Truxt Investmentos Ltda. Makes New Investment in Delta Air Lines, Inc. $DAL

Truxt Investmentos Ltda. acquired a new position in shares of Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 12,936 shares of the transportation company’s stock, valued at approximately $734,000. Delta Air Lines makes up 1.1% of Truxt Investmentos Ltda.’s holdings, making the stock its 19th largest position.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Private Trust Co. NA increased its holdings in Delta Air Lines by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 5,493 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $312,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares in the last quarter. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC boosted its stake in Delta Air Lines by 3.2% in the third quarter. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC now owns 5,871 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $362,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Delta Air Lines by 2.6% during the second quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,844 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $386,000 after purchasing an additional 196 shares during the last quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Delta Air Lines by 1.3% in the third quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 16,101 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $914,000 after buying an additional 201 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ethic Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Delta Air Lines by 1.9% in the third quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 10,578 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $600,000 after buying an additional 202 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 69.93% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

DAL has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Delta Air Lines from $65.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on shares of Delta Air Lines from $72.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Dbs Bank upgraded shares of Delta Air Lines to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 19th. Susquehanna upped their price objective on Delta Air Lines from $70.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $87.00 price objective on Delta Air Lines in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $80.47.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Rahul D. Samant sold 57,003 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.57, for a total value of $3,965,698.71. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 36,246 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,521,634.22. This represents a 61.13% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Alain Bellemare sold 36,000 shares of Delta Air Lines stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 95,731 shares in the company, valued at $6,625,542.51. The trade was a 27.33% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 351,243 shares of company stock worth $24,742,087 over the last quarter. Insiders own 0.88% of the company’s stock.

Delta Air Lines Stock Performance

DAL stock opened at $69.05 on Tuesday. Delta Air Lines, Inc. has a twelve month low of $34.74 and a twelve month high of $73.16. The company has a quick ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The company has a market cap of $45.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.38. The business’s fifty day moving average is $68.83 and its 200-day moving average is $61.99.

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, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $14.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.80 billion. Delta Air Lines had a return on equity of 20.99% and a net margin of 7.90%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $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. Equities research analysts forecast that Delta Air Lines, Inc. will post 7.63 EPS for the current year.

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.