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In the latest session, Delta Air Lines, Inc (NYSE: DAL) closed at $68.49 down -1.21% from its previous closing price of $69.33. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 9.5 million shares were traded. DAL stock price reached its highest trading level at $70.7429 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $67.55.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Delta Air Lines, Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 10.06 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.55. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.34 and its Current Ratio is at 0.40. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.98 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.86.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wells Fargo on December 18, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $87.
On December 09, 2025, BMO Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $80.BMO Capital Markets initiated its Outperform rating on December 09, 2025, with a $80 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 14 ’26 when HAUENSTEIN GLEN W bought 20,000 shares for $70.00 per share.
Sear Steven M bought 31,290 shares of DAL for $2,180,455 on Jan 14 ’26. On Jan 14 ’26, another insider, Samant Rahul D, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 57,003 shares for $69.57 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, DAL now has a Market Capitalization of 44721418240 and an Enterprise Value of 61514010624. As of this moment, Delta’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.94, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.16. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.47. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.71 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.38. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.971 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.469.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DAL is 1.37, which has changed by 0.04759741 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17287207 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DAL has reached a high of $73.16, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $34.74. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.43%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 22.54%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, DAL has traded an average of 7.83M shares per day and 7756950 over the past ten days. A total of 652.96M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 650.61M. Insiders hold about 0.36% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.15% stake in the company. Shares short for DAL as of 1767139200 were 22407820 with a Short Ratio of 2.86, compared to 1764288000 on 18608712. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 22407820 and a Short% of Float of 3.8699999999999997.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for DAL is 0.68, from 0.0 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.3.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 19.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.56, with high estimates of $2.7 and low estimates of $2.38.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.55 and $6.8 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.19. EPS for the following year is $8.2, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $8.97 and $7.75.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 8 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $14.52B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $15.19B to a low estimate of $13.76B. As of. The current estimate, Delta Air Lines, Inc’s year-ago sales were $14.04BFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $17.63B. There is a high estimate of $18.06B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $16.92B.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for DAL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $67.98B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $62.39B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $65.41B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $63.36BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $69.28B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $71.42B and the low estimate is $66.09B.
