Delta Air Lines Q4 EPS Estimate Boosted by Seaport Res Ptn

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn increased their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Delta Air Lines in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, July 10th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Mckenzie now expects that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $1.75 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.50. The consensus estimate for Delta Air Lines' current full-year earnings is $7.63 per share.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on DAL. Barclays raised their target price on Delta Air Lines from $58.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, July 11th. Bank of America reduced their target price 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. Wolfe Research boosted their price objective on Delta Air Lines from $56.00 to $63.00 in a research report on Monday. Wall Street Zen lowered Delta Air Lines from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price objective on Delta Air Lines from $62.00 to $65.50 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $66.21.

Delta Air Lines Trading Up 1.4%

DAL traded up $0.81 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $56.37. 13,195,079 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 9,913,869. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a current ratio of 0.38. Delta Air Lines has a one year low of $34.74 and a one year high of $69.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $36.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.17, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.49. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $50.26 and its 200 day simple moving average is $52.59.

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

Delta Air Lines Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 31st will be paid a $0.1875 dividend. This is a boost from Delta Air Lines's previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 31st. This represents a $0.75 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.33%. Delta Air Lines's payout ratio is presently 8.70%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Delta Air Lines

In other news, EVP Alain Bellemare sold 45,423 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.56, for a total transaction of $2,523,701.88. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 131,731 shares in the company, valued at $7,318,974.36. This represents a 25.64% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Peter W. Carter sold 17,550 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.19, for a total value of $1,003,684.50. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 191,442 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,948,567.98. This represents a 8.40% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 98,973 shares of company stock worth $5,541,946. Corporate insiders own 0.88% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Delta Air Lines

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its stake in shares of Delta Air Lines by 5.9% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 161,395 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $7,037,000 after purchasing an additional 9,034 shares in the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC raised its stake in shares of Delta Air Lines by 152.3% during the 1st quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 12,567 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $548,000 after purchasing an additional 7,586 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its stake in shares of Delta Air Lines by 8.2% during the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 39,374 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $1,670,000 after purchasing an additional 2,973 shares in the last quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Delta Air Lines by 21.2% during the 1st quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 145,240 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $6,332,000 after purchasing an additional 25,406 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Delta Air Lines by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 9,585 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $418,000 after acquiring an additional 344 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.