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 EPS guidance of 0.700-1.000 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS 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 Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:DAL opened at $61.52 on Friday. Delta Air Lines has a one year low of $36.34 and a one year high of $67.50. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $62.10 and a 200-day simple moving average of $51.73. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $39.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.54, a PEG ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.35.

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 10th. The transportation company reported $1.50 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.52 by ($0.02). Delta Air Lines had a net margin of 7.71% and a return on equity of 29.93%. The business had revenue of $15.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.65 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.03 EPS. Delta Air Lines’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts predict that Delta Air Lines will post 6.08 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the company. BNP Paribas upgraded Delta Air Lines to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 19th. Citigroup upped their target price on Delta Air Lines from $65.00 to $76.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Susquehanna raised their price target on Delta Air Lines from $59.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Barclays lifted their price target on Delta Air Lines from $60.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on shares of Delta Air Lines from $58.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Delta Air Lines presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $77.06.

Insider Activity

In other Delta Air Lines news, EVP Rahul D. Samant sold 10,000 shares of Delta Air Lines stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.53, for a total transaction of $585,300.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 64,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,755,460.39. The trade was a 13.48 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Allison C. Ausband sold 7,510 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $62.62, for a total transaction of $470,276.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 58,897 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,688,130.14. This represents a 11.31 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 136,809 shares of company stock worth $7,871,765 over the last 90 days. 0.96% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Delta Air Lines

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.