WIZZ vs. EZJ, IAG, QQ, BBY, SRP, IDS, BAB, GFTU, DATA, and RHIM
Should you be buying Wizz Air stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Wizz Air include easyJet (EZJ), International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), QinetiQ Group (QQ), Balfour Beatty (BBY), Serco Group (SRP), International Distributions Services (IDS), Babcock International Group (BAB), Grafton Group (GFTU), GlobalData (DATA), and RHI Magnesita (RHIM). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
easyJet (LON:EZJ) and Wizz Air (LON:WIZZ) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.
In the previous week, easyJet had 10 more articles in the media than Wizz Air. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for easyJet and 2 mentions for Wizz Air. Wizz Air's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat easyJet's score of 0.33 indicating that easyJet is being referred to more favorably in the media.
easyJet has a beta of 2.57, suggesting that its share price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wizz Air has a beta of 2.31, suggesting that its share price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500.
easyJet has a net margin of 3.97% compared to easyJet's net margin of 2.15%. Wizz Air's return on equity of 12.18% beat easyJet's return on equity.
easyJet received 1026 more outperform votes than Wizz Air when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.35% of users gave Wizz Air an outperform vote while only 67.30% of users gave easyJet an outperform vote.
easyJet has higher revenue and earnings than Wizz Air. Wizz Air is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than easyJet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
45.2% of easyJet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.5% of Wizz Air shares are held by institutional investors. 16.6% of easyJet shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.7% of Wizz Air shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
easyJet presently has a consensus price target of GBX 663.75, suggesting a potential upside of 35.24%. Wizz Air has a consensus price target of GBX 2,500, suggesting a potential upside of 23.76%. Given Wizz Air's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe easyJet is more favorable than Wizz Air.
Summary
easyJet beats Wizz Air on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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