Why Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL) Stock Should Not Be Taken For Granted By Investors In 2024

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In the last trading session, 10.34 million shares of the Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) were traded, and its beta was 1.40. Most recently the company’s share price was $49.02, and it changed around $1.45 or 3.05% from the last close, which brings the market valuation of the company to $31.63B. DAL currently trades at a discount to its 52-week high of $49.81, offering almost -1.61% off that amount. The share price’s 52-week low was $30.60, which indicates that the current value has risen by an impressive 37.58% since then. We note from Delta Air Lines, Inc.’s average daily trading volume that its 3-month average coming to 9.97 million.

Delta Air Lines, Inc. stock received a consensus recommendation rating of Buy, based on a mean score of 1.32. If we narrow it down even further, the data shows that 0 out of 18 analysts rate the stock as a Sell; another 7 rate it as Overweight. Among the rest, 0 recommended DAL as a Hold, whereas 11 deemed it a Buy, and 0 rated it as Underweight. Delta Air Lines, Inc. is expected to report earnings per share of $United Airlines Holdings, Inc. for the current quarter.

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) trade information

Instantly DAL has showed a green trend with a performance of 3.05% at the end of last trading. The performance over the last five days has remained in the green territory. The company’s shares are currently up 21.85% year-to-date, but still up 5.08% over the last five days. On the other hand, Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) is 6.57% up in the 30-day period.

The consensus price target as assigned by Wall Street analysts is $55.24, which translates to bulls needing to increase their stock price by 11.26% from its current value. Analyst projections state that DAL is forecast to be at a low of $38 and a high of $85.

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) estimates and forecasts

Delta Air Lines, Inc. share prices are performing particularly well compared to other companies within the same industry. As is evident from the statistics, the company’s shares have risen 49.86 percent over the past six months and at a 5.28% annual growth rate that is well above the industry average of -4.50%.

Looking at the company’s year-over-year earnings, the past five years showed a positive earnings growth rate of 4.80%. Delta Air Lines, Inc. earnings are expected to increase by 5.15% in 2024, but the outlook is positive 9.63% per year for the next five years.

DAL Dividends

Delta Air Lines, Inc.’s next quarterly earnings report is expected to be released in May. The annual dividend yield of the stock is 0.61 percent and its annual dividend per share was 0.30. It is important to note, however, that the 0.61% dividend yield ratio should be regarded as a guide only, as many other factors should be taken into consideration before making any investment decision.