Head to Head Contrast: Singapore Airlines (OTCMKTS:SINGY) versus Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL)

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) and Singapore Airlines (OTCMKTS:SINGY) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Delta Air Lines and Singapore Airlines, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Delta Air Lines	0	2	23	0	2.92
Singapore Airlines	0	1	0	0	2.00

Delta Air Lines currently has a consensus target price of $100.40, indicating a potential upside of 11.05%. Given Delta Air Lines’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Delta Air Lines is more favorable than Singapore Airlines.

Profitability

This table compares Delta Air Lines and Singapore Airlines’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Delta Air Lines	5.79%	17.52%	4.32%
Singapore Airlines	N/A	N/A	N/A

Dividends

Delta Air Lines pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Singapore Airlines pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Delta Air Lines pays out 14.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Singapore Airlines pays out 117.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Delta Air Lines has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Delta Air Lines and Singapore Airlines”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Delta Air Lines	$63.36 billion	0.94	$5.00 billion	$6.03	14.99
Singapore Airlines	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.34	33.65

Delta Air Lines has higher revenue and earnings than Singapore Airlines. Delta Air Lines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Singapore Airlines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

69.9% of Delta Air Lines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Singapore Airlines shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Delta Air Lines shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Delta Air Lines beats Singapore Airlines on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines, Inc. provides scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Airline and Refinery. Its domestic network centered on core hubs in Atlanta, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Detroit, and Salt Lake City, as well as coastal hub positions in Boston, Los Angeles, New York-LaGuardia, New York-JFK, and Seattle; and international network centered on hubs and market presence in Amsterdam, Bogota, Lima, Mexico City, London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Sao Paulo, Seoul-Incheon, and Tokyo. The company sells its tickets through various distribution channels, including delta.com and the Fly Delta app; acts as a reservations specialists; and operates online travel and traditional brick and mortar agencies. It also provides aircraft maintenance and engineering support, repair, and overhaul services; and vacation packages to third-party consumers. The company operates through a fleet of approximately 1,273 aircrafts. Delta Air Lines, Inc. was founded in 1924 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

About Singapore Airlines

Singapore Airlines Limited, together with subsidiaries, provides passenger and cargo air transportation services under the Singapore Airlines and Scoot brands in East Asia, the Americas, Europe, Southwest Pacific, West Asia, and Africa. It operates through The Full-Service Carrier, The Low-Cost Carrier, and Engineering Services segments. The company also offers engineering services, pilot training services, air charters, and tour wholesaling and related services; and refurbishes aircraft galleys. In addition, it provides aircraft maintenance services, including technical and non-technical handling at the airport; maintenance, repair, and overhaul of aircraft and cabin components/systems; repair and overhaul of hydromechanical equipment; aviation insurance; and airframe maintenance and overhaul services, as well as manufactures aircraft cabin parts and tooling for the aerospace industry. Further, the company offers marketing and supporting portal services for the air cargo industry; and reservation service systems, as well as travel-related retail services. Additionally, it provides travel booking and related services through an online portal. As of March 31, 2023, the company operated a fleet of 195 aircrafts, including 188 passenger aircrafts and seven freighters. Singapore Airlines Limited was founded in 1947 and is based in Singapore.