Q1 Earnings Estimate for Air Canada Issued By Stifel Canada

Air Canada (TSE:AC - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Stifel Canada issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Air Canada in a research note issued to investors on Monday, February 17th. Stifel Canada analyst D. Young anticipates that the company will earn ($0.39) per share for the quarter. Stifel Canada currently has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Air Canada's current full-year earnings is $2.58 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Air Canada's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.82 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.93 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.44 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Cormark raised their price target on Air Canada from C$26.75 to C$29.50 in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. TD Cowen raised their price target on Air Canada to C$25.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Air Canada from C$32.00 to C$34.00 in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on Air Canada from C$22.00 to C$23.00 in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price objective on Air Canada from C$28.50 to C$26.50 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, December 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of C$26.20.

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Air Canada Stock Performance

TSE:AC traded down C$0.38 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching C$16.84. 4,275,777 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,234,441. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of C$20.36 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$19.38. The stock has a market capitalization of C$6.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 2.37, a P/E/G ratio of 0.02 and a beta of 2.39. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 400.00. Air Canada has a 1 year low of C$14.47 and a 1 year high of C$26.18.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Vagn Sorensen acquired 11,440 shares of Air Canada stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of C$17.40 per share, with a total value of C$199,057.14. Also, Senior Officer Arielle Meloul-Wechsler sold 6,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$21.71, for a total value of C$130,246.80. 0.14% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Air Canada Company Profile

Air Canada provides domestic, U.S. transborder, and international airline services. The company provides scheduled passenger services under the Air Canada Vacations and Air Canada Rouge brand names in the Canadian market, the Canada-U.S. transborder market, and in the international market to and from Canada, as well as through capacity purchase agreements on other regional carriers.