How to buy Delta Air Lines stock | 31.5

Delta Air Lines, Inc is an airlines business based in the US. Delta Air Lines shares (DAL) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Delta Air Lines employs 91,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$24.6 billion.

How to buy shares in Delta Air Lines

1. Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Delta Air Lines. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: DAL. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Delta Air Lines reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$31.5, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Delta Air Lines, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Delta Air Lines. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

How has coronavirus impacted Delta Air Lines's share price?

Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, Delta Air Lines's share price has had significant negative movement.

Its last market close was USD$31.5, which is 45.57% down on its pre-crash value of USD$57.87 and 64.92% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as USD$19.1.

If you had bought USD$1,000 worth of Delta Air Lines shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth USD$396.40 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth USD$561.96.

Delta Air Lines share price

Use our graph to track the performance of DAL stocks over time.

Delta Air Lines shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-20.

Latest market close	USD$31.5
52-week range	USD$18.62 - USD$62.48
50-day moving average	USD$31.6037
200-day moving average	USD$27.6499
Wall St. target price	USD$39
PE ratio	4.8622
Dividend yield	USD$1.61 (6.98%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$5.43

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Delta Air Lines price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $31.5 from 2020-10-19

1 week (2020-11-27)	-23.28%
1 month (2020-11-04)	3.52%
3 months (2020-09-04)	-0.85%
6 months (2020-06-04)	-2.72%

1 year (2019-12-04)	-43.81%
2 years (2018-12-04)	-44.68%
3 years (2017-12-04)	-40.46%
5 years (2015-12-04)	-36.72%

Is Delta Air Lines under- or over-valued?

Valuing Delta Air Lines stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Delta Air Lines's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Delta Air Lines's P/E ratio

Delta Air Lines's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 5x. In other words, Delta Air Lines shares trade at around 5x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Delta Air Lines's PEG ratio

Delta Air Lines's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 10.1656. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Delta Air Lines's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Delta Air Lines's EBITDA

Delta Air Lines's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$3.1 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Delta Air Lines's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Delta Air Lines financials

Revenue TTM	USD$24.6 billion
Gross profit TTM	USD$12.9 billion
Return on assets TTM	-1.9%
Return on equity TTM	-114.32%
Profit margin	-42.88%
Book value	$5.285
Market capitalisation	USD$20.4 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Delta Air Lines shares

There are currently 16.9 million Delta Air Lines shares held short by investors – that's known as Delta Air Lines's "short interest". This figure is 28.9% down from 23.8 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Delta Air Lines shares can be evaluated.

Delta Air Lines's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Delta Air Lines's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Delta Air Lines shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Delta Air Lines shares traded daily (recently around 22.0 million). Delta Air Lines's SIR currently stands at 0.77. In other words for every 100,000 Delta Air Lines shares traded daily on the market, roughly 770 shares are currently held short.

However Delta Air Lines's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Delta Air Lines shares, or, against the total number of tradable Delta Air Lines shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Delta Air Lines's short interest could be expressed as 0.03% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Delta Air Lines shares in existence, roughly 30 shares are currently held short) or 0.0267% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Delta Air Lines shares, roughly 27 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Delta Air Lines.

Find out more about how you can short Delta Air Lines stock.

Delta Air Lines's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Delta Air Lines.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Delta Air Lines's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 28.84

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Delta Air Lines's overall score of 28.84 (as at 10/01/2020) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 39th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Delta Air Lines is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Delta Air Lines's environmental score

Environmental score: 13.8/100

Delta Air Lines's environmental score of 13.8 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Delta Air Lines is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Delta Air Lines's social score

Social score: 15.84/100

Delta Air Lines's social score of 15.84 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Delta Air Lines is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Delta Air Lines's governance score

Governance score: 8.2/100

Delta Air Lines's governance score puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Delta Air Lines is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Delta Air Lines's controversy score

Controversy score: 2/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Delta Air Lines scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Delta Air Lines has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Delta Air Lines, Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2020-10-01.

Total ESG score	28.84
Total ESG percentile	38.95
Environmental score	13.8
Environmental score percentile	7
Social score	15.84
Social score percentile	7
Governance score	8.2
Governance score percentile	7
Level of controversy	2

Delta Air Lines share dividends

We're not expecting Delta Air Lines to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Delta Air Lines share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Delta Air Lines's shares have ranged in value from as little as $18.62 up to $62.48. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Delta Air Lines's is 1.3183. This would suggest that Delta Air Lines's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Delta Air Lines overview

Delta Air Lines, Inc. provides scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Airline and Refinery. Its domestic network centered on core hubs in Atlanta, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Detroit, and Salt Lake City, as well as coastal hub positions in Boston, Los Angeles, New York-LaGuardia, New York-JFK, and Seattle; and international network centered on hubs and market presence in Amsterdam, London-Heathrow, Mexico City, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, and Seoul-Incheon. The company sells its tickets through various distribution channels, including delta.com and the Fly Delta app, telephone reservations, online travel agencies, traditional brick and mortar, and other agencies. It also provides aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul services; and vacation packages to third-party consumers, as well as aircraft charters, and management and programs. The company operates through a fleet of approximately 1,000 aircraft. Delta Air Lines, Inc. was founded in 1924 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Delta Air Lines is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.379% of Delta Air Lines shares are held by insiders and 85.169% by institutions.

• How many people work for Delta Air Lines?

  Latest data suggests 91,000 work at Delta Air Lines.

• When does the fiscal year end for Delta Air Lines?

  Delta Air Lines's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Delta Air Lines based?

  Delta Air Lines's address is: PO Box 20706, Atlanta, GA, United States, 30320-6001

• What is Delta Air Lines's ISIN number?

  Delta Air Lines's international securities identification number is: US2473617023

• What is Delta Air Lines's CUSIP number?

  Delta Air Lines's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 247361702