Scotiabank Has Optimistic View of Air Canada FY2025 Earnings

Air Canada (OTCMKTS:ACDVF) – Research analysts at Scotiabank boosted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Air Canada in a research note issued to investors on Friday, January 23rd. Scotiabank analyst K. Gupta now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.80 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $0.74. Scotiabank has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Air Canada’s current full-year earnings is $1.66 per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for Air Canada’s FY2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.38 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Air Canada in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Air Canada from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded shares of Air Canada to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Air Canada Trading Up 0.2%

OTCMKTS ACDVF opened at $14.16 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.99. Air Canada has a 52 week low of $8.56 and a 52 week high of $17.25. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $13.77 and a 200-day moving average price of $13.83. The company has a market cap of $4.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -25.29 and a beta of 1.46.

Air Canada (OTCMKTS:ACDVF) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.56 by ($0.01). Air Canada had a positive return on equity of 18.22% and a negative net margin of 1.30%.The firm had revenue of $4.15 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.54 billion.

Air Canada Company Profile

Air Canada is the largest airline in Canada and one of the leading carriers in North America. Founded in 1937 as Trans-Canada Air Lines and rebranded as Air Canada in 1965, the company operates scheduled passenger and cargo services on six continents. The airline maintains membership in the Star Alliance network, offering seamless connections and coordinated loyalty benefits to travelers worldwide.

Through its mainline operations and subsidiaries—including Air Canada Rouge, Air Canada Cargo and Air Canada Vacations—the company provides a broad range of services.