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A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Delta Air Lines Inc (Symbol: DAL) is the #9 broker analyst pick among those stocks screened by The Online Investor for strong stock buyback activity. To make that list, a stock must have repurchased at least 5% of its outstanding shares over the trailing twelve month period. In forming the rank, the analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses were tallied, and averaged; then, the list of stocks with strong buyback activity was ranked according to those averages.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, DAL makes up 5.36% of the PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio ETF ( PEJ ) which is trading relatively unchanged on the day Monday.
DAL operates in the Airlines sector, among companies like United Parcel Service Inc ( UPS ) which is trading flat today, and FedEx Corp ( FDX ) trading higher by about 0.1%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of DAL, versus UPS and FDX.

DAL is currently trading up about 0.6% midday Monday.
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