Delta Air Lines
About: Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines is one of the world's largest airlines, with a network of over 300 destinations in more than 50 countries. Delta operates a hub-and-spoke network, where it gathers and distributes passengers across the globe through its biggest hubs in Atlanta, New York, Salt Lake City, Detroit, Seattle, and Minneapolis-St. Paul. Delta has historically earned most of its international revenue and profits from flying passengers over the Atlantic Ocean.
Employees: 103,000
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
44% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.79B | Put options by funds: $1.24B
23% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 444 | Existing positions reduced: 360
0.4% more ownership
Funds ownership: 81.76% [Q4 2024] → 82.16% (+0.4%) [Q1 2025]
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,198 [Q4 2024] → 1,105 (-93) [Q1 2025]
28% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $32.2B [Q4 2024] → $23.1B (-$9.08B) [Q1 2025]
34% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 130 | Existing positions closed: 198
55% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 22 [Q4 2024] → 10 (-12) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
8 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
8 analyst ratings
UBS Thomas Wadewitz | 40%upside $66 | Buy Upgraded | 19 May 2025 |
Barclays Brandon Oglenski | 23%upside $58 | Overweight Maintained | 8 Apr 2025 |
Susquehanna Christopher Stathoulopoulos | 6%upside $50 | Positive Maintained | 7 Apr 2025 |
B of A Securities Andrew Didora | 19%upside $56 | Buy Maintained | 3 Apr 2025 |
Goldman Sachs Catherine O'Brien | 28%upside $60 | Buy Maintained | 2 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 31 articles about DAL published over the past 30 days









