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Delta Air Lines, Inc is an airlines business based in the US. Delta Air Lines shares (DAL.US) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Delta Air Lines employs 72,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $17.1 billion.
How to buy shares in Delta Air Lines
- Choose a platform. If you're a beginner, our share-dealing table below can help you choose.
- Open your account. You'll need your ID, bank details and national insurance number.
- Confirm your payment details. You'll need to fund your account with a bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
- Search the platform for stock code: DAL in this case.
- Research Delta Air Lines shares. The platform should provide the latest information available.
- Buy your Delta Air Lines shares. It's that simple.
What's in this guide?
- Can I buy shares in Delta Air Lines?
- Delta Air Lines shares summary
- Compare share dealing platforms
- Is Delta Air Lines stock a buy or sell?
- Can I short Delta Air Lines shares?
- Is Delta Air Lines suitable for ethical investing?
- Are Delta Air Lines shares over-valued?
- Delta Air Lines's financials
- How volatile are Delta Air Lines shares?
- Does Delta Air Lines pay a dividend?
- Other common questions
Delta Air Lines share price
Use our graph to track the performance of DAL stocks over time.Delta Air Lines shares at a glance
Information last updated 2021-01-23.
| Latest market close | $N/A |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $18.62 - $59.618 |
| 50-day moving average | $40.6703 |
| 200-day moving average | $33.4708 |
| Wall St. target price | $46.32 |
| PE ratio | 4.8622 |
| Dividend yield | $1.61 (6.98%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $5.43 |
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Is it a good time to buy Delta Air Lines stock?
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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 39.2935. 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 a whopping $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 | $17.1 billion |
|---|---|
| Gross profit TTM | $-4,129,000,000 |
| Return on assets TTM | -3.88% |
| Return on equity TTM | -148.23% |
| Profit margin | -72.45% |
| Book value | $2.131 |
| Market capitalisation | $25.5 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
How to short and sell Delta Air Lines shares
- Create a CFD or spread betting account.
- Search for the stock code. E.g. "DAL.US"
- Choose your position size.
- Select "sell" rather than "buy".
- Confirm your position and keep tabs on it. You may wish to set limits on your position.
There are currently 13.5 million Delta Air Lines shares held short by investors – that's known as Delta Air Lines's "short interest". This figure is 14.3% up from 11.8 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 12.7 million). Delta Air Lines's SIR currently stands at 1.06. In other words for every 100,000 Delta Air Lines shares traded daily on the market, roughly 1060 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 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Delta Air Lines shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0212% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Delta Air Lines shares, roughly 21 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 01/01/2019) 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. A high-profile company, 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: 2019-01-01.
| 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. However, you can browse other dividend-paying shares in our guide.
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 $59.618. 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 1.4506. 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).
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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.
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