Analysts Set Expectations for Delta Air Lines Q1 Earnings

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Delta Air Lines in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 26th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu forecasts that the transportation company will earn $0.43 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Delta Air Lines' current full-year earnings is $7.63 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Delta Air Lines' Q3 2025 earnings at $1.98 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.84 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.11 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.62 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.54 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on DAL. Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of Delta Air Lines from $80.00 to $72.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. TD Cowen increased their price objective on Delta Air Lines from $78.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. UBS Group reduced their target price on Delta Air Lines from $90.00 to $77.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Bank of America decreased their target price on Delta Air Lines from $65.00 to $56.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Finally, Susquehanna lifted their price target on shares of Delta Air Lines from $59.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Delta Air Lines currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $71.49.

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Delta Air Lines Trading Down 10.8 %

Delta Air Lines stock traded down $4.68 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $38.70. The stock had a trading volume of 18,098,701 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,110,687. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $56.92 and a 200-day simple moving average of $58.12. Delta Air Lines has a 52 week low of $37.29 and a 52 week high of $69.98. The stock has a market cap of $25.02 billion, a PE ratio of 7.26, a PEG ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 0.37 and a quick ratio of 0.32.

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 10th. The transportation company reported $1.85 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.09. Delta Air Lines had a return on equity of 30.41% and a net margin of 5.61%. The firm had revenue of $15.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.20 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.28 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 9.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Delta Air Lines in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Hemington Wealth Management increased its holdings in shares of Delta Air Lines by 48.1% in 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 in the last quarter. Roxbury Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Delta Air Lines in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Crews Bank & Trust bought a new position in shares of Delta Air Lines during the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC boosted its position 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 valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 431 shares during the last quarter. 69.93% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Rahul D. Samant sold 17,970 shares of Delta Air Lines stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 35,889 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,479,212.12. The trade was a 33.36 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP William C. Carroll sold 8,400 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $66.02, for a total transaction of $554,568.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 19,756 shares in the company, valued at $1,304,291.12. This trade represents a 29.83 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 162,886 shares of company stock worth $11,116,463 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.96% of the company's stock.

Delta Air Lines Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 27th were given a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 27th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.55%. Delta Air Lines's dividend payout ratio is currently 11.26%.

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.