Head to head
Delta Air Lines vs United Airlines
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: DAL · UAL
DAL
Delta Air Lines
82.97-0.82%
1-year price shape — +48% over the period
Quant Rating B · 80/100
vs
UAL
United Airlines
110.17-1.52%
1-year price shape — +14% over the period
Quant Rating C · 55/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Delta Air Lines edges it on the scoreable measures. Delta Air Lines has the highest Quant Rating (80); Delta Air Lines has done best over the past year (+48%); Delta Air Lines pays the highest dividend yield.
| DAL | UAL | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Airlines | -- |
| Last price | 82.97 | 110.17 |
| Change today | -0.82% | -1.52% |
| 1-year return | +48.1% | +14.0% |
| Market cap | $54.56B | $35.76B |
| 52-week range | 54.60 – 95.44 | 84.64 – 138.77 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 13.76 | 10.32 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 71st | 79th |
| P/B | 2.50 | 2.14 |
| Dividend yield | 0.90% | 0.00% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 7.66 | 10.20 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $5.04B | $3.31B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $68.29B | $62.90B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +18.7% | +16.0% |
| Gross margin | 22.3% | 26.9% |
| Operating margin | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| Net margin | 5.8% | 5.6% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $3.41B | $2.54B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 91.8% | 90.2% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 18 buy / 31 sell | 26 buy / 24 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 4.0% | 5.6% |
| Analyst consensus | 100% buy (18) | 100% buy (15) |
| Analyst price target | $107 (+29%) | $164 (+48%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | B (80) | C (55) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 103,000 | 113,200 |
| Founded | 1928 | 1968 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.