Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Friday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 5.250-6.25 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 5.423. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Delta Air Lines also updated its Q3 2025 guidance to 1.250-1.750 EPS.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
DAL has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen cut Delta Air Lines from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on Delta Air Lines from $60.00 to $67.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday. TD Cowen increased their price target on Delta Air Lines from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, April 10th. Bank of America decreased their price target on Delta Air Lines from $65.00 to $56.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Delta Air Lines from $88.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Delta Air Lines currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $64.69.
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Delta Air Lines Stock Down 0.1%
NYSE:DAL traded down $0.06 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $56.72. The company's stock had a trading volume of 17,605,278 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,018,292. The stock has a market capitalization of $37.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 1.49. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $49.18 and a 200-day moving average of $52.78. The company has a current ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. Delta Air Lines has a 52-week low of $34.74 and a 52-week high of $69.98.
Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 10th. The transportation company reported $2.10 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.01 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $15,507,000 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.16 billion. Delta Air Lines had a return on equity of 28.18% and a net margin of 5.91%. Delta Air Lines's revenue for the quarter was down .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.36 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that Delta Air Lines will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current year.
Delta Air Lines Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.1875 per share. This is a positive change from Delta Air Lines's previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 31st. This represents a $0.75 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.32%. Delta Air Lines's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 10.64%.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Delta Air Lines
A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Delta Air Lines stock. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL - Free Report) by 33.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 9,174 shares of the transportation company's stock after buying an additional 2,302 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC's holdings in Delta Air Lines were worth $555,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. 69.93% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
About Delta Air Lines
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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.
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