Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL - Free Report) - Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Delta Air Lines in a report issued on Tuesday, April 8th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Mckenzie now anticipates that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $1.65 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.75. The consensus estimate for Delta Air Lines' current full-year earnings is $7.63 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Delta Air Lines' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.75 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.90 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.67 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.50 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.50 EPS.
Several other equities analysts also recently commented on DAL. StockNews.com downgraded Delta Air Lines from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "hold" rating and set a $46.00 target price (down from $85.00) on shares of Delta Air Lines in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. Dbs Bank lowered shares of Delta Air Lines from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Delta Air Lines from $80.00 to $58.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, Raymond James lowered their target price on Delta Air Lines from $80.00 to $62.00 and set a "strong-buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Delta Air Lines presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $61.06.
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Delta Air Lines Stock Down 1.4 %
Shares of NYSE:DAL traded down $0.59 during trading on Thursday, reaching $40.29. 12,484,263 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 9,301,377. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.32 and a current ratio of 0.37. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $52.37 and a two-hundred day moving average of $57.73. Delta Air Lines has a 52-week low of $34.74 and a 52-week high of $69.98. The stock has a market cap of $26.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 1.23.
Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 9th. The transportation company reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.84 by ($0.38). Delta Air Lines had a net margin of 5.61% and a return on equity of 30.41%. The business had revenue of $12.98 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.85 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.45 EPS. Delta Air Lines's revenue for the quarter was down 5.6% on a year-over-year basis.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Delta Air Lines
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Delta Air Lines in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Hemington Wealth Management boosted its stake in Delta Air Lines by 48.1% during the 4th quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 474 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares during the period. Roxbury Financial LLC purchased a new position in Delta Air Lines during the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Crews Bank & Trust purchased a new stake in shares of Delta Air Lines in the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Delta Air Lines by 414.4% during the fourth quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 535 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 431 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.93% of the company's stock.
Insider Buying and Selling at Delta Air Lines
In other Delta Air Lines news, CEO Edward H. Bastian sold 91,710 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.85, for a total transaction of $6,405,943.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 439,819 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $30,721,357.15. The trade was a 17.25 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Rahul D. Samant sold 17,970 shares of Delta Air Lines stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.08, for a total value of $1,241,367.60. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 35,889 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,479,212.12. This represents a 33.36 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 162,886 shares of company stock worth $11,116,463. Insiders own 0.96% of the company's stock.
Delta Air Lines Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 27th were paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 27th. Delta Air Lines's dividend payout ratio is currently 10.64%.
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Delta Air Lines, Inc provides scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Airline and Refinery. Its domestic network centered on core hubs in Atlanta, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Detroit, and Salt Lake City, as well as coastal hub positions in Boston, Los Angeles, New York-LaGuardia, New York-JFK, and Seattle; and international network centered on hubs and market presence in Amsterdam, Bogota, Lima, Mexico City, London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Sao Paulo, Seoul-Incheon, and Tokyo.
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