Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V.
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Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:VLRS) is a publicly traded company in the Energy & Transportation sector. Wiseek has independently scored 13 items for VLRS at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-10-26, rated 7/10. Across its 13 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 8 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for VLRS spans 6-K, 20-F.
Recent high-impact activity:
- Volaris Q3 2026: Revenue Tops $1B (+32%), Net Loss $26M, FY EBITDAR Margin Guided to ~21%
- Volaris Shareholders Approve Grupo Viva Aerobús Merger and New Board
- Volaris Sets September 3 Shareholder Vote on Merger with Viva Aerobús
- Volaris Q2 Loss Widens to $127M, but Reinstates Full-Year EBITDAR Margin Guidance at ~23%
- Volaris Reports Strong June Traffic Growth Amidst Challenging Environment
Financial Snapshot
Short Interest & Short Volume
2.14 days to coverFINRA reported short interest of 887,181 shares in VLRS as of the October 15, 2026 settlement, a 5.1% decrease from the prior period — about 2.1 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 29, 2026, 12.7% of VLRS volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.
Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.
Insider Transactions
VLRS files as a Foreign Private Issuer (FPI). Under SEC Exchange Act Section 16(a), officers, directors, and 10% owners of FPIs are exempt from Form 4 insider-transaction reporting requirements. Comparable disclosures, when applicable, appear in the company's Form 20-F (annual) or Form 6-K (interim) filings on SEC EDGAR.