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Delta Air Lines Q3 EPS Forecast Increased by Zacks Research

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Key Points

  • Zacks Research has revised its Q3 2025 EPS estimate for Delta Air Lines up to $1.43, an increase from the previous estimate of $1.32.
  • Delta reported earnings of $2.10 per share in its latest quarterly results, surpassing the consensus estimate of $2.01, despite a slight revenue decline compared to last year.
  • The airline announced an increase in its quarterly dividend to $0.1875 per share, reflecting a positive change from the previous $0.15 dividend.
  • MarketBeat previews top five stocks to own in September.

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Delta Air Lines in a research note issued on Wednesday, July 30th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now expects that the transportation company will earn $1.43 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.32. The consensus estimate for Delta Air Lines' current full-year earnings is $7.63 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Delta Air Lines' Q4 2025 earnings at $1.33 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.32 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.83 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.68 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.50 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.52 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.45 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.97 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.14 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on shares of Delta Air Lines from $56.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Susquehanna set a $65.00 price objective on shares of Delta Air Lines and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Wolfe Research increased their price objective on shares of Delta Air Lines from $56.00 to $63.00 in a research report on Monday, July 14th. UBS Group set a $72.00 price target on shares of Delta Air Lines in a report on Friday, July 11th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Delta Air Lines in a report on Friday, July 11th. Three equities research 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, Delta Air Lines presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $66.21.

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Delta Air Lines Trading Down 3.9%

DAL stock traded down $2.06 on Friday, hitting $51.15. 9,532,750 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 11,176,950. Delta Air Lines has a twelve month low of $34.74 and a twelve month high of $69.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.38 and a quick ratio of 0.33. The business's fifty day moving average is $51.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is $51.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $33.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.56.

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

Institutional Trading of Delta Air Lines

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. New York Life Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Delta Air Lines by 3.5% in the second quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 88,217 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $4,339,000 after acquiring an additional 2,966 shares in the last quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Delta Air Lines by 0.3% in the second quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. now owns 88,651 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $4,360,000 after acquiring an additional 287 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC purchased a new position in shares of Delta Air Lines in the second quarter worth approximately $291,000. Rossby Financial LCC increased its position in shares of Delta Air Lines by 1,458.1% in the second quarter. Rossby Financial LCC now owns 5,360 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $264,000 after acquiring an additional 5,016 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SYM FINANCIAL Corp purchased a new position in shares of Delta Air Lines in the second quarter worth approximately $247,000. 69.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Delta Air Lines news, CEO Edward H. Bastian sold 35,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $56.28, for a total transaction of $1,969,800.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 632,823 shares in the company, valued at approximately $35,615,278.44. The trade was a 5.24% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Peter W. Carter sold 17,550 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.19, for a total transaction of $1,003,684.50. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 191,442 shares in the company, valued at $10,948,567.98. This trade represents a 8.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 133,973 shares of company stock valued at $7,511,746. 0.88% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Delta Air Lines Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, July 31st will be given a $0.1875 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 31st. This represents a $0.75 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. This is a boost from Delta Air Lines's previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. Delta Air Lines's payout ratio is 10.87%.

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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