Stifel Canada Weighs in on Air Canada’s Q3 Earnings (TSE:AC)

Air Canada (TSE:AC) – Analysts at Stifel Canada lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Air Canada in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 30th. Stifel Canada analyst D. Young now expects that the company will earn $1.77 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.93. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.04 EPS.

AC has been the subject of several other reports. Scotiabank reduced their target price on Air Canada from C$25.00 to C$21.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their price objective on shares of Air Canada from C$29.00 to C$24.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Air Canada from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating and lowered their target price for the company from C$18.00 to C$12.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered shares of Air Canada from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their target price for the stock from C$34.00 to C$24.00 in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Finally, National Bankshares lowered their price target on Air Canada from C$27.00 to C$23.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$23.38.

Air Canada Stock Performance

AC opened at C$14.69 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 400.00, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 0.92. The company has a market cap of C$5.24 billion, a PE ratio of 2.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.02 and a beta of 2.39. The stock has a 50-day moving average of C$14.72 and a 200-day moving average of C$19.01. Air Canada has a 52-week low of C$12.69 and a 52-week high of C$26.18.

Insider Activity at Air Canada

In related news, Director Vagn Sorensen bought 11,440 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was acquired at an average price of C$17.40 per share, for a total transaction of C$199,057.14. Also, Senior Officer Craig Landry purchased 7,909 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 31st. The stock was bought at an average price of C$13.99 per share, for a total transaction of C$110,646.91. Over the last ninety days, insiders bought 32,993 shares of company stock worth $538,251. 0.14% of the stock is owned by corporate 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.