Ryanair (RYAAY) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, ENB or RYAAY?

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

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 20.01% 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%	20.01%	9.21%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ENB or RYAAY?

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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	2.80	$4.59B	$2.16	19.23
Ryanair	$14.59B	1.72	$2.07B	$3.00	15.29

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ENB or RYAAY?

Enbridge received 182 more outperform votes than Ryanair when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.63% 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 596 69.63%	Underperform Votes 260 30.37%

Is ENB or RYAAY a better dividend stock?

Enbridge pays an annual dividend of $2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Ryanair pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Enbridge pays out 122.2% 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.

Do analysts recommend ENB or RYAAY?

Ryanair has a consensus target price of $154.67, suggesting a potential upside of 237.11%. Given Ryanair's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Does the media prefer ENB or RYAAY?

In the previous week, Enbridge had 30 more articles in the media than Ryanair. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for Enbridge and 24 mentions for Ryanair. Enbridge's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Ryanair's score of 0.25 indicating that Enbridge is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Enbridge	21 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ryanair	10 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

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