Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) Stock Rating Upgraded by Dbs Bank

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) was upgraded by Dbs Bank to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday,Zacks.com reports.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised their price target on Delta Air Lines from $65.00 to $72.00 in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Raymond James Financial reissued a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $80.00 price target on shares of Delta Air Lines in a research report on Friday, December 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of Delta Air Lines from $77.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on Delta Air Lines from $70.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on shares of Delta Air Lines from $74.00 to $72.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twenty-three have assigned a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Delta Air Lines currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $79.97.

Delta Air Lines Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of DAL opened at $70.50 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 0.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. Delta Air Lines has a 1-year low of $34.74 and a 1-year high of $73.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $46.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.19, a P/E/G ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.38. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $66.97 and its 200 day moving average price is $61.05.

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 13th. The transportation company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $14.61 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.80 billion. Delta Air Lines had a net margin of 7.90% and a return on equity of 20.99%. The firm’s revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.85 earnings per share. Delta Air Lines has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.500-0.900 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.500-7.500 EPS. Analysts expect that Delta Air Lines will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Alain Bellemare sold 36,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.21, for a total transaction of $2,491,560.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 95,731 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,625,542.51. This trade represents a 27.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Edward H. Bastian sold 173,230 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.00, for a total value of $12,299,330.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 632,823 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $44,930,433. This represents a 21.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 311,823 shares of company stock valued at $21,942,479. 0.96% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Delta Air Lines

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in DAL. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its stake in Delta Air Lines by 54.8% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 5,817,783 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $330,159,000 after acquiring an additional 2,058,744 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Delta Air Lines by 2.3% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 74,572,577 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $3,667,479,000 after acquiring an additional 1,648,071 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Delta Air Lines by 23.3% during the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 7,661,911 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $434,813,000 after buying an additional 1,447,058 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its holdings in Delta Air Lines by 16,044.7% in the 3rd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,263,320 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $71,693,000 after purchasing an additional 1,255,495 shares during the period. Finally, Ninety One UK Ltd raised its holdings in Delta Air Lines by 23.6% in the 3rd quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 3,860,710 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $219,095,000 after acquiring an additional 736,342 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 69.93% of the company’s stock.

Delta Air Lines Company Profile

Delta Air Lines is a major U.S.-based global airline that provides scheduled passenger and cargo air transportation, aircraft maintenance and repair services, and related travel products. Its operations include mainline domestic and international passenger services, a branded regional network operating under the Delta Connection name, dedicated air cargo carriage, and in-house maintenance, repair and overhaul through Delta TechOps. Delta offers a range of cabin products for different customer segments, including premium business-class service on long-haul routes and tiered economy offerings on domestic and international flights, and it markets customer loyalty benefits through the SkyMiles frequent-flyer program.

The carrier operates a mixed fleet of narrow- and wide-body aircraft from multiple U.S.