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

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 5.250-6.250 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 5.680. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Delta Air Lines also updated its Q3 2025 guidance to 1.250-1.750 EPS.

Delta Air Lines Stock Performance

Shares of Delta Air Lines stock opened at $60.49 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $57.17 and a two-hundred day moving average of $50.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $39.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.77, a PEG ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 1.51. Delta Air Lines has a 52 week low of $34.74 and a 52 week high of $69.98. 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 (NYSE:DAL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 10th. The transportation company reported $2.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 business had revenue of $15.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.16 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.36 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Delta Air Lines will post 7.63 EPS for the current year.

Delta Air Lines Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 31st were issued a dividend of $0.1875 per share. This represents a $0.75 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. This is an increase from Delta Air Lines’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 31st. Delta Air Lines’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 10.87%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

DAL has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Delta Air Lines in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on shares of Delta Air Lines from $53.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. TD Cowen upped their target price on shares of Delta Air Lines from $55.00 to $66.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Bernstein Bank lifted their price target on shares of Delta Air Lines from $60.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on Delta Air Lines from $58.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $66.21.

Insider Transactions at Delta Air Lines

In other Delta Air Lines news, Director Michael P. Huerta sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.70, for a total transaction of $151,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 33,245 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,017,971.50. This represents a 6.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Edward H. Bastian sold 35,000 shares of Delta Air Lines stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $56.28, for a total value of $1,969,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 632,823 shares in the company, valued at $35,615,278.44. This represents a 5.24% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 136,473 shares of company stock worth $7,663,496. Company insiders own 0.88% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Delta Air Lines

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in shares of Delta Air Lines by 33.5% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 9,174 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $555,000 after buying an additional 2,302 shares in the last quarter. Boothbay Fund Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Delta Air Lines during the 2nd quarter worth about $1,699,000. Caption Management LLC acquired a new stake in Delta Air Lines in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,623,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its holdings in Delta Air Lines by 36.3% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 27,833 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,369,000 after purchasing an additional 7,418 shares during the period. Finally, Benjamin Edwards Inc. increased its position in Delta Air Lines by 14.0% during the second quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 25,215 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,240,000 after buying an additional 3,089 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 69.93% of the company’s stock.

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.