NYSE:DAL - Delta Air Lines Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Delta Air Lines trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "DAL."

Delta Air Lines announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 26th will be given a dividend of $0.35 per share on Thursday, August 16th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.52%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 25th. This is an increase from Delta Air Lines's previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. View Delta Air Lines' Dividend History.

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 12th. The transportation company reported $1.77 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.72 by $0.05. The transportation company had revenue of $11.78 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.73 billion. Delta Air Lines had a return on equity of 26.75% and a net margin of 7.72%. Delta Air Lines's quarterly revenue was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.64 earnings per share. View Delta Air Lines' Earnings History.

Delta Air Lines is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October, 10th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Delta Air Lines.

Delta Air Lines issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 12th. The company provided EPS guidance of $5.35-5.70 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $5.69. Delta Air Lines also updated its Q3 guidance to $1.65-1.85 EPS.

14 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Delta Air Lines' shares. Their predictions range from $53.00 to $95.00. On average, they expect Delta Air Lines' share price to reach $66.8571 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 20.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Delta Air Lines.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Delta Air Lines in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 13 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Delta Air Lines.

Delta Air Lines saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 13th, there was short interest totalling 18,264,637 shares, an increase of 36.2% from the June 29th total of 13,414,066 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 7,904,366 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.3 days. Approximately 2.6% of the company's stock are short sold. View Delta Air Lines' Current Options Chain.

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News stories about DAL stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Delta Air Lines earned a coverage optimism score of 0.11 on Accern's scale. They also gave news coverage about the transportation company an impact score of 46.93 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View Recent Headlines for Delta Air Lines.

Delta Air Lines' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (5.16%), Lansdowne Partners UK LLP (4.07%), Boston Partners (1.79%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.32%), FMR LLC (1.23%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.13%). Company insiders that own Delta Air Lines stock include Craig M Meynard, Daniel A Carp, Douglas R Ralph, Edward H Bastian, Francis S Blake, George N Mattson, Glen W Hauenstein, Joanne D Smith, John Ivan Babic, Paul A Jacobson, Peter W Carter, Shirley C Franklin, Steven M Sear and W Gilbert West. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Delta Air Lines.

DAL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Stelliam Investment Management LP, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, ClariVest Asset Management LLC, Sound Shore Management Inc. CT, Toronto Dominion Bank, United Services Automobile Association and Seminole Management Co. Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Delta Air Lines company stock in the last year include Craig M Meynard, Daniel A Carp, Edward H Bastian, Glen W Hauenstein, Joanne D Smith, Paul A Jacobson, Peter W Carter, Steven M Sear and W Gilbert West. View Insider Buying and Selling for Delta Air Lines.

DAL stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Lansdowne Partners UK LLP, Investec Asset Management LTD, BlackRock Inc., Janus Henderson Group PLC, OppenheimerFunds Inc., Glenmede Trust Co. NA, Putnam Investments LLC and Boston Partners. Company insiders that have bought Delta Air Lines stock in the last two years include Douglas R Ralph, Francis S Blake, George N Mattson and John Ivan Babic. View Insider Buying and Selling for Delta Air Lines.

Shares of DAL can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of DAL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $55.65.

Delta Air Lines has a market capitalization of $37.82 billion and generates $41.24 billion in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $3.58 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.93 on an earnings per share basis. Delta Air Lines employs 86,564 workers across the globe.

Delta Air Lines' mailing address is 1030 DELTA BOULEVARD, ATLANTA GA, 30320. The transportation company can be reached via phone at 404-715-2600 or via email at [email protected]