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Delta Air Lines, Inc (NYSE: DAL) closed the day trading at $42.42 down -2.71% from the previous closing price of $43.60. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.71 from its previous closing price. On the day, 13.96 million shares were traded. DAL stock price reached its highest trading level at $42.565 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $40.855.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of DAL, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.47 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.50. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.32 and its Current Ratio is at 0.37. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.49 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.30.
On January 13, 2025, TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $78 to $90.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 11 ’25 when Samant Rahul D sold 38,023 shares for $64.89 per share. The transaction valued at 2,467,312 led to the insider holds 52,789 shares of the business.
Samant Rahul D bought 38,023 shares of DAL for $2,467,448 on Feb 11 ’25. On Feb 05 ’25, another insider, Samant Rahul D, who serves as the EVP & Chief Info Officer of the company, sold 17,970 shares for $69.08 each. As a result, the insider received 1,241,364 and left with 35,889 shares of the company.
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 27401705472 and an Enterprise Value of 48020246528. As of this moment, Delta’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.96, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.23. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.60. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.44 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.79. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.779 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.853.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DAL is 1.23, which has changed by -0.089113176 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08089435 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DAL has reached a high of $69.98, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $37.29. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -26.93%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -20.76%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, DAL traded about 10.30M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, DAL traded about 11848970 shares per day. A total of 646.47M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 643.28M. Insiders hold about 0.42% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.18% stake in the company. Shares short for DAL as of 1741910400 were 21078087 with a Short Ratio of 2.05, compared to 1739491200 on 26405410. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 21078087 and a Short% of Float of 3.6900000000000004.
Dividends & Splits
DAL’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.55, up from 0.55 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0126146795The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.3.
