AAL vs. RYAAY, VIK, BIP, PAA, ZTO, NCLH, MMYT, TFII, PAC, and ASR
Should you be buying American Airlines Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American Airlines Group include Ryanair (RYAAY), Viking (VIK), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP), Plains All American Pipeline (PAA), ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO), Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH), MakeMyTrip (MMYT), TFI International (TFII), Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (PAC), and Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. (ASR). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.
American Airlines Group vs.
American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) and Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk.
Ryanair has a net margin of 12.14% compared to American Airlines Group's net margin of 1.56%. Ryanair's return on equity of 21.46% beat American Airlines Group's return on equity.
American Airlines Group received 319 more outperform votes than Ryanair when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.53% of users gave Ryanair an outperform vote while only 65.22% of users gave American Airlines Group an outperform vote.
52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.7% of Ryanair shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of American Airlines Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
American Airlines Group pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Ryanair pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. American Airlines Group pays out 35.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ryanair pays out 30.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryanair has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.
American Airlines Group presently has a consensus price target of $18.88, indicating a potential upside of 18.40%. Ryanair has a consensus price target of $151.00, indicating a potential upside of 227.80%. Given Ryanair's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ryanair is more favorable than American Airlines Group.
Ryanair has lower revenue, but higher earnings than American Airlines Group. American Airlines Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ryanair, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, American Airlines Group had 8 more articles in the media than Ryanair. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for American Airlines Group and 4 mentions for Ryanair. Ryanair's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat American Airlines Group's score of 1.07 indicating that Ryanair is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Ryanair beats American Airlines Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:AAL) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
