TFI International (TFII) Competitors

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) and TFI International (NYSE:TFII) 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, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment.

Is RYAAY or TFII a better dividend stock?

Ryanair pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. TFI International pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Ryanair pays out 34.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TFI International pays out 32.7% 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.

Is RYAAY or TFII more profitable?

Ryanair has a net margin of 11.38% compared to TFI International's net margin of 5.67%. TFI International's return on equity of 20.25% beat Ryanair's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ryanair	11.38%	19.92%	9.23%
TFI International	5.67%	20.25%	7.60%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RYAAY or TFII?

43.7% of Ryanair shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.3% of TFI International shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of TFI International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, RYAAY or TFII?

Ryanair has higher revenue and earnings than TFI International. Ryanair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TFI International, 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
TFI International	$7.52B	1.51	$504.88M	$5.50	24.42

Which has more volatility & risk, RYAAY or TFII?

Ryanair has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TFI International has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer RYAAY or TFII?

Ryanair presently has a consensus target price of $151.00, suggesting a potential upside of 262.55%. TFI International has a consensus target price of $169.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.85%. Given Ryanair's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ryanair is more favorable than TFI International.

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
TFI International	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65

Does the media favor RYAAY or TFII?

In the previous week, TFI International had 1 more articles in the media than Ryanair. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for TFI International and 4 mentions for Ryanair. Ryanair's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat TFI International's score of -0.13 indicating that Ryanair is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ryanair	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TFI International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RYAAY or TFII?

Ryanair received 438 more outperform votes than TFI International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.70% of users gave Ryanair an outperform vote while only 61.30% of users gave TFI International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ryanair	Outperform Votes 598 69.70%	Underperform Votes 260 30.30%
TFI International	Outperform Votes 160 61.30%	Underperform Votes 101 38.70%

Summary

Ryanair beats TFI International on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.