Based on the aggregated intelligence of 135,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, Delta Air Lines
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Delta's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Delta facts
Headquarters (founded) |
Atlanta, Ga. (1924) |
Market Cap |
$5.29 billion |
Industry |
Airlines |
TTM Revenue |
$26.1 billion |
Management |
CEO Richard Anderson (since 2007) |
Return on Capital (average, last three years) |
2.1% |
Cash / Debt |
$4.9 billion / $16.6 billion |
Competitors |
AMR |
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UAL |
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General Electric |
Sources: Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's, and Motley Fool CAPS. TTM = trailing 12 months.
Over on CAPS, 359 of the 823 members who have rated Delta -- 44% -- believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bears include ukdaytrader1234 and Swigz.
Late last month, ukdaytrader1234 explained why the stock would likely stay grounded:
Heavy debt. [D]id not make substantial amount even in the good years. Earnings don't justify valuation given the size of its debt. Intangibles relatively high -- may need to be written off to a greater extent.
In a rant from one month earlier, Swigz looks at Delta from a passenger's perspective:
The lines for customer service for people missing connections were almost a football field long at every airport I landed at. They lost my bags and told me they would deliver them that night, but did not deliver it until the next night. ...
I have a hard time believing that an airline with constant delays and terrible customer service has too good of a future. Now I know this pitch has nothing to do about the numbers, but I believe if you want to know about the future of a company you should go and actually see the company in action. ... Delta needs to get their act together soon because I am seeing less and less repeat customers. ...
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