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Wizz Air (WIZZ) Competitors

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GBX 1,693 -12.00 (-0.70%)
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WIZZ vs. EZJ, RYA, IAG, RTO, ITRK, SMIN, MRO, MGGT, WEIR, and DPLM

Should you be buying Wizz Air stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Wizz Air include easyJet (EZJ), Ryanair (RYA), International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), Rentokil Initial (RTO), Intertek Group (ITRK), Smiths Group (SMIN), Melrose Industries (MRO), Meggitt (MGGT), The Weir Group (WEIR), and Diploma (DPLM). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.

Wizz Air vs.

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
easyJet£8.81B0.42£376.69M£49.569.89
Wizz Air£6.06B0.34£351.20M£239.817.06

In the previous week, Wizz Air had 3 more articles in the media than easyJet. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Wizz Air and 1 mentions for easyJet. easyJet's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Wizz Air's score of 0.05 indicating that easyJet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
easyJetOutperform Votes
1563
67.31%
Underperform Votes
759
32.69%
Wizz AirOutperform Votes
537
76.39%
Underperform Votes
166
23.61%

Wizz Air has a net margin of 5.80% compared to easyJet's net margin of 4.27%. Wizz Air's return on equity of 122.00% beat easyJet's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
easyJet4.27% 13.89% 3.03%
Wizz Air 5.80%122.00%0.15%

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.

easyJet currently has a consensus target price of GBX 640, indicating a potential upside of 30.59%. Wizz Air has a consensus target price of GBX 2,725, indicating a potential upside of 60.96%. Given Wizz Air's higher possible 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)
1 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

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 25.7% of Wizz Air shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

easyJet beats Wizz Air on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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WIZZ vs. The Competition

MetricWizz AirAirlines IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£2.08B£5.80B£7.08B£2.61B
Dividend YieldN/A2.22%3.54%4.95%
P/E Ratio7.067.4021.03152.60
Price / Sales0.3420.6774.10282,666.96
Price / Cash1.714.9726.8327.91
Price / Book4.763.243.744.60
Net Income£351.20M£1.29B£793.45M£5.77B
7 Day Performance-4.46%-0.14%0.07%-0.24%
1 Month Performance8.25%1.90%0.15%4.16%
1 Year Performance-16.02%8.86%28.79%133.37%

Wizz Air Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WIZZ
Wizz Air
3.4286 of 5 stars
GBX 1,693
-0.7%
GBX 2,725
+61.0%
-16.2%£2.08B£6.06B7.067,389High Trading Volume
EZJ
easyJet
3.7572 of 5 stars
GBX 489
+0.5%
GBX 640
+30.9%
-11.3%£3.69B£8.81B9.8716,697Dividend Increase
RYA
Ryanair
N/AN/AN/AN/A£163.33M£2.61B-24.9419,100Gap Down
IAG
International Consolidated Airlines Group
1.4501 of 5 stars
GBX 289
+2.6%
GBX 320
+10.7%
+75.1%£17.08B£37.71B6.105,360
RTO
Rentokil Initial
3.0753 of 5 stars
GBX 335
+0.6%
GBX 516.25
+54.1%
-26.1%£8.39B£5.38B21.4962,931
ITRK
Intertek Group
1.9578 of 5 stars
GBX 4,898
+0.2%
GBX 5,675
+15.9%
+0.7%£7.86B£3.34B25.5343,908
SMIN
Smiths Group
1.433 of 5 stars
GBX 1,991.41
+0.8%
GBX 2,015
+1.2%
+18.9%£6.78B£3.07B27.6715,156Earnings Report
Dividend Increase
News Coverage
MRO
Melrose Industries
2.0443 of 5 stars
GBX 521.60
-1.2%
GBX 640
+22.7%
-22.2%£6.74B£3.41B-176.411,570Insider Trade
MGGT
Meggitt
N/AN/AN/AN/A£6.25B£1.63B79,880.009,270High Trading Volume
WEIR
The Weir Group
1.1088 of 5 stars
GBX 2,364
-0.4%
GBX 2,483.33
+5.0%
+17.8%£6.09B£2.54B27.7812,391
DPLM
Diploma
1.9163 of 5 stars
GBX 3,948
-0.3%
GBX 4,567.50
+15.7%
+15.4%£5.27B£1.25B45.383,500Dividend Increase
Insider Trade
News Coverage
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This page (LON:WIZZ) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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