Delta Air Lines, Inc (NYSE: DAL) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -3.76 compared to its previous closing price of 48.88. However, the company has seen a fall of -7.67% in its stock price over the last five trading days. invezz.com reported 2025-06-13 that Travel and leisure stocks bore the brunt of investor anxiety on Friday after Israel launched airstrikes on Iranian targets, stoking fears of an escalating conflict in the Middle East. The strikes, aimed at crippling Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, rattled global markets and sent oil prices surging, sparking a classic flight to safety.
Is It Worth Investing in Delta Air Lines, Inc (NYSE: DAL) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Delta Air Lines, Inc (NYSE: DAL) is above average at 8.34x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.51.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 16 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for DAL is 650.30M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.37% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of DAL on June 16, 2025 was 12.02M shares.
DAL’s Market Performance
The stock of Delta Air Lines, Inc (DAL) has seen a -7.67% decrease in the past week, with a -7.00% drop in the past month, and a 0.62% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.76%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.19% for DAL. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -4.56% for DAL’s stock, with a -12.75% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
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 $66 based on the research report published on May 19, 2025 of the current year 2025.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DAL reach a price target of $50, previously predicting the price at $45. The rating they have provided for DAL stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 10th, 2025.
UBS gave a rating of “Neutral” to DAL, setting the target price at $42 in the report published on April 07th of the current year.
DAL Trading at 3.36% 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 -32.78% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at DAL starting from Samant Rahul D, who sale 38,023 shares at the price of $64.89 back on Feb 11 ’25. After this action, Samant Rahul D now owns 52,789 shares of Delta Air Lines, Inc, valued at $2,467,312 using the latest closing price.
Samant Rahul D, the Officer of Delta Air Lines, Inc, proposed sale 38,023 shares at $64.89 during a trade that took place back on Feb 11 ’25, which means that Samant Rahul D is holding shares at $2,467,448 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
- 0.25 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 27.52, with 4.81 for asset returns.
Based on Delta Air Lines, Inc (DAL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.59 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.36. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.44. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 8.26.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 7.92 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.48. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.8. The receivables turnover for the company is 16.96for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.8. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.38.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Delta Air Lines, Inc (DAL) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
