easyJet (EZJ) Competitors

easyJet (LON:EZJ) and Wizz Air (LON:WIZZ) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the media favor EZJ or WIZZ?

In the previous week, Wizz Air had 2 more articles in the media than easyJet. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Wizz Air and 5 mentions for easyJet. easyJet's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Wizz Air's score of 0.14 indicating that easyJet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
easyJet	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Wizz Air	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EZJ or WIZZ?

easyJet received 1026 more outperform votes than Wizz Air when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.39% of users gave Wizz Air an outperform vote while only 67.31% of users gave easyJet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
easyJet	Outperform Votes 1563 67.31%	Underperform Votes 759 32.69%
Wizz Air	Outperform Votes 537 76.39%	Underperform Votes 166 23.61%

Which has more risk and volatility, EZJ or WIZZ?

easyJet has a beta of 2.49, indicating that its share price is 149% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wizz Air has a beta of 2.28, indicating that its share price is 128% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EZJ or WIZZ more profitable?

Wizz Air has a net margin of 6.27% compared to easyJet's net margin of 4.27%. easyJet's return on equity of 17.26% beat Wizz Air's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
easyJet	4.27%	17.26%	3.03%
Wizz Air	6.27%	N/A	0.15%

Do analysts rate EZJ or WIZZ?

easyJet presently has a consensus target price of GBX 670, indicating a potential upside of 32.94%. Wizz Air has a consensus target price of GBX 2,725, indicating a potential upside of 107.22%. Given Wizz Air's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Wizz Air is more favorable than easyJet.

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
Wizz Air	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, EZJ or WIZZ?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
easyJet	£8.75B	0.43	£374M	£0.49	1,028.57
Wizz Air	£5.10B	0.27	£319.60M	£2.49	528.11

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EZJ or WIZZ?

44.3% of easyJet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.2% of Wizz Air shares are held by institutional investors. 16.7% 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

easyJet beats Wizz Air on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.