Delta Air Lines (DAL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Delta Air Lines is a major U.S.-based global airline that provides scheduled passenger and cargo air transportation, aircraft maintenance and repair services, and related travel products. Its operations include mainline domestic and international passenger services, a branded regional network operating under the Delta Connection name, dedicated air cargo carriage, and in-house maintenance, repair and overhaul through Delta TechOps. Delta offers a range of cabin products for different customer segments, including premium business-class service on long-haul routes and tiered economy offerings on domestic and international flights, and it markets customer loyalty benefits through the SkyMiles frequent-flyer program.

The carrier operates a mixed fleet of narrow- and wide-body aircraft from multiple U.S. hubs, serving a global route network that links cities across the Americas, Europe, Asia and other international markets. Delta is a founding member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance and participates in commercial joint ventures and partnerships that coordinate transatlantic and transpacific services with other major carriers to expand connectivity, scheduling and frequent-flyer reciprocity for customers.

Delta traces its roots to a crop-dusting company founded in 1924 that began passenger service as Delta Air Service in 1929. In the 21st century the airline underwent significant restructuring, including a Chapter 11 reorganization in 2005 and a large-scale consolidation with Northwest Airlines that was completed in 2010, creating one of the world’s largest airlines by network size. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and is led by chief executive officer Edward H. (Ed) Bastian, who has served as CEO since 2016.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $68.16 to $74.95
• 50-Day Range: $57.86 to $74.09
• 52-Week Range: $45.28 to $76.39
• Volume: 11.94 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.08 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $48.68 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.80
• Dividend Yield: 1.01%
• Price Target: $79.76
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Delta Air Lines Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Delta Air Lines scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 11th out of 131 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Delta Air Lines has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.96, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 23 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Delta Air Lines is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Delta Air Lines has been the subject of 17 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 43.35%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Delta Air Lines are expected to grow by 43.35% in the coming year, from $5.26 to $7.54 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Delta Air Lines is 10.80, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.53.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Delta Air Lines is 10.80, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 23.19.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Delta Air Lines has a PEG Ratio of 0.98. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Delta Air Lines has a P/B Ratio of 2.39. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.60% of the float of Delta Air Lines has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Delta Air Lines has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.89, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Delta Air Lines has recently increased by 2.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Delta Air Lines pays a meaningful dividend of 1.07%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Delta Air Lines has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Delta Air Lines is 10.93%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Delta Air Lines will have a dividend payout ratio of 9.95% next year. This indicates that Delta Air Lines will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.39

News Sentiment

Delta Air Lines has a news sentiment score of 0.39. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 54 news articles for Delta Air Lines this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 47 people have searched for DAL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -18% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

37 people have added Delta Air Lines to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 76% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Delta Air Lines insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $14,323,395.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.80% of the stock of Delta Air Lines is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

69.93% of the stock of Delta Air Lines is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/19 Dividend: 2/26/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/19 Dividend: 2/26/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/19/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/08/2026
• Record date for 6/4 Dividend: 5/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/4 Dividend: 5/14/2026
• Today: 5/21/2026
• TD Cowen 10th Annual Future of the Consumer Conference: 6/03/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/04/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/09/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: TRANS - AIRLINE
• Sub-Industry: Airlines
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DAL
• CIK: 27904
• Web: www.delta.com
• Phone: (404) 715-2600
• Fax: 404-715-5042
• Employees: 100,000
• Year Founded: 1925

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Delta Air Lines: $79.76
• High Price Target: $95.00
• Low Price Target: $65.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +7.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.96
• Research Coverage: 26 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.86
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.80
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.09
• P/E Growth: 0.98
• Net Income: $5.01 billion
• Net Margins: 6.87%
• Pretax Margin: 8.67%
• Return on Equity: 20.28%
• Return on Assets: 4.85%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.54
• Current Ratio: 0.42
• Quick Ratio: 0.36

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $65.18 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.75
• Cash Flow: $10.47 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.08
• Book Value: $31.01 per share
• Price / Book: 2.39

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 656,994,000
• Free Float: 651,738,000
• Market Cap: $48.68 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.25