American Airlines Group (AAL) Competitors

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

Is RYAAY or AAL a better dividend stock?

Ryanair pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. American Airlines Group pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Ryanair pays out 30.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Airlines Group pays out 35.1% 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.

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

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

Which has more volatility & risk, RYAAY or AAL?

Ryanair has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RYAAY or AAL?

American Airlines Group received 326 more outperform votes than Ryanair when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.53% of users gave Ryanair an outperform vote while only 65.25% of users gave American Airlines Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ryanair	Outperform Votes 598 69.53%	Underperform Votes 262 30.47%
American Airlines Group	Outperform Votes 924 65.25%	Underperform Votes 492 34.75%

Does the media prefer RYAAY or AAL?

In the previous week, Ryanair had 2 more articles in the media than American Airlines Group. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Ryanair and 14 mentions for American Airlines Group. Ryanair's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat American Airlines Group's score of 0.51 indicating that Ryanair is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ryanair	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
American Airlines Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is RYAAY or AAL more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ryanair	12.14%	21.46%	9.91%
American Airlines Group	1.56%	-28.56%	2.15%

Which has better earnings & valuation, RYAAY or AAL?

Ryanair has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ryanair	$13.82B	1.76	$2.07B	$3.26	13.96
American Airlines Group	$54.21B	0.14	$846M	$1.14	10.10

Do analysts prefer RYAAY or AAL?

Ryanair presently has a consensus price target of $151.00, indicating a potential upside of 231.72%. American Airlines Group has a consensus price target of $19.30, indicating a potential upside of 67.64%. Given Ryanair's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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)	6 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Summary

Ryanair beats American Airlines Group on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.