Jefferies Financial Group Reaffirms “Buy” Rating for Jet2 (LON:JET2)

Jet2 (LON:JET2)‘s stock had its “buy” rating restated by stock analysts at Jefferies Financial Group in a research note issued on Wednesday,London Stock Exchange reports. They currently have a GBX 1,800 price target on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s price objective points to a potential upside of 66.90% from the company’s previous close.

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on shares of Jet2 from GBX 1,596 to GBX 1,457 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 20th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 1,742.83.

Jet2 Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of Jet2 stock traded up GBX 8.50 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting GBX 1,078.50. The company had a trading volume of 38,966,121 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,657,556. The company’s 50-day moving average is GBX 1,167.98 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 1,275.60. Jet2 has a twelve month low of GBX 980 and a twelve month high of GBX 1,963. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.57, a current ratio of 1.40 and a quick ratio of 1.49. The company has a market cap of £1.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 4.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 9.34 and a beta of 1.22.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Jet2 news, insider Stephen Heapy purchased 2,349 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 2nd. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 766 per share, for a total transaction of £17,993.34. Also, insider Rachel Kentleton purchased 1,638 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 1,306 per share, with a total value of £21,392.28. Insiders acquired a total of 6,336 shares of company stock worth $5,737,896 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 21.50% of the company’s stock.

More Jet2 News

Here are the key news stories impacting Jet2 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Jet2 reported a solid FY26 performance and says its new Gatwick launch is driving growth and summer capacity expansion — a revenue/capacity catalyst. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Board continues the £100m share buyback while preparing a new Gatwick base — buybacks reduce float and signal management confidence. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Jet2 applauds Greece for suspending new EES checks and urges other countries to follow — easing border friction can reduce delays and operational cost/compensation risk. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Company issues new price/booking policy and other passenger-facing rule updates — operational changes that could affect customer experience but unclear near-term financial impact. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple incidents including an emergency/forced landing and reports of aggressive passengers — safety headlines and diversions raise reputational risk and can increase disruption costs. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Jet2 (with easyJet and TUI) pledged no fuel surcharges for Summer 2026 despite rising jet fuel costs — positive for demand but likely to squeeze margins if fuel prices remain elevated. Article Title

Jet2 Company Profile

Jet2 plc is a leading leisure travel group, specialising in friendly low fares from its award-winning airline, Jet2.com, and package holidays you can trust from the UK’s largest package holiday provider, Jet2holidays.
Jet2.com is the UK’s third largest airline, flying from 12 UK airports to over 70 destinations across Europe and beyond and Jet2holidays is the UK’s largest tour operator.