Delta Air Lines (DAL) Competitors

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Delta Air Lines	$61.64B	0.62	$3.46B	$6.90	8.54
American Airlines Group	$54.21B	0.15	$846M	$0.80	15.41

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)	2.94
American 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 Lines	7.24%	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.

Summary

Delta Air Lines beats American Airlines Group on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.