Ryanair (RYAAY) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate ENB or RYAAY?

Enbridge currently has a consensus target price of $67.00, suggesting a potential upside of 51.43%. Ryanair has a consensus target price of $151.00, suggesting a potential upside of 227.41%. Given Ryanair's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Ryanair	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Which has higher valuation and 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	$53.47B	1.80	$3.61B	$1.72	25.72
Ryanair	$13.82B	1.78	$2.07B	$3.26	14.15

Is ENB or RYAAY a better dividend stock?

Enbridge pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Ryanair pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. 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. Ryanair pays out 30.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media refer more to ENB or RYAAY?

In the previous week, Enbridge had 10 more articles in the media than Ryanair. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Enbridge and 16 mentions for Ryanair. Enbridge's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Ryanair's score of 0.87 indicating that Enbridge is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Enbridge	17 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ryanair	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ENB or RYAAY 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
Enbridge	10.04%	10.16%	3.08%
Ryanair	12.14%	21.46%	9.91%

Which has more risk and volatility, ENB or RYAAY?

Enbridge has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryanair has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in 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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ENB or RYAAY?

Enbridge received 184 more outperform votes than Ryanair when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.53% of users gave Ryanair an outperform vote while only 68.06% of users gave Enbridge an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Enbridge	Outperform Votes 782 68.06%	Underperform Votes 367 31.94%
Ryanair	Outperform Votes 598 69.53%	Underperform Votes 262 30.47%

Summary

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