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

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Delta Air Lines in a research report issued on Monday, March 10th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Mckenzie now anticipates that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $0.37 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 analysts also recently commented on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $83.00 price objective on shares of Delta Air Lines in a research report on Friday, November 15th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on Delta Air Lines from $78.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Citigroup raised their price objective on Delta Air Lines from $65.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Barclays reduced their price objective on Delta Air Lines from $90.00 to $80.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Susquehanna raised their price objective on Delta Air Lines from $59.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Delta Air Lines currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $76.60.

Delta Air Lines Price Performance

Shares of DAL stock opened at $45.29 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $62.89 and a two-hundred day moving average of $57.90. The company has a current ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.32 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 company has a market capitalization of $29.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.50, a P/E/G ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 1.34.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Delta Air Lines

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Pzena Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Delta Air Lines in the 3rd quarter valued at $281,206,000. Boston Partners acquired a new stake in shares of Delta Air Lines in the 4th quarter valued at $328,398,000. Castle Hook Partners LP acquired a new stake in shares of Delta Air Lines in the 3rd quarter valued at $189,296,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Delta Air Lines in the 4th quarter valued at $152,342,000. Finally, Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. increased its stake in shares of Delta Air Lines by 405.3% in the 4th quarter. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. now owns 3,054,285 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $184,784,000 after buying an additional 2,449,874 shares during the period. 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 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 8,400 shares of Delta Air Lines stock in a transaction on Friday, January 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $66.02, for a total value of $554,568.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 19,756 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,304,291.12. The trade was a 29.83 % 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. 0.96% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Delta Air Lines Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 27th will be given a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 27th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.32%. Delta Air Lines’s payout ratio is 11.26%.

About Delta Air Lines

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.