UBS Group Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) Stock Price

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) had its price target decreased by equities research analysts at UBS Group from $87.00 to $83.00 in a research note issued on Monday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a “buy” rating on the transportation company’s stock. UBS Group’s target price indicates a potential upside of 36.41% from the stock’s current price.

DAL has been the topic of a number of other reports. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Delta Air Lines from $87.00 to $75.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Susquehanna raised their price target on Delta Air Lines from $70.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. Dbs Bank upgraded Delta Air Lines to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 19th. Wolfe Research upped their price objective on Delta Air Lines from $70.00 to $83.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Delta Air Lines from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, March 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Delta Air Lines has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $78.76.

Delta Air Lines Stock Performance

NYSE DAL traded up $2.07 on Monday, reaching $60.85. The stock had a trading volume of 14,147,118 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,171,435. The stock has a market cap of $39.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 1.34. Delta Air Lines has a 12-month low of $34.74 and a 12-month high of $76.39. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $67.96 and its 200 day moving average price is $64.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.34 and a current ratio of 0.40.

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, January 13th. The transportation company reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $14.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.80 billion. Delta Air Lines had a net margin of 7.90% and a return on equity of 20.96%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.85 earnings per share. Delta Air Lines has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.500-0.900 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.500-7.500 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Delta Air Lines will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Delta Air Lines

In related news, EVP Erik Storey Snell sold 39,420 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.02, for a total transaction of $2,799,608.40. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 35,625 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,530,087.50. This represents a 52.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Rahul D. Samant sold 62,528 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $70.18, for a total value of $4,388,215.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 20,939 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,469,499.02. The trade was a 74.91% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 620,550 shares of company stock worth $44,127,667 in the last three months. 0.96% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Delta Air Lines

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its holdings in Delta Air Lines by 137.4% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 13,811,787 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $958,538,000 after buying an additional 7,994,004 shares in the last quarter. Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd purchased a new position in Delta Air Lines in the fourth quarter valued at about $471,532,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Delta Air Lines by 1,579.2% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 2,673,400 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $185,534,000 after acquiring an additional 2,514,193 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Delta Air Lines by 44.3% during the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 6,155,776 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $426,441,000 after acquiring an additional 1,890,521 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in shares of Delta Air Lines by 23.9% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 9,496,296 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $659,043,000 after acquiring an additional 1,834,385 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.93% of the company’s stock.

Delta Air Lines Company Profile

Delta Air Lines is a major U.S.-based global airline that provides scheduled passenger and cargo air transportation, aircraft maintenance and repair services, and related travel products. Its operations include mainline domestic and international passenger services, a branded regional network operating under the Delta Connection name, dedicated air cargo carriage, and in-house maintenance, repair and overhaul through Delta TechOps. Delta offers a range of cabin products for different customer segments, including premium business-class service on long-haul routes and tiered economy offerings on domestic and international flights, and it markets customer loyalty benefits through the SkyMiles frequent-flyer program.

The carrier operates a mixed fleet of narrow- and wide-body aircraft from multiple U.S.