Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for VTOL in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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NYSE: VTOL
Bristow (VTOL) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Oct 12 close
$40.96+0.27 (+0.7%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryOct 12 closeBristow's recent news centers on its Q2 2026 results and the upcoming earnings date. The company reported revenue of $411.8 million and adjusted EBITDA of $79.8 million, though diluted EPS of $0.70 missed the consensus estimate. The next earnings announcement is scheduled for 3 November 2026, with a conference call to follow the next day.
VTOL closed at $40.96, up 0.7%, but remains below both its 50-day average of $43.61 and 200-day average of $43.94, with the shorter average itself below the longer one. The GekkoIndex reads 63.9, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone. Price sits 12.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $46.78. Over the past six months the stock has declined 18.1%, though it remains up 10% over the past year.
Earnings on 3 November falls within the next 20 trading days, a period that has historically carried an average absolute reaction of 9.8% following past reports, with 6 beats in the last 8 quarters. Seasonality from this point in the calendar has averaged a 5.8% gain over the next 20 trading days across 5 years, rising in 4 of them. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the current windows. The sole analyst covering the stock rates it a buy with a consensus target of $64.33.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Bristow price vs fair value
Close $40.96200-day averageGekko Fair Value $46.78
Bristow quick facts
- Market cap
- $1.21B
- P/E ratio
- 11.7
- Forward P/E
- —
- EPS, TTM
- $3.47
- Revenue, TTM
- $1.56B
- Profit margin
- 6.7%
- Dividend yield
- 0.63%
- Beta
- 1.24
- Volume
- 174,003 avg 277,316
- 1-year return
- +10.0%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.5%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±6.6%
- 50-day average
- $43.61
- 200-day average
- $43.94
- Next earnings
- Nov 3
- Shares outstanding
- 29.64M
Bristow swing-trade checklist
Bristow scores 3 supportive, 0 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive0 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendheadwind
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $40.96 is below the 50-day ($43.61) and 200-day ($43.94) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
63.9, Accumulation
Reading 63.9 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
12.4% below
Price is 12.4% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 22 days
Reports on Nov 3, 2026, 22 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+5.8% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +5.8% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
See seasonality
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Bristow stock chart and price history
Bristow closed at $40.96 on Oct 12, 2026, +10.0% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $35.03 to $50.38.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −4.1%
- 3 months
- −5.5%
- 6 months
- −18.1%
- 1 year
- +10.0%
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About Bristow
Bristow provides helicopter and fixed wing transport for offshore energy firms and government bodies, working across the United Kingdom, Norway, the United States, Nigeria and other countries. It is recognized for services such as personnel transport to offshore sites, search and rescue, medevac flights, and ad-hoc helicopter work, alongside emerging unmanned aircraft operations.
The company runs through three segments covering offshore energy clients, government contracts, and other related work. Beyond flying passengers, Bristow leases aircraft to outside operators, sells parts, and supplies trained crews, maintenance support and training programs. Its customer base spans offshore energy operators and government agencies that need regular passenger transport, charter flights, or specialized aviation support.
Bristow was founded in 1948 and operates out of Houston, Texas. Its shares trade on the NYSE under the ticker VTOL.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Transportation
- Industry
- Airlines
- Website
- bristowgroup.com
Bristow GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Bristow’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 63.9, in the Accumulation zone, down 2.1 points over five sessions.
63.9Accumulation
Down 2.1 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 21 | +2.2% | +4.3% |
| Accumulation (current zone) | 222 | +0.9% | +4.4% |
| Neutral | 385 | +0.3% | +0.9% |
| Distribution | 38 | −2.0% | −2.1% |
| Selling | 16 | +1.7% | −3.1% |
Average VTOL share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
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Is Bristow stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Bristow trades 12.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $46.78, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Bristow shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$46.78
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
12.4% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 20.9% below the estimate.
Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
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Bristow insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Bristow, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in VTOL were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Congress disclosures for VTOL, plotted on the chart in Gekko.Open VTOL in Gekko
Buybacks
Bristow has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $8K
- As a share of market cap
- 0.00%
- Trailing four quarters
- $17.75M
From company filings.
Bristow earnings: next date and track record
Bristow reports on Nov 3, 2026 (22 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 3, 2026
22 days away
- EPS estimate
- $1.15
- Revenue estimate
- $443.3M
6 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±9.8%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2026 | $0.89 est $0.97 | — | −2.4% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | $1.72 est $0.95 | $386.3M est $381.2M | −9.3% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | $0.96 est $0.77 | $376.4M est $411.0M | +12.6% |
| May 6, 2025 | $0.91 est $0.62 | $350.5M est $353.0M | −6.1% |
| Feb 26, 2025 | $1.07 est $0.61 | $353.5M est $367.0M | +7.2% |
| Nov 5, 2024 | $0.95 est $0.58 | $365.1M est $356.0M | +13.0% |
| Aug 6, 2024 | $1.81 est $0.56 | $359.7M est $369.5M | +14.6% |
| May 7, 2024 | $0.39 est $0.39 | $337.1M est $316.6M | +13.3% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Bristow stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Bristow is $64.33, +57.1% from the last close, from 1 firm rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$64.33consensus 12-month target, +57.1% from the last close
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 1 firm.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6 | Evercore ISI | $56 | +36.7% |
+4.4%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+5.8%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.5%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Bristow seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Bristow averaged +5.8% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +2.3% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +5.3% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +6.2% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +5.8% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +1.0% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, VTOL’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 6.6%.
Bristow market cap and key statistics
Bristow’s market cap is $1.21B, with a P/E ratio of 11.7 and revenue of $1.56B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $1.21B
- P/E ratio
- 11.7
- EPS, TTM
- $3.47
- Gekko Fair Value
- $46.78
Trading
- Volume
- 174,003
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 277,316
- 52-week high
- $50.38
- 52-week low
- $35.03
- Shares outstanding
- 29.64M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $1.56B
- Profit margin
- 6.7%
- Return on equity
- 10.1%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- −34.6%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.24
- Typical daily move
- ±2.5%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±6.6%
- Dividend yield
- 0.63%
Bristow stock news this week
Coverage of Bristow this week reads neutral: 1 positive, 2 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
- Bristow Group Q3 2026 Earnings Date and EstimatesMarketBeat, Oct 9
- Bristow Group stock fell 0.30 percent on October 6AD HOC NEWS, Oct 7
- Bristow Group Inc (ERG1.DU) Stock Price, News, Quote & HistoryYahoo! Finance Canada, Oct 6
Bristow peers
Bristow’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| DALDelta Air Lines | Accumulation | 11.7% below |
| UALUnited Airlines | Accumulation | 38.1% below |
| LUVSouthwest Airlines | Accumulation | 9.0% below |
| AALAmerican Airlines | Accumulation | 39.7% below |
| CPACopa | Neutral | 10.6% below |
| ALKAlaska Air | Accumulation | 20.2% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Bristow stock FAQ
What is Bristow’s market cap?
Bristow’s market cap is $1.21B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $40.96, with 29.64M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 11.7.
What is the Bristow stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Bristow is $64.33, +57.1% from the last close. Of the 1 firm that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Bristow stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Bristow is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $40.96 is 12.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $46.78. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Bristow report earnings next?
Bristow is expected to report on Nov 3, 2026 (22 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.15 per share on revenue of $443.3M. Bristow beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 9.8% on average across the report.
What is Bristow’s 52-week high and low?
Bristow’s 52-week high is $50.38 and its 52-week low is $35.03; it closed at $40.96 on Oct 12, 2026, +10.0% over the past year.
Is Bristow stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and seasonality) and 2 as headwinds (trend and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
How this page works
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