD261,982379,003+44.7%$3.4M2025-Q4
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.DOUBLED15,226210,474+1282.3%$1.9M2025-Q4
MARSHALL WACE, LLPDOUBLED23,518121,193+415.3%$1.1M2025-Q4
HB Wealth Management, LLCTRIM68,31333,018-51.7%$293.2K2025-Q4
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPADD1,155,2721,720,522+48.9%$12.4M2025-Q3
MORGAN STANLEYDOUBLED88,555315,193+255.9%$2.3M2025-Q3
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/DOUBLED107,093261,982+144.6%$1.9M2025-Q3
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLPDOUBLED634,5665,207,994+720.7%$24.7M2025-Q2
UBS Group AGDOUBLED90,374261,840+189.7%$1.2M2025-Q2
STIFEL FINANCIAL CORPADD36,23049,834+37.5%$236.7K2025-Q2
MARSHALL WACE, LLPTRIM77,01023,518-69.5%$111.7K2025-Q2
ROYAL BANK OF CANADANEAR_EXIT2,609123-95.3%$1.0K2025-Q2
HRT FINANCIAL LPDOUBLED17,85244,794+150.9%$212.002025-Q2
Capital Research Global InvestorsEXIT2,534,8840-100.0%$0.002025-Q2
WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLCEXIT2,416,1170-100.0%$0.002025-Q2
Capital Research Global InvestorsTRIM4,556,6172,534,884-44.4%$13.2M2025-Q1
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPTRIM1,987,4111,375,498-30.8%$7.2M2025-Q1
12 unique insiders with 39 transactions. Net insider value: -$1.1M ($0.00 bought, $1.1M sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
May 28, 2026Donovan William DeanDirectorSELL50,000$7.67$383.5K
May 27, 2026Donovan William DeanDirectorSELL50,000$7.54$377.0K
May 12, 2026Donovan William DeanDirectorSELL50,000$7.33$366.5K
Apr 28, 2026Beltranena Mejicano Enrique JavierPresident and CEOEXERCISE98,405
Apr 28, 2026Palomo Deneke Joaquin AlbertoDirectorEXERCISE120,850
Apr 28, 2026Slowik JohnDirectorEXERCISE120,850
Apr 28, 2026Fernandez Fernandez Jose LuisDirectorEXERCISE253,203
Apr 28, 2026Fernandez Fernandez Jose LuisDirectorEXERCISE146,742
Apr 28, 2026Fernandez Fernandez Jose LuisDirectorEXERCISE106,461
Apr 28, 2026Donovan William DeanDirectorEXERCISE232,400
Apr 28, 2026Aspe Bernal MonicaDirectorEXERCISE106,461
Apr 28, 2026Donovan William DeanDirectorEXERCISE111,550
Apr 28, 2026Donovan William DeanDirectorEXERCISE120,850
Apr 28, 2026Yanez Ricardo MaldonadoDirectorEXERCISE106,461
Apr 28, 2026Yanez Ricardo MaldonadoDirectorEXERCISE229,034
Apr 28, 2026Yanez Ricardo MaldonadoDirectorEXERCISE122,573
Apr 28, 2026Pace Stan LDirectorEXERCISE120,850
Apr 28, 2026Broderick Andrew S.DirectorEXERCISE55,780
Apr 28, 2026Franke Brian H.DirectorEXERCISE278,870
Apr 28, 2026PHILLIPS MARGAIN GuadalupeDirectorEXERCISE204,866
Apr 28, 2026PHILLIPS MARGAIN GuadalupeDirectorEXERCISE98,405
Apr 28, 2026PHILLIPS MARGAIN GuadalupeDirectorEXERCISE106,461
Apr 24, 2026Beltranena Mejicano Enrique JavierPresident and CEOAWARD52,531
Apr 24, 2026Palomo Deneke Joaquin AlbertoDirectorAWARD64,200
Apr 24, 2026Slowik JohnDirectorAWARD64,200
Apr 24, 2026Fernandez Fernandez Jose LuisDirectorAWARD78,208
Apr 24, 2026Fernandez Fernandez Jose LuisDirectorAWARD56,811
Apr 24, 2026Baldocchi Kriete Marco AndresDirectorAWARD64,200
Apr 24, 2026Aspe Bernal MonicaDirectorAWARD56,811
Apr 24, 2026Donovan William DeanDirectorAWARD59,260
Apr 24, 2026Donovan William DeanDirectorAWARD64,200
Apr 24, 2026Yanez Ricardo MaldonadoDirectorAWARD65,370
Apr 24, 2026Yanez Ricardo MaldonadoDirectorAWARD56,811
Apr 24, 2026Pace Stan LDirectorAWARD59,260
Apr 24, 2026Pace Stan LDirectorAWARD64,200
Apr 24, 2026Broderick Andrew S.DirectorAWARD29,630
Apr 24, 2026Franke Brian H.DirectorAWARD148,140
Apr 24, 2026PHILLIPS MARGAIN GuadalupeDirectorAWARD52,531
Apr 24, 2026PHILLIPS MARGAIN GuadalupeDirectorAWARD56,811
1 SEC filing reports analyzed. Sentiment: 1 bullish, 0 bearish, 0 mixed, 0 neutral. Avg impact: 6.0/10.

