Delta Shares Fall 7% After Reporting Earnings Loss—Pacing Worst Day This Year

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Shares of Delta tumbled 7% on Thursday, pacing the company’s worst loss so far this year, after the airline reported a decline in earnings and forecast lower profits for the upcoming quarter that fell short of analyst expectations.Delta’s shares dropped to about $43.50 as of around 10:15 a.m., following an earlier plunge in premarket trading as low as 10%.

The stock’s furthest fall before Thursday came on Jan. 12, when Delta’s shares fell nearly 9% after the airline cut its profit outlook for 2024. Delta reported a nearly 12% decline in earnings to $2.36 per share, falling just short of analyst estimates of $2.37 per share, while also lowering its guidance for third-quarter earnings to between $1.70 and $2 per share, lower than forecasts of $2.03, according to FactSet.

Revenue increased 5% to $13.84 billion, short of $13.94 billion estimates, while net income dropped about 30% year-over-year to $1.31 billion.We’re launching text message alerts so you'll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines.

 

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