HF Sinclair (DINO) Competitors

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) and HF Sinclair (NYSE:DINO) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Does the media favor RYAAY or DINO?

In the previous week, Ryanair had 9 more articles in the media than HF Sinclair. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Ryanair and 6 mentions for HF Sinclair. HF Sinclair's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Ryanair's score of 1.18 indicating that HF Sinclair is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ryanair	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HF Sinclair	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, RYAAY or DINO?

Ryanair has higher earnings, but lower revenue than HF Sinclair. Ryanair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HF Sinclair, 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	1.64	$2.07B	$3.00	14.65
HF Sinclair	$31.96B	0.25	$1.59B	$1.62	26.15

Do institutionals and insiders believe in RYAAY or DINO?

43.7% of Ryanair shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.3% of HF Sinclair shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of HF Sinclair shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is RYAAY or DINO more profitable?

Ryanair has a net margin of 11.38% compared to HF Sinclair's net margin of 1.10%. Ryanair's return on equity of 19.92% beat HF Sinclair's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ryanair	11.38%	19.92%	9.23%
HF Sinclair	1.10%	5.51%	3.16%

Which has more risk & volatility, RYAAY or DINO?

Ryanair has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HF Sinclair has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate RYAAY or DINO?

Ryanair presently has a consensus price target of $154.67, suggesting a potential upside of 252.00%. HF Sinclair has a consensus price target of $54.27, suggesting a potential upside of 28.12%. Given Ryanair's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ryanair is more favorable than HF Sinclair.

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)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
HF Sinclair	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

Is RYAAY or DINO a better dividend stock?

Ryanair pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. HF Sinclair pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Ryanair pays out 34.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HF Sinclair pays out 123.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RYAAY or DINO?

Ryanair received 563 more outperform votes than HF Sinclair when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.70% of users gave Ryanair an outperform vote while only 34.31% of users gave HF Sinclair an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ryanair	Outperform Votes 598 69.70%	Underperform Votes 260 30.30%
HF Sinclair	Outperform Votes 35 34.31%	Underperform Votes 67 65.69%

Summary

Ryanair beats HF Sinclair on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.