Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) Stock Analysis
Industrials · Airlines
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $67.04: Quality below floor (3.8 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.6/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 1.35; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.
Delta Air Lines is a global airline that served 200M+ customers in 2025, operating hubs in Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Salt Lake City, and coastal gateways in Boston, Los Angeles, New York, and Seattle with a fleet of 1,314 aircraft. Revenue is earned from passenger... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $67.04: Quality below floor (3.8 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.6/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 1.35; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/7 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 69d clear, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMSupplierMonroe refinery10-K Item 1A: 'We acquire a significant amount of jet fuel from Monroe'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-03-05Item 5.02MEDIUMMultiple Delta leadership changes effective April 1, 2026: Daniel Janki (former CFO) moves to EVP COO; Erik Snell appointed EVP CFO (successor named); Peter Carter appointed President. John Laughter (principal operating officer) retiring April 30. Clean handoffs throughout.SEC filing →
- 2026-02-13Item 5.02LOWWilliam Carroll (principal accounting officer) retiring March 31, 2026. Julia McConnell designated principal accounting officer effective April 1, 2026; joined Delta March 2025 from WestRock Company. Clean handoff.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $67.04: Quality below floor (3.8 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.6/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 1.35; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $62.24. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $71.51 (+7.9% upside). Prior stop was $62.24. Stop-loss: $62.24.
Quality below floor (3.8 < 4.0).
Delta Air Lines, Inc. trades at a P/E of 9.7 (forward 8.3). TrendMatrix value score: 8.6/10. Verdict: Sell.
32 analysts cover DAL with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $79.
What does Delta Air Lines, Inc. do?Delta Air Lines is a global airline that served 200M+ customers in 2025, operating hubs in Atlanta, Detroit,...
Delta Air Lines is a global airline that served 200M+ customers in 2025, operating hubs in Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Salt Lake City, and coastal gateways in Boston, Los Angeles, New York, and Seattle with a fleet of 1,314 aircraft. Revenue is earned from passenger tickets, cargo, and the SkyMiles loyalty program; the company also owns Monroe, a petroleum refinery that supplies a significant portion of its jet fuel.