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The closing price of Controladora Vuela Cia De Aviacion ADR (NYSE: VLRS) was $5.89 for the day, up 1.73% from the previous closing price of $5.79. In other words, the price has increased by $1.73 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.01 million shares were traded. VLRS stock price reached its highest trading level at $5.98 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $5.765.
Ratios:
Our analysis of VLRS’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.68 and its Current Ratio is at 0.69. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 14.94 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 12.11.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on July 23, 2025, Reiterated its Buy rating but revised its target price to $7 from $6 previously.
Morgan Stanley Downgraded its Overweight to Equal-Weight on April 29, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $4.40.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 16 ’25 when William Dean Donovan bought 15,000 shares for $4.26 per share.
DIAMONDSTREAM PARTNERS FUND II bought 20,000 shares of VLRS for $165,888 on Dec 17 ’24. On Dec 13 ’24, another insider, William Dean Donovan, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 5,000 shares for $8.29 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, VLRS now has a Market Capitalization of 676760960 and an Enterprise Value of 9776979968. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.22 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.66. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.238 whereas that against EBITDA is 49.887.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VLRS is 2.16, which has changed by 0.049910903 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18569505 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VLRS has reached a high of $9.00, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $3.49. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 24.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.60%.
Shares Statistics:
VLRS traded an average of 1.11M shares per day over the past three months and 1190660 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 114.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 93.93M. Insiders hold about 18.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 19.88% stake in the company. Shares short for VLRS as of 1752537600 were 3343881 with a Short Ratio of 3.02, compared to 1749772800 on 4151539. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3343881 and a Short% of Float of 3.6999999999999997.
