Seaport Res Ptn Estimates Delta Air Lines Q1 Earnings

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Delta Air Lines in a report issued on Tuesday, November 12th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Mckenzie expects that the transportation company will earn $0.65 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Delta Air Lines’ current full-year earnings is $6.07 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Delta Air Lines’ Q2 2025 earnings at $2.55 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.05 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.75 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.15 EPS.

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 10th. The transportation company reported $1.50 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.52 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $15.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.65 billion. Delta Air Lines had a return on equity of 29.93% and a net margin of 7.71%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.03 earnings per share.

DAL has been the subject of several other reports. Susquehanna upped their price objective on Delta Air Lines from $50.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. BNP Paribas upgraded Delta Air Lines to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Delta Air Lines from $68.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 11th. Bank of America increased their price target on Delta Air Lines from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 11th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on Delta Air Lines from $58.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Delta Air Lines currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $70.23.

Delta Air Lines Trading Up 0.6 %

NYSE:DAL opened at $64.84 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 0.39 and a quick ratio of 0.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $41.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.33. Delta Air Lines has a one year low of $35.28 and a one year high of $66.25. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $52.17 and a 200-day moving average price of $48.51.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in DAL. Pzena Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Delta Air Lines in the 3rd quarter valued at about $281,206,000. Castle Hook Partners LP bought a new stake in Delta Air Lines in the third quarter worth about $189,296,000. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. bought a new stake in Delta Air Lines in the second quarter worth about $60,217,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in Delta Air Lines by 12.5% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 9,933,785 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $471,330,000 after purchasing an additional 1,105,674 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sanders Capital LLC lifted its stake in Delta Air Lines by 2.8% in the third quarter. Sanders Capital LLC now owns 27,841,592 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,414,074,000 after purchasing an additional 749,099 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 69.93% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP William C. Carroll sold 21,530 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.62, for a total value of $1,305,148.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 19,756 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,197,608.72. This trade represents a 52.15 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Edward H. Bastian sold 68,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $56.33, for a total transaction of $3,830,440.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 439,819 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,775,004.27. The trade was a 13.39 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 140,240 shares of company stock worth $8,044,893 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.96% of the company’s stock.

Delta Air Lines Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 10th were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 10th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.93%. Delta Air Lines’s payout ratio is 8.33%.

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.