Q1 EPS Estimates for Delta Air Lines Cut by Seaport Res Ptn

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Delta Air Lines in a research note issued on Monday, March 10th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Mckenzie now forecasts that the transportation company will post earnings of $0.37 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.75. 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 $2.15 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $1.75 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on DAL. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on Delta Air Lines from $60.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on Delta Air Lines from $59.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. TD Cowen lifted their target price on Delta Air Lines from $78.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $83.00 target price on shares of Delta Air Lines in a report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their target price on Delta Air Lines from $65.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $76.60.

Delta Air Lines Stock Down 3.0 %

Shares of Delta Air Lines stock opened at $45.29 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 0.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92. Delta Air Lines has a 12 month low of $37.29 and a 12 month high of $69.98. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $62.89 and a 200 day simple moving average of $57.90. The stock has a market cap of $29.28 billion, a PE ratio of 8.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 1.34.

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 10th. The transportation company reported $1.85 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $15.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.20 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.28 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 9.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Delta Air Lines

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH acquired a new stake in Delta Air Lines during the 4th quarter worth about $952,000. Park Square Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Delta Air Lines during the 4th quarter worth about $312,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new stake in Delta Air Lines during the 4th quarter worth about $16,733,000. Brooklyn FI LLC acquired a new stake in Delta Air Lines during the 4th quarter worth about $321,000. Finally, Bernard Wealth Management Corp. acquired a new stake in Delta Air Lines during the 4th quarter worth about $51,000. 69.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Rahul D. Samant sold 38,023 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.89, for a total transaction of $2,467,312.47. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 52,789 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,425,478.21. This trade represents a 41.87 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Edward H. Bastian sold 91,710 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 162,886 shares of company stock worth $11,116,463 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.96% of the company’s stock.

Delta Air Lines Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 27th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 27th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.32%. Delta Air Lines’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.