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Hold (55% buy). Based on 11 analysts: 2 strong buy, 4 buy, 5 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$8.88 mean target +10.4% upside Buy (2.17)
$7.20 Low $12.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$8.04
Target Low$7.20
Target Mean$8.88
Target Median$8.80
Target High$12.00
# Analysts12
RecommendationBuy (2.17)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$-1.48 $-1.66 $-1.19 -169.3% -13.6% 1↑ 3↓ $14.7B 13.8% 3
Next Q
2026-09-30
$-0.25 $-0.89 $0.26 -607.6% +7.9% 1↑ 3↓ $16.3B 12.8% 3
Current FY
2026-12-31
$-1.79 $-3.33 $-0.25 -97.2% -7.2% 2↑ 5↓ $61.2B 17.2% 9
Next FY
2027-12-31
$-0.08 $-1.79 $0.90 95.7% +52.8% 1↑ 5↓ $65.9B 7.6% 9

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$-1.481
7d ago$-1.377-0.104
30d ago$-1.304-0.177
60d ago$-0.984-0.497
90d ago$-0.385-1.096
5 analyst firms have rated this stock: 1 upgrades, 2 downgrades, 0 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
Jun 12, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
May 7, 2026 Itau BBA DOWNGRADE Market Perform Underperform
Apr 30, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Apr 17, 2026 Evercore ISI Group MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Mar 24, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Mar 12, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Feb 10, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Jan 14, 2026 JP Morgan DOWNGRADE Overweight Neutral
Dec 22, 2025 B of A Securities MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Dec 19, 2025 Barclays UPGRADE Equal-Weight Overweight
Dec 18, 2025 Barclays MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 20262450055%
May 1, 20262450055%
Apr 1, 20262530070%
Mar 1, 20262620080%
Feb 1, 20262630073%
Jan 1, 20262630073%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

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May 7, 2026
short_interest
FTD: VLRS — 89,958 shares ($0.7M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260507, Price: $7.85, FTD Value: $706,170.3, CONTROLADORA VUELA COMPANIA DE
May 6, 2026
other
Volaris Reports April 2026 Traffic Results: Load Factor of 85%
<p align="justify">MEXICO CITY, May 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR)
Apr 27, 2026
earnings
Volaris Reports Financial Results for the First Quarter 2026
<p align="justify">MEXICO CITY, April 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLA
Feb 6, 2026
short_interest
FTD: VLRS — 142,631 shares ($1.5M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260206, Price: $10.20, FTD Value: $1,454,836.2, CONTROLADORA VUELA COMPANIA DE