JetBlue Airways Corp. Stock Slides 7.3%, Underperforms Peers
Dow Jones2026/08/17 20:33This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Shares of JetBlue Airways Corp. slipped 7.3% to $5.24 on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 0.3% to 26,644.91 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.5% to 53,459.78.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
JetBlue Airways Corp. closed 20.8% below its 52-week high of $6.62, which the company reached on August 4th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Southwest Airlines Co. fell 2.1% to $43.35, Delta Air Lines Inc. fell 2.0% to $87.59, and United Airlines Holdings Inc. fell 2.46% to $122.26.
Trading volume totaled 23.8 million, compared to the 50-day average of 31.4 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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August 17, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)
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