Thinking of Investing in DAL? What Our Analysts Know.

By Tamara Parker • Tuesday, October 10 10:03 • Permanent Link

Delta Air Lines logged a 2.7% change during today's morning session, and is now trading at a price of $36.24 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 0.0%. DAL's trading volume is 1,830,036 compared to the stock's average volume of 8,559,064.

Delta Air Lines trades -34.63% away from its average analyst target price of $55.44 per share. The 16 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $43.0 to $77.0, and on average have given Delta Air Lines a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying DAL should be aware of the facts below:

Delta Air Lines's current price is 66.1% above its Graham number of $21.82, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Delta Air Lines has moved 26.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 22.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 4.51, Delta Air Lines has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 8.0 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
DAL has a forward P/E ratio of 5.3 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $6.82 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 0.18 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Delta Air Lines is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 2.86 compared to its sector average of 3.12
Delta Air Lines, Inc. provides scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo in the United States and internationally.
Based in Atlanta, the company has 95,000 full time employees and a market cap of $23.32 Billion. Delta Air Lines currently returns an annual dividend yield of 0.3%.

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