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14 September 2021: Stock price performance comparison: Delta Airlines (DAL) vs American Airlines (AAL)

Category: Delta Airlines (DAL) and American Airlines (AAL)
Date: 14 September 2021
​Stock price of Delta Airlines (DAL): $40.18
Stock price of American Airlines (AAL) : $19.31
Our latest stock price performance comparison between two airline groups operating in the United States. We compare the stock performance of Delta Airlines (DAL) and American Airlines (AAL). Which of these two airlines stock has been soaring the highest over the last 5 years? Or considering the Covid-19 pandemic has either of these airline stocks soared?
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Based on the current market capital of both firms Delta Airlines (DAL) is 2.05 times the size of American Airlines (AAL). Put differently Delta is worth 105% more than American Airlines"

More About Delta Airlines (DAL)

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is the U.S. global airline leader in products, services, innovation, reliability and customer experience. Powered by its 80,000 people around the world, Delta continues to invest in its people, improving the air travel experience and generating industry-leading shareholder returns.
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Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta offers more than 5,000 daily departures and as many as 15,000 affiliated departures including the premier SkyTeam alliance, of which Delta is a founding member. Delta serves nearly 200 million people every year, taking customers across its industry-leading global network to more than 300 destinations in over 50 countries.
Delta Airlines Planes at airport
Delta Airlines Planes at airport

More About American Airlines (AAL)

American Airlines and American Eagle offer an average of nearly 6,700 flights per day to nearly 350 destinations in more than 50 countries. American has hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C. American is a founding member of the oneworld® alliance, whose members serve more than 1,000 destinations with about 14,250 daily flights to over 150 countries. Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. trade on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol AAL. In 2015, its stock joined the S&P 500 index
American Airlines plane in flight
American Airlines plane in flight

Delta Airlines (DAL) and American Airlines (AAL) stock comparison chart

The image below shows the stock price performance of Delta Airlines (DAL) and American Airlines (AAL) over the last 5 years. Its not been a good time for airline stocks recently due to the impact of Covid-19 on travel across the globe. But one of the two managed to eak out a small gain over the last 5 years. The summary below shows the stock price returns of Delta Airlines (DAL) and American Airlines (AAL) over the last 5 years:
  • Delta Airlines (DAL): 1%
  • American Airlines (AAL): -50.3%

The stock of Delta has has easily outperformed that of American Airlines over the last 5 years. Over the last 5 years for every 1% that Delta (DAL) stock increased the stock of American Airlines decreased by -50.3%
Delta Airlines (DAL) and American Airlines (AAL) stock comparison chart
Delta Airlines (DAL) and American Airlines (AAL) stock comparison chart

Market Capital of Delta Airlines (DAL) and American Airlines (AAL)

So what does market capital mean? Well it basically shows what a firm is worth based on the number of shares it has in issue and its current stock price. As at 14 September 2021  Delta Airlines (DAL) and American Airlines (AAL) had the following market capitals
  • Market Capital of Delta Airlines (DAL): $25.7 billion
  • Market Capital of American Airlines (AAL): $12.5 billion

Based on the current market capital of both firms Delta Airlines (DAL) is 2.05 times the size of American Airlines (AAL). Put differently Delta is worth 105% more than American Airlines

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