Stifel Canada Weighs in on Air Canada’s Q1 Earnings (TSE:AC)

Air Canada (TSE:AC) – Analysts at Stifel Canada issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Air Canada in a note issued to investors on Monday, February 17th. Stifel Canada analyst D. Young expects that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.39) for the quarter. Stifel Canada currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Air Canada’s current full-year earnings is $2.58 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Air Canada’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.82 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.93 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.44 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on Air Canada from C$22.00 to C$23.00 in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on shares of Air Canada from C$28.00 to C$26.00 in a report on Tuesday. Raymond James raised shares of Air Canada to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Citigroup lowered their price target on shares of Air Canada from C$28.50 to C$26.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, December 30th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price target on shares of Air Canada from C$25.00 to C$29.00 in a report on Monday, November 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Air Canada has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$26.20.

Air Canada Trading Down 1.5 %

Shares of Air Canada stock opened at C$17.48 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of C$6.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.46, a PEG ratio of 0.02 and a beta of 2.39. The business has a 50-day moving average price of C$20.99 and a 200-day moving average price of C$19.37. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 400.00. Air Canada has a twelve month low of C$14.47 and a twelve month high of C$26.18.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Senior Officer Arielle Meloul-Wechsler sold 6,000 shares of Air Canada stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$21.71, for a total transaction of C$130,246.80. 0.14% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Air Canada Company Profile

Air Canada provides domestic, U.S. transborder, and international airline services. The company provides scheduled passenger services under the Air Canada Vacations and Air Canada Rouge brand names in the Canadian market, the Canada-U.S. transborder market, and in the international market to and from Canada, as well as through capacity purchase agreements on other regional carriers.