Delta Air Lines (DAL) Beats on Q3 Earnings, Misses Sales

Zacks Equity Research Published on October 13, 2016

Zacks Rank & Key Picks

Currently, Delta has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Some better-ranked stocks in the airline space include Copa Holdings (CPA - Free Report) , SkyWest Inc. (SKYW - Free Report) and ANA Holdings Inc. (ALNPY - Free Report) . While SkyWest and ANA Holdings carry a Zacks Rank# 2 (Buy), Copa Holdings sports a Zacks Rank # 1 (Strong Buy).You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

We note that the 2016 Zacks Consensus Estimate for Copa Holdings has climbed 10 cents to $4.55 per share over the last month. The measure has increased 12 cents to $2.65 per share over the last three months at SkyWest. The earnings growth rate for ANA Holdings for the current year stands at a healthy 24.3%, much higher than the industry figure.

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