Does the media refer more to AAL or DAL?

In the previous week, American Airlines Group had 22 more articles in the media than Delta Air Lines. MarketBeat recorded 65 mentions for American Airlines Group and 43 mentions for Delta Air Lines. Delta Air Lines' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat American Airlines Group's score of 0.67 indicating that Delta Air Lines is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Airlines Group 30 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 9 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Delta Air Lines 24 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media prefer DAL or ALGT?

In the previous week, Delta Air Lines had 22 more articles in the media than Allegiant Travel. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Delta Air Lines and 21 mentions for Allegiant Travel. Allegiant Travel's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Delta Air Lines' score of 0.91 indicating that Allegiant Travel is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Delta Air Lines 24 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Allegiant Travel 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media refer more to DAL or JBHT?

In the previous week, Delta Air Lines had 17 more articles in the media than J.B. Hunt Transport Services. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Delta Air Lines and 26 mentions for J.B. Hunt Transport Services. J.B. Hunt Transport Services' average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Delta Air Lines' score of 0.91 indicating that J.B. Hunt Transport Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Delta Air Lines 24 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive J.B. Hunt Transport Services 20 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media favor JBLU or DAL?

In the previous week, Delta Air Lines had 20 more articles in the media than JetBlue Airways. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Delta Air Lines and 23 mentions for JetBlue Airways. Delta Air Lines' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat JetBlue Airways' score of 0.39 indicating that Delta Air Lines is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment JetBlue Airways 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Delta Air Lines 24 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DAL or SKYW?

Delta Air Lines has higher revenue and earnings than SkyWest. SkyWest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Delta Air Lines, 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 $63.36B 0.93 $5.01B $6.03 14.84 SkyWest $4.19B 1.08 $428.33M $10.06 11.31

Is DAL or SKYW more profitable?

SkyWest has a net margin of 9.78% compared to Delta Air Lines' net margin of 5.79%. Delta Air Lines' return on equity of 17.52% beat SkyWest's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Delta Air Lines 5.79% 17.52% 4.32% SkyWest 9.78% 14.58% 5.42%

Does the media refer more to DAL or SKYW?

In the previous week, Delta Air Lines had 21 more articles in the media than SkyWest. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Delta Air Lines and 22 mentions for SkyWest. Delta Air Lines' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat SkyWest's score of 0.74 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 24 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SkyWest 11 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

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Should you buy Delta Air Lines stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Delta Air Lines with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Delta Air Lines include American Airlines Group (AAL), Allegiant Travel (ALGT), J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), JetBlue Airways (JBLU), and SkyWest (SKYW). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector.

How does Delta Air Lines compare to American Airlines Group?

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) and Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

American Airlines Group currently has a consensus price target of $19.03, indicating a potential upside of 23.87%. Delta Air Lines has a consensus price target of $100.40, indicating a potential upside of 12.21%. Given American Airlines Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe American Airlines Group is more favorable than Delta Air Lines.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Airlines Group	2 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Delta Air Lines	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Delta Air Lines has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the broader market.

Delta Air Lines has higher revenue and earnings than American Airlines Group. American Airlines Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Delta Air Lines, 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
American Airlines Group	$54.63B	0.19	$111M	-$0.49	N/A
Delta Air Lines	$63.36B	0.93	$5.01B	$6.03	14.84

Delta Air Lines has a net margin of 5.79% compared to American Airlines Group's net margin of -0.56%. Delta Air Lines' return on equity of 17.52% beat American Airlines Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Airlines Group	-0.56%	-9.11%	-0.27%
Delta Air Lines	5.79%	17.52%	4.32%

In the previous week, American Airlines Group had 22 more articles in the media than Delta Air Lines. MarketBeat recorded 65 mentions for American Airlines Group and 43 mentions for Delta Air Lines. Delta Air Lines' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat American Airlines Group's score of 0.67 indicating that Delta Air Lines is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Airlines Group	30 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	9 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Delta Air Lines	24 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.9% of Delta Air Lines shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Delta Air Lines shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Delta Air Lines beats American Airlines Group on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Delta Air Lines compare to Allegiant Travel?

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) and Allegiant Travel (NASDAQ:ALGT) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and risk.

In the previous week, Delta Air Lines had 22 more articles in the media than Allegiant Travel. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Delta Air Lines and 21 mentions for Allegiant Travel. Allegiant Travel's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Delta Air Lines' score of 0.91 indicating that Allegiant Travel is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Delta Air Lines	24 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Allegiant Travel	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Delta Air Lines has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Allegiant Travel has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its share price is 51% more volatile than the broader market.

