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easyJet (EZJ) Competitors

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GBX 581 +3.40 (+0.59%)
(As of 12:44 PM ET)

EZJ vs. IAG, WIZZ, RYA, RR.L, HLMA, RTO, AXON, ITRK, MRO, and MGGT

Should you be buying easyJet stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of easyJet include International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), Wizz Air (WIZZ), Ryanair (RYA), Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L), Halma (HLMA), Rentokil Initial (RTO), Axon Enterprise (AXON), Intertek Group (ITRK), Melrose Industries (MRO), and Meggitt (MGGT). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.

easyJet vs.

easyJet (LON:EZJ) and International Consolidated Airlines Group (LON:IAG) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

easyJet has a beta of 2.49, meaning that its stock price is 149% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Consolidated Airlines Group has a beta of 2.31, meaning that its stock price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500.

International Consolidated Airlines Group has a net margin of 8.63% compared to easyJet's net margin of 4.27%. International Consolidated Airlines Group's return on equity of 77.06% beat easyJet's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
easyJet4.27% 17.26% 3.03%
International Consolidated Airlines Group 8.63%77.06%5.44%

International Consolidated Airlines Group received 292 more outperform votes than easyJet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.23% of users gave International Consolidated Airlines Group an outperform vote while only 67.31% of users gave easyJet an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
easyJetOutperform Votes
1563
67.31%
Underperform Votes
759
32.69%
International Consolidated Airlines GroupOutperform Votes
1855
77.23%
Underperform Votes
547
22.77%

International Consolidated Airlines Group has higher revenue and earnings than easyJet. International Consolidated Airlines Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than easyJet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
easyJet£8.75B0.50£374M£0.491,185.71
International Consolidated Airlines Group£30.59B0.49£2.64B£0.42720.95

In the previous week, International Consolidated Airlines Group had 1 more articles in the media than easyJet. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for International Consolidated Airlines Group and 8 mentions for easyJet. easyJet's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat International Consolidated Airlines Group's score of 0.42 indicating that easyJet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
easyJet
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
International Consolidated Airlines Group
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

easyJet presently has a consensus target price of GBX 670, suggesting a potential upside of 15.32%. International Consolidated Airlines Group has a consensus target price of GBX 286.67, suggesting a potential downside of 5.33%. Given easyJet's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe easyJet is more favorable than International Consolidated Airlines Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
easyJet
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
International Consolidated Airlines Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

easyJet pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. International Consolidated Airlines Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. easyJet pays out 1,020.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. International Consolidated Airlines Group pays out 1,190.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

44.3% of easyJet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.6% of International Consolidated Airlines Group shares are held by institutional investors. 16.7% of easyJet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.3% of International Consolidated Airlines Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

International Consolidated Airlines Group beats easyJet on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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EZJ vs. The Competition

MetriceasyJetAirlines IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£4.38B£4.93B£3.92B£1.41B
Dividend Yield0.91%2.51%4.39%11.77%
P/E Ratio1,178.7895.87524.631,563.59
Price / Sales0.5019.63420.78297,901.50
Price / Cash0.784.3628.5133.22
Price / Book1.804.044.002.87
Net Income£374M£1.07B£179.68M£153.33M
7 Day Performance0.62%0.92%-0.45%18.10%
1 Month Performance10.79%2.83%1.25%18.15%
1 Year Performance16.60%2.70%25.76%23.31%

easyJet Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EZJ
easyJet
2.5397 of 5 stars
GBX 581
+0.6%
GBX 670
+15.3%
+15.3%£4.38B£8.75B1,185.7116,697Dividend Cut
IAG
International Consolidated Airlines Group
1.3119 of 5 stars
GBX 296.40
+1.1%
GBX 286.67
-3.3%
+86.4%£14.52B£30.59B698.105,360
WIZZ
Wizz Air
3.2111 of 5 stars
GBX 1,474.16
+0.8%
GBX 2,725
+84.9%
-24.0%£1.52B£5.10B595.587,389
RYA
Ryanair
N/AGBX 14.42
+1.5%
N/AN/A£163.33M£2.61B-24.9419,100Gap Down
RR.L
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc
N/AN/AN/AN/A£12.14B£13.52B-517.8644,000Gap Up
High Trading Volume
HLMA
Halma
0.3904 of 5 stars
GBX 2,753.22
+0.7%
GBX 2,587.50
-6.0%
N/A£10.38B£2.03B3,849.308,000
RTO
Rentokil Initial
3.7336 of 5 stars
GBX 408.39
-1.2%
GBX 533.75
+30.7%
-5.1%£10.25B£5.41B2,584.4462,931Positive News
AXON
Axon Enterprise
N/AN/AN/AN/A$9.45BN/A0.002,150
ITRK
Intertek Group
1.2517 of 5 stars
GBX 4,768
-0.4%
GBX 5,440
+14.1%
+16.0%£7.68B£3.36B2,518.9543,908
MRO
Melrose Industries
2.1366 of 5 stars
GBX 545.80
-0.7%
GBX 640
+17.3%
N/A£7.04B£3.46B-18,320.001,570
MGGT
Meggitt
N/AGBX 798.80
flat
N/AN/A£6.25B£1.63B79,880.009,270High Trading Volume

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This page (LON:EZJ) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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