Q2 EPS Estimates for Delta Air Lines Boosted by Analyst

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Delta Air Lines in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 9th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Mckenzie now expects that the transportation company will post earnings of $1.80 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.65. 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 $1.00 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.15 EPS.

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 9th. The transportation company reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.84 by ($0.38). The business had revenue of $12.98 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.85 billion. Delta Air Lines had a return on equity of 30.41% and a net margin of 5.61%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.45 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on DAL. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on shares of Delta Air Lines from $83.00 to $60.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Raymond James cut their price objective on Delta Air Lines from $80.00 to $62.00 and set a "strong-buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Citigroup lowered their target price on Delta Air Lines from $80.00 to $72.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. StockNews.com downgraded Delta Air Lines from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, Bank of America reduced their price objective on Delta Air Lines from $65.00 to $56.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $61.06.

Delta Air Lines Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE DAL traded up $0.22 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $40.81. 8,109,884 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 9,273,822. The company's fifty day moving average is $49.72 and its two-hundred day moving average is $57.29. Delta Air Lines has a fifty-two week low of $34.74 and a fifty-two week high of $69.98. 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 market cap of $26.38 billion, a PE ratio of 7.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 1.23.

Delta Air Lines Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 27th were given a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.47%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 27th. Delta Air Lines's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 10.64%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Delta Air Lines news, CEO Edward H. Bastian sold 91,710 shares of Delta Air Lines stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.85, for a total value of $6,405,943.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 439,819 shares in the company, valued at approximately $30,721,357.15. The trade was a 17.25 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP William C. Carroll sold 6,783 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.94, for a total value of $447,271.02. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 10,016 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $660,455.04. This trade represents a 40.38 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 154,486 shares of company stock worth $10,561,895 over the last three months. 0.96% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Delta Air Lines

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Donoghue Forlines LLC bought a new stake in shares of Delta Air Lines during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,036,000. Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in Delta Air Lines in the 4th quarter valued at $3,593,000. Global Financial Private Client LLC increased its stake in shares of Delta Air Lines by 562.0% in the 4th quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 11,260 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $681,000 after buying an additional 9,559 shares during the period. BluePath Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Delta Air Lines by 23.9% during the fourth quarter. BluePath Capital Management LLC now owns 23,657 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $1,540,000 after acquiring an additional 4,567 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Miracle Mile Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Delta Air Lines during the fourth quarter valued at $244,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.93% of the company's stock.

Delta Air Lines Company Profile

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.