Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) Updates Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.700-1.000 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.770. The company issued revenue guidance of $14.7 billion-$15.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $13.2 billion. Delta Air Lines also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 7.350- EPS.

Delta Air Lines Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE DAL opened at $66.99 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.34 and a current ratio of 0.39. The firm has a market cap of $43.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.30, a P/E/G ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.35. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $62.27 and its 200-day simple moving average is $51.85. Delta Air Lines has a 52 week low of $36.34 and a 52 week high of $68.99.

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 10th. The transportation company reported $1.85 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $15.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.20 billion. Delta Air Lines had a return on equity of 29.93% and a net margin of 7.71%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.28 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Delta Air Lines will post 6.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently commented on DAL shares. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $83.00 price objective on shares of Delta Air Lines in a report on Friday, November 15th. Susquehanna raised their target price on Delta Air Lines from $59.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $88.00 target price on shares of Delta Air Lines in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. BNP Paribas raised Delta Air Lines to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, September 19th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on Delta Air Lines from $58.00 to $72.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Delta Air Lines has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $77.06.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP William C. Carroll sold 21,530 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.62, for a total transaction of $1,305,148.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 19,756 shares in the company, valued at $1,197,608.72. This trade represents a 52.15 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Allison C. Ausband sold 7,510 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $62.62, for a total value of $470,276.20. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 58,897 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,688,130.14. This trade represents a 11.31 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 136,809 shares of company stock worth $7,871,765. 0.96% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.