Delta Air Lines (DAL) Competitors $58.93 -0.83 (-1.39%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$58.87 -0.05 (-0.09%) As of 07:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock DAL vs. AAL, ALGT, JBHT, JBLU, SKYW, UAL, ULCC, ALK, CPA, and LUVShould you be buying Delta Air Lines stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Delta Air Lines include American Airlines Group (AAL), Allegiant Travel (ALGT), J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), JetBlue Airways (JBLU), SkyWest (SKYW), United Airlines (UAL), Frontier Group (ULCC), Alaska Air Group (ALK), Copa (CPA), and Southwest Airlines (LUV). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector. Delta Air Lines vs. Its Competitors American Airlines Group Allegiant Travel J.B. Hunt Transport Services JetBlue Airways SkyWest United Airlines Frontier Group Alaska Air Group Copa Southwest Airlines Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) and American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. Which has better valuation & earnings, DAL or AAL? Delta Air Lines has higher revenue and earnings than American Airlines Group. Delta Air Lines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Airlines Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDelta Air Lines$61.64B0.62$3.46B$6.908.54American Airlines Group$54.21B0.15$846M$0.8015.41 Do analysts rate DAL or AAL? Delta Air Lines currently has a consensus target price of $66.56, suggesting a potential upside of 12.96%. American Airlines Group has a consensus target price of $16.59, suggesting a potential upside of 34.54%. Given American Airlines Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe American Airlines Group is more favorable than Delta Air Lines.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Delta Air Lines 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.94American Airlines Group 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.61 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DAL or AAL? 69.9% of Delta Air Lines shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Delta Air Lines shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is DAL or AAL more profitable? Delta Air Lines has a net margin of 7.24% compared to American Airlines Group's net margin of 1.05%. Delta Air Lines' return on equity of 24.86% beat American Airlines Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Delta Air Lines7.24% 24.86% 5.01% American Airlines Group 1.05%-24.55%1.68% Does the media refer more to DAL or AAL? In the previous week, Delta Air Lines had 31 more articles in the media than American Airlines Group. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Delta Air Lines and 13 mentions for American Airlines Group. Delta Air Lines' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat American Airlines Group's score of 0.61 indicating that Delta Air Lines is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Delta Air Lines 31 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Airlines Group 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, DAL or AAL? Delta Air Lines has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDelta Air Lines beats American Airlines Group on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DAL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DAL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDelta Air LinesTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$39.02B$7.97B$7.17B$21.65BDividend Yield1.25%8,199.46%949.05%3.51%P/E Ratio8.5413.2013.9630.23Price / Sales0.622,857.06528.1358.72Price / Cash5.935.197.9618.30Price / Book2.492.842.474.66Net Income$3.46B$587.12M$558.52M$1.00B7 Day Performance0.94%-1.04%4.17%1.06%1 Month Performance-4.39%-1.29%6.01%3.00%1 Year Performance25.54%69.59%8.84%15.09% Delta Air Lines Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DALDelta Air Lines4.7869 of 5 stars$58.93-1.4%$66.56+13.0%+27.5%$39.02B$61.64B8.54100,000Positive NewsAALAmerican Airlines Group3.9605 of 5 stars$12.51-3.1%$16.59+32.7%+13.1%$8.25B$54.21B15.63133,300ALGTAllegiant Travel3.6886 of 5 stars$61.41-5.2%$64.33+4.8%+33.2%$1.13B$2.51B-3.855,991JBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services4.8711 of 5 stars$136.20-1.3%$165.00+21.1%-21.6%$13.20B$12.06B24.7933,646Positive NewsJBLUJetBlue Airways2.3614 of 5 stars$4.92-2.7%$5.16+5.0%-12.1%$1.79B$9.14B-4.4722,793SKYWSkyWest4.4256 of 5 stars$104.61-2.8%$126.75+21.2%+27.3%$4.22B$3.84B10.6414,610UALUnited Airlines4.4041 of 5 stars$104.17-2.3%$112.57+8.1%+103.8%$33.73B$57.06B10.44107,300Positive NewsULCCFrontier Group1.5724 of 5 stars$5.28+1.8%$5.61+6.4%+19.0%$1.20B$3.78B-32.977,938ALKAlaska Air Group4.8026 of 5 stars$59.03-6.8%$71.15+20.5%+42.9%$6.82B$13.45B24.0533,941CPACopa4.7143 of 5 stars$116.08-1.8%$154.40+33.0%+30.9%$4.78B$3.44B7.557,909Positive NewsLUVSouthwest Airlines4.4655 of 5 stars$31.24-1.3%$33.38+6.8%+12.0%$16.41B$27.48B47.3472,450Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies American Airlines Group Competitors Allegiant Travel Competitors J.B. 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