Ryanair (RYAAY) Competitors

Enbridge (NYSE:ENB) and Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, ENB or RYAAY?

Enbridge has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryanair has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer ENB or RYAAY?

In the previous week, Enbridge had 10 more articles in the media than Ryanair. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Enbridge and 17 mentions for Ryanair. Ryanair's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Enbridge's score of 0.96 indicating that Ryanair is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Enbridge	15 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ryanair	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ENB or RYAAY?

Enbridge received 180 more outperform votes than Ryanair when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.70% of users gave Ryanair an outperform vote while only 67.95% of users gave Enbridge an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Enbridge	Outperform Votes 778 67.95%	Underperform Votes 367 32.05%
Ryanair	Outperform Votes 598 69.70%	Underperform Votes 260 30.30%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ENB or RYAAY?

54.6% of Enbridge shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.7% of Ryanair shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Enbridge shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ENB or RYAAY more profitable?

Enbridge has a net margin of 13.54% compared to Ryanair's net margin of 11.38%. Ryanair's return on equity of 19.92% beat Enbridge's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enbridge	13.54%	9.94%	3.11%
Ryanair	11.38%	19.92%	9.23%

Is ENB or RYAAY a better dividend stock?

Enbridge pays an annual dividend of $2.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Ryanair pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Enbridge pays out 121.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ryanair pays out 34.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ENB or RYAAY?

Enbridge has higher revenue and earnings than Ryanair. Ryanair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enbridge, 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
Enbridge	$32.33B	2.88	$4.59B	$2.16	19.81
Ryanair	$14.59B	1.64	$2.07B	$3.00	14.65

Do analysts prefer ENB or RYAAY?

Ryanair has a consensus price target of $154.67, suggesting a potential upside of 252.00%. Given Ryanair's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ryanair is more favorable than Enbridge.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enbridge	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Ryanair	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Ryanair beats Enbridge on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.