69.9% of Delta Air Lines shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.8% of Allegiant Travel shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Delta Air Lines shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of Allegiant Travel shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Delta Air Lines currently has a consensus target price of $100.40, indicating a potential upside of 12.21%. Allegiant Travel has a consensus target price of $128.08, indicating a potential upside of 26.08%. Given Allegiant Travel's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Allegiant Travel 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)	23 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
Allegiant Travel	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Delta Air Lines has higher revenue and earnings than Allegiant Travel. Allegiant Travel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Delta Air Lines, 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	$63.36B	0.93	$5.01B	$6.03	14.84
Allegiant Travel	$2.61B	0.72	-$44.70M	-$2.00	N/A

Delta Air Lines has a net margin of 5.79% compared to Allegiant Travel's net margin of -1.30%. Delta Air Lines' return on equity of 17.52% beat Allegiant Travel's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Delta Air Lines	5.79%	17.52%	4.32%
Allegiant Travel	-1.30%	10.07%	2.44%

Summary

Delta Air Lines beats Allegiant Travel on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Delta Air Lines compare to J.B. Hunt Transport Services?

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) and J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ:JBHT) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk and valuation.

In the previous week, Delta Air Lines had 17 more articles in the media than J.B. Hunt Transport Services. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Delta Air Lines and 26 mentions for J.B. Hunt Transport Services. J.B. Hunt Transport Services' average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Delta Air Lines' score of 0.91 indicating that J.B. Hunt Transport Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Delta Air Lines	24 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	20 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Delta Air Lines pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Delta Air Lines pays out 14.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. J.B. Hunt Transport Services pays out 25.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Delta Air Lines has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and J.B. Hunt Transport Services has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Delta Air Lines is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Delta Air Lines has higher revenue and earnings than J.B. Hunt Transport Services. Delta Air Lines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than J.B. Hunt Transport Services, 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	$63.36B	0.93	$5.01B	$6.03	14.84
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	$12.00B	2.17	$598.28M	$7.06	39.32

69.9% of Delta Air Lines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Delta Air Lines shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Delta Air Lines has a net margin of 5.79% compared to J.B. Hunt Transport Services' net margin of 5.31%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services' return on equity of 18.75% beat Delta Air Lines' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Delta Air Lines	5.79%	17.52%	4.32%
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	5.31%	18.75%	8.46%

Delta Air Lines has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the broader market.

Delta Air Lines currently has a consensus target price of $100.40, indicating a potential upside of 12.21%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a consensus target price of $286.30, indicating a potential upside of 3.13%. Given Delta Air Lines' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Delta Air Lines is more favorable than J.B. Hunt Transport Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Delta Air Lines	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62

Summary

J.B. Hunt Transport Services beats Delta Air Lines on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Delta Air Lines compare to JetBlue Airways?

JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU) and Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

JetBlue Airways presently has a consensus target price of $5.31, suggesting a potential downside of 11.50%. Delta Air Lines has a consensus target price of $100.40, suggesting a potential upside of 12.21%. Given Delta Air Lines' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Delta Air Lines is more favorable than JetBlue Airways.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JetBlue Airways	6 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.69
Delta Air Lines	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Delta Air Lines has a net margin of 5.79% compared to JetBlue Airways' net margin of -7.78%. Delta Air Lines' return on equity of 17.52% beat JetBlue Airways' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JetBlue Airways	-7.78%	-32.76%	-4.23%
Delta Air Lines	5.79%	17.52%	4.32%

JetBlue Airways has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its share price is 73% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Delta Air Lines has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the broader market.

Delta Air Lines has higher revenue and earnings than JetBlue Airways. JetBlue Airways is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Delta Air Lines, 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
JetBlue Airways	$9.06B	0.25	-$602M	-$1.94	N/A
Delta Air Lines	$63.36B	0.93	$5.01B	$6.03	14.84

In the previous week, Delta Air Lines had 20 more articles in the media than JetBlue Airways. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Delta Air Lines and 23 mentions for JetBlue Airways. Delta Air Lines' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat JetBlue Airways' score of 0.39 indicating that Delta Air Lines is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
JetBlue Airways	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Delta Air Lines	24 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

83.7% of JetBlue Airways shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.9% of Delta Air Lines shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of JetBlue Airways shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Delta Air Lines shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Delta Air Lines beats JetBlue Airways on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Delta Air Lines compare to SkyWest?

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) and SkyWest (NASDAQ:SKYW) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Delta Air Lines has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SkyWest has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the broader market.

