Seaport Res Ptn Forecasts Delta Air Lines Q1 Earnings

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) – Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Delta Air Lines in a research report issued on Tuesday, November 12th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Mckenzie anticipates that the transportation company will post earnings of $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 announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 10th. The transportation company reported $1.50 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.52 by ($0.02). Delta Air Lines had a return on equity of 29.93% and a net margin of 7.71%. The business had revenue of $15.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.65 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.03 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Bank of America upped their price target on Delta Air Lines from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 11th. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their target price on shares of Delta Air Lines from $62.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 8th. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Delta Air Lines from $60.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Susquehanna upped their price objective on shares of Delta Air Lines from $50.00 to $59.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Delta Air Lines from $68.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $71.22.

Delta Air Lines Price Performance

Shares of NYSE DAL opened at $64.07 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $41.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.90, a PEG ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 0.39 and a quick ratio of 0.34. Delta Air Lines has a 1-year low of $35.28 and a 1-year high of $66.25. The business has a 50-day moving average of $52.62 and a 200-day moving average of $48.62.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Delta Air Lines

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Delta Air Lines by 7.3% in the 1st quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 12,625 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $604,000 after purchasing an additional 856 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. lifted its stake in Delta Air Lines by 11.1% in the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 336,176 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $16,093,000 after buying an additional 33,646 shares during the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Delta Air Lines by 24.4% during the first quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 33,594 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,608,000 after acquiring an additional 6,580 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE grew its position in shares of Delta Air Lines by 11.2% during the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 169,147 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $8,097,000 after acquiring an additional 17,056 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System increased its holdings in shares of Delta Air Lines by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System now owns 661,242 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $31,654,000 after acquiring an additional 17,121 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 69.93% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Delta Air Lines

In other Delta Air Lines news, EVP Alain Bellemare sold 19,490 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.26, for a total transaction of $1,077,017.40. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 121,961 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,739,564.86. This represents a 13.78 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Joanne D. Smith sold 3,431 shares of Delta Air Lines stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.46, for a total transaction of $173,128.26. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 108,990 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,499,635.40. This trade represents a 3.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 140,240 shares of company stock worth $8,044,893. 0.96% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Delta Air Lines Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 10th were issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.94%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 10th. Delta Air Lines’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.