Ryanair (RYAAY) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RYAAY or ENB?

Enbridge received 183 more outperform votes than Ryanair when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.53% of users gave Ryanair an outperform vote while only 68.03% of users gave Enbridge an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ryanair	Outperform Votes 598 69.53%	Underperform Votes 262 30.47%
Enbridge	Outperform Votes 781 68.03%	Underperform Votes 367 31.97%

Which has more risk and volatility, RYAAY or ENB?

Ryanair has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enbridge has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, RYAAY or ENB?

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
Ryanair	$14.59B	1.67	$2.07B	$3.26	13.84
Enbridge	$38.22B	2.38	$3.61B	$1.72	24.26

Is RYAAY or ENB more profitable?

Ryanair has a net margin of 12.14% compared to Enbridge's net margin of 10.04%. Ryanair's return on equity of 21.46% beat Enbridge's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ryanair	12.14%	21.46%	9.91%
Enbridge	10.04%	10.16%	3.08%

Is RYAAY or ENB a better dividend stock?

Ryanair pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Enbridge pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Ryanair pays out 30.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enbridge pays out 155.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts rate RYAAY or ENB?

Ryanair currently has a consensus price target of $151.00, indicating a potential upside of 234.37%. Enbridge has a consensus price target of $67.00, indicating a potential upside of 60.54%. Given Ryanair's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ryanair is more favorable than Enbridge.

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
Enbridge	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the media refer more to RYAAY or ENB?

In the previous week, Enbridge had 46 more articles in the media than Ryanair. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Enbridge and 3 mentions for Ryanair. Ryanair's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Enbridge's score of 0.78 indicating that Ryanair is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ryanair	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Enbridge	27 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RYAAY or ENB?

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

Summary

Ryanair beats Enbridge on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.