In the past week, DAL stock has gone up by 13.34%, with a monthly gain of 7.53% and a quarterly surge of 31.33%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.88%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.09% for Delta Air Lines, Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 9.28% for DAL’s stock, with a 31.13% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Delta Air Lines, Inc (NYSE: DAL) Right Now?
Delta Air Lines, Inc (NYSE: DAL) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 12.57x compared to its average ratio. DAL has 36-month beta value of 1.35. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 16 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for DAL is 643.27M, and currently, short sellers hold a 5.84% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of DAL on January 13, 2025 was 8.04M shares.
DAL) stock’s latest price update
Delta Air Lines, Inc (NYSE: DAL)’s stock price has increased by 9.00 compared to its previous closing price of 61.42. However, the company has seen a 13.34% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. reuters.com reported 2025-01-10 that Delta Air Lines said on Friday that departures and arrivals at its Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta hub have resumed after extreme winter weather forced the closure of all five runways for more than two hours.
Analysts’ Opinion of DAL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for DAL stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for DAL by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for DAL in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $88 based on the research report published on November 26, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Goldman, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DAL reach a price target of $83. The rating they have provided for DAL stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on November 15th, 2024.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Buy” to DAL, setting the target price at $75 in the report published on November 12th of the previous year.
DAL Trading at 8.10% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought DAL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -0.81% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.09%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.88%, as shares surge +6.66% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +20.89% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, DAL rose by +13.34%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +47.40% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $61.26. In addition, Delta Air Lines, Inc saw 10.66% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at DAL starting from Smith Joanne D, who sale 19,660 shares at the price of $64.70 back on Nov 21 ’24. After this action, Smith Joanne D now owns 85,123 shares of Delta Air Lines, Inc, valued at $1,272,002 using the latest closing price.
Smith Joanne D, the EVP & Chief People Officer of Delta Air Lines, Inc, sale 4,207 shares at $60.71 during a trade that took place back on Nov 07 ’24, which means that Smith Joanne D is holding 104,783 shares at $255,390 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DAL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.1 for the present operating margin
- 0.22 for the gross margin
The net margin for Delta Air Lines, Inc stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.12. Equity return is now at value 26.22, with 4.42 for asset returns.
Based on Delta Air Lines, Inc (DAL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.53 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.47. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.11. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 15.57.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.02 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.89. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.93. The receivables turnover for the company is 19.12for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.82. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.37.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Delta Air Lines, Inc (DAL) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
