Ryanair (RYAAY) Competitors

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer RYAAY or CP?

In the previous week, Canadian Pacific Kansas City had 18 more articles in the media than Ryanair. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Canadian Pacific Kansas City and 6 mentions for Ryanair. Ryanair's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Canadian Pacific Kansas City's score of 0.48 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Canadian Pacific Kansas City	10 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is RYAAY or CP a better dividend stock?

Ryanair pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Ryanair pays out 34.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Pacific Kansas City pays out 19.3% 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 analysts recommend RYAAY or CP?

Ryanair presently has a consensus price target of $151.00, indicating a potential upside of 262.55%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a consensus price target of $92.63, indicating a potential upside of 23.85%. Given Ryanair's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ryanair is more favorable than Canadian Pacific Kansas City.

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
Canadian Pacific Kansas City	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Is RYAAY or CP more profitable?

Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a net margin of 24.50% compared to Ryanair's net margin of 11.38%. Ryanair's return on equity of 19.92% beat Canadian Pacific Kansas City's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ryanair	11.38%	19.92%	9.23%
Canadian Pacific Kansas City	24.50%	8.78%	4.73%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RYAAY or CP?

Canadian Pacific Kansas City received 395 more outperform votes than Ryanair when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.70% of users gave Ryanair an outperform vote while only 69.01% of users gave Canadian Pacific Kansas City an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ryanair	Outperform Votes 598 69.70%	Underperform Votes 260 30.30%
Canadian Pacific Kansas City	Outperform Votes 993 69.01%	Underperform Votes 446 30.99%

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

43.7% of Ryanair shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, RYAAY or CP?

Ryanair has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, RYAAY or CP?

Canadian Pacific Kansas City has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ryanair. Ryanair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canadian Pacific Kansas City, 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
Canadian Pacific Kansas City	$9.30B	7.51	$2.91B	$2.80	26.71

Summary

Ryanair beats Canadian Pacific Kansas City on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.