National Bank Financial Estimates Air Canada Q3 Earnings

Air Canada (TSE:AC) – Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Air Canada in a report released on Tuesday, September 23rd. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.76 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.72. National Bank Financial currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Air Canada’s current full-year earnings is $2.58 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Air Canada’s FY2025 earnings at $0.93 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.07 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on shares of Air Canada from C$27.00 to C$25.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. TD Securities lowered their price objective on Air Canada from C$25.00 to C$22.00 in a research note on Friday. National Bankshares cut Air Canada from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from C$26.00 to C$22.00 in a research note on Wednesday. Scotiabank lowered their price target on shares of Air Canada from C$27.00 to C$26.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their price target on shares of Air Canada from C$28.00 to C$25.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$24.91.

Air Canada Trading Down 1.1%

TSE:AC opened at C$17.78 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 400.00. The stock has a market capitalization of C$5.27 billion, a PE ratio of 4.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.02 and a beta of 1.73. The firm’s 50 day moving average is C$19.46 and its 200 day moving average is C$18.03. Air Canada has a 12 month low of C$12.69 and a 12 month high of C$26.18.

About Air Canada

Air Canada is Canada’s largest airline, generally serving nearly 50 million passengers each year together with its regional partners. Air Canada is a sixth freedom airline, similar to Gulf carriers, which flies many U.S. nationals on long-haul trips with a layover in Canada. In 2019, the company generated CAD 19 billion in total revenue.