Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) Releases Q3 2025 Earnings Guidance

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL - Get Free Report) issued an update on its third quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.250-1.750 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.339. The company issued revenue guidance of $15.7 billion-$16.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $14.8 billion. Delta Air Lines also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 5.250-6.25 EPS.

Delta Air Lines Stock Down 0.1%

NYSE:DAL traded down $0.06 on Friday, reaching $56.72. 17,769,124 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 9,923,060. The company has a market capitalization of $37.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.22, a PEG ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a current ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. Delta Air Lines has a 12 month low of $34.74 and a 12 month high of $69.98. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $49.43 and its 200 day simple moving average is $52.74.

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 10th. The transportation company reported $2.10 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.01 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $15,507,000 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.16 billion. Delta Air Lines had a net margin of 7.24% and a return on equity of 24.86%. Delta Air Lines's revenue was down .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.36 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Delta Air Lines will post 7.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Delta Air Lines Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.1875 per share. This represents a $0.75 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.32%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 31st. This is an increase from Delta Air Lines's previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. Delta Air Lines's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 10.64%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. TD Cowen raised their price target on shares of Delta Air Lines from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, April 10th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "hold" rating and set a $46.00 price target (down previously from $85.00) on shares of Delta Air Lines in a report on Tuesday, April 1st. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Delta Air Lines from $80.00 to $72.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Delta Air Lines from $58.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Delta Air Lines from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Delta Air Lines presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $64.69.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Delta Air Lines

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Delta Air Lines stock. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in shares of Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL - Free Report) by 33.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 9,174 shares of the transportation company's stock after purchasing an additional 2,302 shares during the quarter. Brighton Jones LLC's holdings in Delta Air Lines were worth $555,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.93% of the company's stock.

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.