69.9% of Delta Air Lines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.3% of SkyWest shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Delta Air Lines shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of SkyWest shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

SkyWest has a net margin of 9.78% compared to Delta Air Lines' net margin of 5.79%. Delta Air Lines' return on equity of 17.52% beat SkyWest's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Delta Air Lines	5.79%	17.52%	4.32%
SkyWest	9.78%	14.58%	5.42%

Delta Air Lines has higher revenue and earnings than SkyWest. SkyWest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Delta Air Lines, 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	$63.36B	0.93	$5.01B	$6.03	14.84
SkyWest	$4.19B	1.08	$428.33M	$10.06	11.31

In the previous week, Delta Air Lines had 21 more articles in the media than SkyWest. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Delta Air Lines and 22 mentions for SkyWest. Delta Air Lines' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat SkyWest's score of 0.74 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	24 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SkyWest	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Delta Air Lines pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. SkyWest pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Delta Air Lines pays out 14.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SkyWest pays out 5.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Delta Air Lines has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Delta Air Lines is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Delta Air Lines presently has a consensus price target of $100.40, indicating a potential upside of 12.21%. SkyWest has a consensus price target of $119.40, indicating a potential upside of 4.97%. Given Delta Air Lines' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Delta Air Lines is more favorable than SkyWest.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Delta Air Lines	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
SkyWest	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Delta Air Lines beats SkyWest on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Delta Air Lines	TRANS Industry	Transportation Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$57.00B	$9.48B	$8.77B	$23.66B
Dividend Yield	0.99%	7,989.73%	973.97%	4.20%
P/E Ratio	14.84	10.25	23.74	31.08
Price / Sales	0.93	5.07	5.48	20.22
Price / Cash	9.06	5.93	8.42	31.92
Price / Book	2.70	2.67	2.23	4.83
Net Income	$5.01B	$742.94M	$529.31M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	5.75%	2.54%	-0.63%	0.57%
1 Month Performance	-3.49%	-3.17%	-0.39%	0.89%
1 Year Performance	60.88%	19.39%	24.38%	15.18%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
DAL Delta Air Lines	4.8457 of 5 stars	$89.48 +3.2%	$100.40 +12.2%	+58.0%	$57.00B	$63.36B	14.84	100,000
AAL American Airlines Group	4.1097 of 5 stars	$15.14 +1.1%	$19.37 +27.9%	+30.0%	$10.01B	$54.63B	48.84	139,100	Earnings Report Analyst Forecast
ALGT Allegiant Travel	4.831 of 5 stars	$102.17 +1.3%	$128.08 +25.4%	+95.8%	$1.88B	$2.61B	N/A	5,616	Trending News Upcoming Earnings Analyst Revision
JBHT J.B. Hunt Transport Services	4.7434 of 5 stars	$290.61 -0.3%	$286.30 -1.5%	+88.2%	$27.40B	$12.00B	41.16	31,750	Positive News Dividend Announcement Short Interest Decrease
JBLU JetBlue Airways	1.3653 of 5 stars	$5.45 +0.6%	$5.31 -2.6%	+24.0%	$2.03B	$9.06B	N/A	22,087	Trending News Earnings Report Options Volume Gap Up

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Delta Air Lines (DAL) Competitors

DAL vs. AAL, ALGT, JBHT, JBLU, and SKYW

How does Delta Air Lines compare to American Airlines Group?

Do analysts recommend AAL or DAL?

Which has more volatility and risk, AAL or DAL?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, AAL or DAL?

Is AAL or DAL more profitable?

Does the media refer more to AAL or DAL?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AAL or DAL?

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How does Delta Air Lines compare to Allegiant Travel?

Does the media prefer DAL or ALGT?

Which has more risk and volatility, DAL or ALGT?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in DAL or ALGT?

Do analysts recommend DAL or ALGT?

Which has better valuation and earnings, DAL or ALGT?

Is DAL or ALGT more profitable?

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How does Delta Air Lines compare to J.B. Hunt Transport Services?

Does the media refer more to DAL or JBHT?

Is DAL or JBHT a better dividend stock?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DAL or JBHT?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DAL or JBHT?

Is DAL or JBHT more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, DAL or JBHT?

Do analysts prefer DAL or JBHT?

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How does Delta Air Lines compare to JetBlue Airways?

Do analysts recommend JBLU or DAL?

Is JBLU or DAL more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, JBLU or DAL?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, JBLU or DAL?

Does the media favor JBLU or DAL?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of JBLU or DAL?

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How does Delta Air Lines compare to SkyWest?

Which has more risk and volatility, DAL or SKYW?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DAL or SKYW?

Is DAL or SKYW more profitable?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DAL or SKYW?

Does the media refer more to DAL or SKYW?

Is DAL or SKYW a better dividend stock?

Do analysts recommend DAL or SKYW?

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