Delta Air Lines (DAL) Competitors $60.93 +0.55 (+0.91%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends DAL vs. UAL, LUV, ALK, SKYW, CPA, JBLU, ALGT, RYAAY, AAL, and ULCCShould you be buying Delta Air Lines stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Delta Air Lines include United Airlines (UAL), Southwest Airlines (LUV), Alaska Air Group (ALK), SkyWest (SKYW), Copa (CPA), JetBlue Airways (JBLU), Allegiant Travel (ALGT), Ryanair (RYAAY), American Airlines Group (AAL), and Frontier Group (ULCC). These companies are all part of the "air transportation, scheduled" industry. Delta Air Lines vs. United Airlines Southwest Airlines Alaska Air Group SkyWest Copa JetBlue Airways Allegiant Travel Ryanair American Airlines Group Frontier Group Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) and United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations and valuation. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DAL or UAL? Delta Air Lines received 257 more outperform votes than United Airlines when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.66% of users gave Delta Air Lines an outperform vote while only 66.55% of users gave United Airlines an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDelta Air LinesOutperform Votes124876.66% Underperform Votes38023.34% United AirlinesOutperform Votes99166.55% Underperform Votes49833.45% Is DAL or UAL more profitable? Delta Air Lines has a net margin of 7.71% compared to United Airlines' net margin of 4.94%. United Airlines' return on equity of 30.72% beat Delta Air Lines' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Delta Air Lines7.71% 29.93% 4.83% United Airlines 4.94%30.72%4.30% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, DAL or UAL? Delta Air Lines has higher revenue and earnings than United Airlines. Delta Air Lines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United Airlines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDelta Air Lines$60.31B0.65$4.61B$7.208.46United Airlines$55.99B0.57$2.62B$8.2911.75 Does the media favor DAL or UAL? In the previous week, Delta Air Lines had 4 more articles in the media than United Airlines. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Delta Air Lines and 14 mentions for United Airlines. United Airlines' average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Delta Air Lines' score of 0.68 indicating that United Airlines is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Delta Air Lines 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive United Airlines 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in DAL or UAL? 69.9% of Delta Air Lines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.7% of United Airlines shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Delta Air Lines shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of United Airlines shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, DAL or UAL? Delta Air Lines has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Airlines has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate DAL or UAL? Delta Air Lines presently has a consensus target price of $75.83, suggesting a potential upside of 24.46%. United Airlines has a consensus target price of $98.95, suggesting a potential upside of 1.59%. Given Delta Air Lines' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Delta Air Lines is more favorable than United Airlines.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Delta Air Lines 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.07United Airlines 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.12 SummaryDelta Air Lines beats United Airlines on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowAll of our key indicators are flashing the same signal: an altcoin season is fast approaching. And if you know anything about crypto, you know that altcoin seasons are where some of the biggest gains happen.Register for the FREE Workshop Now & get $10 in Bitcoin Get Delta Air Lines News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DAL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DAL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDelta Air LinesAir transportation, scheduled IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$39.32B$2.18T$303.23B$19.19BDividend Yield0.98%2.60%4.41%3.58%P/E Ratio8.469.6517.8441.22Price / Sales0.65194.4555.7717.58Price / Cash6.427.9113.0321.28Price / Book3.532.292.115.32Net Income$4.61B$847.07M$577.06M$989.67M7 Day Performance-0.96%-1.52%-2.48%-3.45%1 Month Performance-4.01%5.16%-3.29%-3.73%1 Year Performance48.19%5.32%-0.72%12.06% Delta Air Lines Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DALDelta Air Lines4.7755 of 5 stars$60.93+0.9%$75.83+24.5%+51.0%$39.32B$60.31B8.46100,000UALUnited Airlines3.6654 of 5 stars$96.98+2.0%$98.95+2.0%+136.5%$31.89B$53.72B11.4710,300LUVSouthwest Airlines3.3721 of 5 stars$32.93-0.3%$31.37-4.7%+14.5%$19.75B$26.09B-471.7174,806Analyst RevisionALKAlaska Air Group4.0085 of 5 stars$63.10+0.8%$65.86+4.4%+64.7%$8.01B$10.75B25.4326,043Insider TradeSKYWSkyWest3.5816 of 5 stars$104.87-1.6%$105.75+0.8%+102.2%$4.23B$2.94B18.2213,121CPACopa4.7737 of 5 stars$87.65+0.1%$148.83+69.8%-13.6%$3.45B$3.48B5.797,625Analyst RevisionJBLUJetBlue Airways2.3609 of 5 stars$7.11+1.0%$6.57-7.6%+32.4%$2.47B$9.33B-2.7923,388Analyst ForecastALGTAllegiant Travel3.9273 of 5 stars$84.41-0.6%$65.78-22.1%+3.9%$1.55B$2.50B-56.605,643Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionRYAAYRyanair4.1582 of 5 stars$44.98-1.0%$154.67+243.9%-66.4%$24.38B$14.59B15.1527,076Positive NewsAALAmerican Airlines Group3.3829 of 5 stars$16.82-0.6%$15.99-4.9%+20.7%$11.05B$53.61B51.27132,100ULCCFrontier Group1.5984 of 5 stars$6.42+1.7%$6.46+0.6%+31.8%$1.45B$3.59B-157.717,235 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies United Airlines Competitors Southwest Airlines Competitors Alaska Air Group Competitors SkyWest Competitors Copa Competitors JetBlue Airways Competitors Allegiant Travel Competitors Ryanair Competitors American Airlines Group Competitors Frontier Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:DAL) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. And one team...True Market Insiders | Sponsored$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. The reason why is a new, secretive move being c...Stansberry Research | SponsoredThe #1 Crypto for AIWe’ve issued an urgent landmark trade alert for a new crypto wonder. So, I decided to give you this heads-u...Weiss Ratings | Sponsored24/7 Automated Profits in CryptoWhat if you could make consistent daily profits in crypto with minimal effort? Beyond trading lies a vast w...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredElon Musk’s chilling warning for humanityThe 'invasion' I've discovered has nothing to do with the border crisis. What's happening at our southern bord...The Freeport Society | SponsoredTrump’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeDiscover the coin set to explode before 2025! Trump could trigger THIS crypto coin… Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredVladimir Lenin was right…The Magnificent 7 could be in for a world of pain… And the insiders know it. It’s why Jeff Bezos just sold ...Porter & Company | SponsoredMusk’s new company could top a trillion?The investment legend who predicted the rise of Bitcoin, Facebook and streaming services like Netflix… Just...Paradigm Press | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Delta Air Lines, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Share Delta Air Lines With A Colleague Link copied to clipboard. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Free DAL Stock Alerts