Q1 EPS Estimates for Air Canada Reduced by Atb Cap Markets

Air Canada (TSE:AC) – Stock analysts at Atb Cap Markets cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Air Canada in a research note issued to investors on Monday, February 17th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now forecasts that the company will post earnings of ($0.47) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.45). The consensus estimate for Air Canada’s current full-year earnings is $2.58 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Air Canada’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.02 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.08) EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.94 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.24) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.52 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.20 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.41 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on AC. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on Air Canada from C$28.00 to C$26.00 in a research note on Tuesday. ATB Capital increased their price target on Air Canada from C$28.00 to C$31.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of Air Canada to C$25.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on shares of Air Canada from C$22.00 to C$23.00 in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, CIBC reduced their price target on shares of Air Canada from C$28.00 to C$24.00 in a research note on Tuesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$26.20.

Air Canada Stock Down 1.3 %

Shares of TSE AC opened at C$17.22 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of C$6.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 2.42, a P/E/G ratio of 0.02 and a beta of 2.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 400.00, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 1.06. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of C$20.68 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$19.37. Air Canada has a 1 year low of C$14.47 and a 1 year high of C$26.18.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Senior Officer Arielle Meloul-Wechsler sold 6,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 19th. The stock was 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 company insiders.

About Air Canada

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.