Delta Air Lines, Inc. $DAL Stock Position Increased by Krilogy Financial LLC

Krilogy Financial LLC grew its position in Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) by 65.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 21,252 shares of the transportation company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,381 shares during the period. Krilogy Financial LLC’s holdings in Delta Air Lines were worth $1,244,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in DAL. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its holdings in Delta Air Lines by 7.7% in the 3rd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 358,870 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $20,366,000 after buying an additional 25,507 shares in the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC raised its stake in Delta Air Lines by 84.0% during the 2nd quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 181,995 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $8,951,000 after acquiring an additional 83,072 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its position in Delta Air Lines by 10.5% during the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 87,344 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $4,957,000 after acquiring an additional 8,309 shares during the period. Independent Advisor Alliance lifted its holdings in Delta Air Lines by 41.3% in the third quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 53,601 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $3,042,000 after purchasing an additional 15,661 shares during the period. Finally, National Pension Service acquired a new stake in shares of Delta Air Lines in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,201,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.93% of the company’s stock.

Delta Air Lines Trading Down 2.7%

NYSE:DAL opened at $69.50 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $45.38 billion, a PE ratio of 9.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.37. Delta Air Lines, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $34.74 and a fifty-two week high of $76.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.40 and a quick ratio of 0.34. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $69.98 and its two-hundred day moving average is $62.82.

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 13th. The transportation company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.02. Delta Air Lines had a net margin of 7.90% and a return on equity of 20.99%. The business had revenue of $14.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.80 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.85 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 research analysts forecast that Delta Air Lines, Inc. will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Delta Air Lines Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.1875 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 26th. This represents a $0.75 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Delta Air Lines’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 9.78%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Delta Air Lines

In other news, SVP William C. Carroll sold 5,967 shares of Delta Air Lines stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.10, for a total transaction of $406,352.70. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 7,182 shares in the company, valued at $489,094.20. The trade was a 45.38% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Alain Bellemare sold 35,212 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.20, for a total transaction of $2,647,942.40. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 138,176 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,390,835.20. The trade was a 20.31% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 520,550 shares of company stock worth $37,101,667 over the last quarter. Insiders own 0.88% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. BNP Paribas Exane increased their price objective on Delta Air Lines from $70.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Susquehanna boosted their target price on Delta Air Lines from $70.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Delta Air Lines in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Delta Air Lines in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated a “strong-buy” rating and set a $80.00 price objective on shares of Delta Air Lines in a report on Friday, December 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twenty-two have issued a Buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $80.47.

About Delta Air Lines

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.