Trending NewsTrending NewsNYSE:DAL Delta Air Lines (DAL) Stock Price, News & Analysis $82.49 -1.17 (-1.40%) As of 10:55 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Delta Air Lines Stock (NYSE:DAL) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Delta Air Lines alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$81.80▼$83.2750-Day Range$76.38▼$93.1352-Week Range$55.03▼$95.68Volume1.22 million shsAverage Volume8.58 million shsMarket Capitalization$54.25 billionP/E Ratio13.68Dividend Yield1.04%Price Target$98.93Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Delta Air Lines, Inc. is a major U.S. airline that provides scheduled passenger and air freight transportation. The company serves destinations throughout the United States and connects customers to international markets across Europe, Asia, Latin America, Canada, Africa and the Caribbean through its own operations and regional airline partners. Delta offers multiple classes of passenger service, including premium cabins and its main cabin, along with travel-related products such as vacation packages and loyalty benefits through the SkyMiles program. The company also operates Delta Cargo, which transports freight and mail, and provides aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services through its Delta TechOps division. Delta traces its history to an agricultural aviation operation established in 1924 and began passenger service in 1929. Its principal hub is in Atlanta, with additional hubs and focus cities in the United States. Delta is led by Chief Executive Officer Ed Bastian.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Delta Air Lines Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks94th Percentile Overall ScoreDAL MarketRank™: Delta Air Lines scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 74th out of 653 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.0 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingDelta Air Lines has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.88, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 23 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.Upside PotentialDelta Air Lines has a consensus price target of $99.53, representing about 19.0% upside from its current price of $83.62.Amount of Analyst CoverageDelta Air Lines has been the subject of 15 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Delta Air Lines' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation3.1 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth38.95% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Delta Air Lines are expected to grow by 38.95% in the coming year, from $5.93 to $8.24 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Delta Air Lines is 13.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.01.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Delta Air Lines is 13.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.81.Price to Earnings Growth RatioDelta Air Lines has a PEG Ratio of 1.20. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioDelta Air Lines has a P/B Ratio of 2.62. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Delta Air Lines' valuation and earnings. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted4.02% of the float of Delta Air Lines has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverDelta Air Lines has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.94.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Delta Air Lines has recently increased by 3.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldDelta Air Lines pays a meaningful dividend of 1.04%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthDelta Air Lines has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Delta Air Lines is 14.26%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Delta Air Lines will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.44% next year. This indicates that Delta Air Lines will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Delta Air Lines' dividend. News and Social Media2.6 / 5News Sentiment0.17 News SentimentDelta Air Lines has a news sentiment score of 0.17. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 47 news articles for Delta Air Lines this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 46 people have searched for DAL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -6% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows23 people have added Delta Air Lines to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 156% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 $33,081,037.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.80% of the stock of Delta Air Lines is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions69.93% 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.Read more about Delta Air Lines' insider trading history. Receive DAL Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Delta Air Lines and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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DAL Stock News HeadlinesDelta Air Lines: Passenger Miles, Load Factor, and Cost Per ASM in Focus Ahead of Q3 Results.1 hour ago | tipranks.comDelta CEO Ed Bastian sees no slowdown in travel demand despite higher fares2 hours ago | cnn.comReady to give options a try? Your first trade (Ticker included) -INSIDETired of trying tactic after tactic when it comes to options trades... only to be met with market noise and stinging losses? Dave Aquino is giving away the exact 11-hour options strategy he uses in volatile markets. You get the plain English blueprint behind the strategy and the very same "rinse and repeat" ticker he's traded nearly 900 times with a 95.3% success rate. 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Delta Air Lines' stock was trading at $69.42 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, DAL shares have increased by 20.5% and is now trading at $83.6180. How were Delta Air Lines' earnings last quarter? Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) posted its earnings results on Thursday, July, 9th. The transportation company reported $1.56 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.07. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 18.7% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Does Delta Air Lines have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiaries of Delta Air Lines: Grupo Aeroméxico S.A.B. de C.V., Virgin Atlantic Airways, Northwest Airlines Corporation, Aero Assurance Ltd., DAL Global Technology Hub LLP, Delta Flight Products LLC, Delta Material Services LLC, and others. Who are Delta Air Lines' major shareholders? Delta Air Lines' top institutional shareholders include Park National Corp OH, Central Pacific Bank Trust Division, CX Institutional and First Financial Bank Trust Division. Insiders that own company stock include Edward H Bastian, Peter W Carter, Glen W Hauenstein, Allison C Ausband, Joanne D Smith, Steven M Sear, Alain Bellemare, John E Laughter, Erik Storey Snell, Michael P Huerta, David S Taylor, David G Dewalt, Rahul D Samant, Willie Cw Chiang and William C Carroll. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Delta Air Lines? Shares of DAL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Delta Air Lines own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Delta Air Lines investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and ExxonMobil (XOM). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/09/2026Record date for 7/30 Dividend7/09/2026Ex-Dividend for 7/30 Dividend7/09/2026Dividend Payable7/30/2026Today10/07/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)10/09/2026Record date for 11/5 Dividend10/15/2026Ex-Dividend for 11/5 Dividend10/15/2026Dividend Payable11/05/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (1m+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 DAL's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. DAL has been in this zone for over one month. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorIndustrials Industry Passenger Airlines Sub-IndustryPassenger Airlines Current SymbolNYSE:DAL CIK27904 Webwww.delta.com Phone(404) 715-2600Fax404-715-5042Employees100,000Year Founded1925Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Delta Air Lines$98.93 High Price Target$125.00 Low Price Target$72.00 Potential Upside/Downside+19.9%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.88 Research Coverage25 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$6.03 Trailing P/E Ratio13.68 Forward P/E Ratio13.91 P/E Growth1.2Net Income$5.01 billion Net Margins5.79% Pretax Margin7.45% Return on Equity17.52% Return on Assets4.32% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.48 Current Ratio0.42 Quick Ratio0.35 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$63.36 billion Price / Sales0.86 Cash Flow$9.49 per share Price / Cash Flow8.69 Book Value$31.94 per share Price / Book2.58Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares657,620,000Free Float652,362,000Market Cap$54.25 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.34 Social Links Don't Wait for the OpenAI IPOThe AI wave will soon hit public markets with Anthropic and OpenAI set to go public later this year. 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