LATAM Airlines Group (LTM) Competitors

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) and LATAM Airlines Group (NYSE:LTM) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is DAL or LTM more profitable?

LATAM Airlines Group has a net margin of 7.60% compared to Delta Air Lines' net margin of 5.61%. LATAM Airlines Group's return on equity of 153.94% beat Delta Air Lines' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Delta Air Lines	5.61%	30.41%	5.30%
LATAM Airlines Group	7.60%	153.94%	6.49%

Do analysts prefer DAL or LTM?

Delta Air Lines currently has a consensus price target of $62.08, indicating a potential upside of 28.30%. LATAM Airlines Group has a consensus price target of $38.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.32%. Given Delta Air Lines' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Delta Air Lines is more favorable than LATAM Airlines Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Delta Air Lines	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
LATAM Airlines Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

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

69.9% of Delta Air Lines shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Delta Air Lines shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of LATAM Airlines Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, DAL or LTM?

Delta Air Lines has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LATAM Airlines Group has a beta of 3.67, indicating that its stock price is 267% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, DAL or LTM?

Delta Air Lines has higher revenue and earnings than LATAM Airlines Group. Delta Air Lines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LATAM 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	$61.94B	0.51	$3.46B	$5.64	8.58
LATAM Airlines Group	$12.83B	0.89	$976.97M	$2.38	15.92

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DAL or LTM?

Delta Air Lines received 683 more outperform votes than LATAM Airlines Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.55% of users gave Delta Air Lines an outperform vote while only 61.77% of users gave LATAM Airlines Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Delta Air Lines	Outperform Votes 1263 76.55%	Underperform Votes 387 23.45%
LATAM Airlines Group	Outperform Votes 580 61.77%	Underperform Votes 359 38.23%

Does the media prefer DAL or LTM?

In the previous week, Delta Air Lines had 22 more articles in the media than LATAM Airlines Group. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Delta Air Lines and 0 mentions for LATAM Airlines Group. Delta Air Lines' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat LATAM Airlines Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Delta Air Lines is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Delta Air Lines	Positive
LATAM Airlines Group	Neutral

Is DAL or LTM a better dividend stock?

Delta Air Lines pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. LATAM Airlines Group pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Delta Air Lines pays out 10.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LATAM Airlines Group pays out 19.3% 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 increased 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.

Summary

Delta Air Lines beats LATAM Airlines Group on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.