Cozad Asset Management Inc. Grows Stock Holdings in Delta Air Lines, Inc. $DAL

Cozad Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) by 21.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 145,050 shares of the transportation company’s stock after purchasing an additional 25,975 shares during the period. Cozad Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Delta Air Lines were worth $8,232,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in Delta Air Lines by 33.5% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 9,174 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $555,000 after buying an additional 2,302 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Delta Air Lines during the 1st quarter valued at about $178,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Delta Air Lines in the second quarter valued at about $555,000. Ethic Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Delta Air Lines by 14.5% in the second quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 10,376 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $515,000 after purchasing an additional 1,311 shares during the period. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. increased its position in Delta Air Lines by 17.4% during the second quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 473,477 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $23,286,000 after purchasing an additional 70,270 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.93% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Delta Air Lines

Here are the key news stories impacting Delta Air Lines this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Storm easing gives airlines a bounce; market reaction helped lift airline stocks (supports a short‑term recovery in DAL). Winter Snowstorm Impact Shows Signs of Easing. Airline Stocks Get a Lift.
• Positive Sentiment: Some routes have resumed (e.g., flights to Puerto Vallarta), showing recovery in network operations and demand on specific leisure routes. These airlines have restarted flights to Puerto Vallarta
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysis pieces on whether DAL is attractively valued after a recent pullback — useful context for longer‑term investors but not new operational news. Is It Time To Reconsider Delta Air Lines (DAL) After Recent Share Price Pullback
• Negative Sentiment: Delta suspended flights in major Northeast hubs (NYC, Boston) as the blizzard struck — direct hit to near‑term revenue and network recovery costs. Delta Suspends NYC, Boston Flights
• Negative Sentiment: Thousands of U.S. flights were canceled or delayed amid the storm, increasing rebooking and disruption expense risk for Delta in the quarter. Thousands of Flights Cancelled Amid Major Snow Storm
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage flags that the storm is a test of operations, revenue and investor confidence as Delta manages widespread cancellations and recovery. Winter Storm Test For Delta Operations Revenue And Investor Confidence

Delta Air Lines Stock Up 3.6%

Shares of NYSE:DAL opened at $69.28 on Wednesday. Delta Air Lines, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $34.74 and a fifty-two week high of $76.39. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $69.94 and its 200 day moving average price is $63.83. 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 stock has a market cap of $45.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.37.

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 13th. The transportation company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.02. Delta Air Lines had a return on equity of 20.96% and a net margin of 7.90%.The firm had revenue of $14.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.80 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.85 earnings per share. Delta Air Lines’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Delta Air Lines, Inc. will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Delta Air Lines Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 26th will be issued a $0.1875 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 26th. This represents a $0.75 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Delta Air Lines’s payout ratio is presently 9.78%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Delta Air Lines

In other news, EVP Rahul D. Samant sold 62,528 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.18, for a total transaction of $4,388,215.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 20,939 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,469,499.02. This trade represents a 74.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Edward H. Bastian sold 173,230 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was 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 directly owned 632,823 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $44,930,433. This trade represents a 21.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 520,550 shares of company stock valued at $37,101,667. Insiders own 0.96% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Dbs Bank raised shares of Delta Air Lines to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 19th. Wolfe Research upped their price objective on Delta Air Lines from $70.00 to $83.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Evercore raised their target price on Delta Air Lines from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Bank of America lifted their target price on Delta Air Lines from $74.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating and set a $80.00 price target on shares of Delta Air Lines in a report on Friday, December 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twenty-two have issued a Buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $80.47.

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.