American Airlines Group (AAL) Competitors

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) and American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Which has more volatility & risk, RYAAY or AAL?

Ryanair has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RYAAY or AAL?

American Airlines Group received 317 more outperform votes than Ryanair when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.70% of users gave Ryanair an outperform vote while only 65.22% of users gave American Airlines Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ryanair	Outperform Votes 598 69.70%	Underperform Votes 260 30.30%
American Airlines Group	Outperform Votes 915 65.22%	Underperform Votes 488 34.78%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, RYAAY or AAL?

Ryanair has higher earnings, but lower revenue than American Airlines Group. Ryanair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Airlines Group, 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
Ryanair	$14.59B	1.54	$2.07B	$3.00	13.88
American Airlines Group	$52.79B	0.23	$822M	$0.33	55.37

Do analysts prefer RYAAY or AAL?

Ryanair currently has a consensus price target of $151.00, indicating a potential upside of 262.55%. American Airlines Group has a consensus price target of $18.94, indicating a potential upside of 3.68%. Given Ryanair's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ryanair is more favorable than American Airlines Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ryanair	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
American Airlines Group	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81

Does the media favor RYAAY or AAL?

In the previous week, American Airlines Group had 14 more articles in the media than Ryanair. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for American Airlines Group and 4 mentions for Ryanair. Ryanair's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat American Airlines Group's score of 0.86 indicating that Ryanair is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ryanair	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
American Airlines Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RYAAY or AAL?

43.7% of Ryanair shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of American Airlines Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is RYAAY or AAL more profitable?

Ryanair has a net margin of 11.38% compared to American Airlines Group's net margin of 0.51%. Ryanair's return on equity of 19.92% beat American Airlines Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ryanair	11.38%	19.92%	9.23%
American Airlines Group	0.51%	-18.62%	1.48%

Summary

Ryanair beats American Airlines Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.