TFI International (TFII) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer TFII or RYAAY?

In the previous week, TFI International had 11 more articles in the media than Ryanair. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for TFI International and 16 mentions for Ryanair. Ryanair's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat TFI International's score of 0.05 indicating that Ryanair is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TFI International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	22 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ryanair	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TFII or RYAAY?

Ryanair received 434 more outperform votes than TFI International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.57% of users gave Ryanair an outperform vote while only 60.22% of users gave TFI International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TFI International	Outperform Votes 165 60.22%	Underperform Votes 109 39.78%
Ryanair	Outperform Votes 599 69.57%	Underperform Votes 262 30.43%

Is TFII or RYAAY a better dividend stock?

TFI International pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Ryanair pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. TFI International pays out 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ryanair pays out 30.4% 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 TFII or RYAAY more profitable?

Ryanair has a net margin of 12.14% compared to TFI International's net margin of 5.08%. Ryanair's return on equity of 21.46% beat TFI International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TFI International	5.08%	18.40%	6.75%
Ryanair	12.14%	21.46%	9.91%

Do analysts prefer TFII or RYAAY?

TFI International currently has a consensus target price of $148.93, suggesting a potential upside of 81.48%. Ryanair has a consensus target price of $151.00, suggesting a potential upside of 233.70%. Given Ryanair's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ryanair is more favorable than TFI International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TFI International	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Ryanair	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TFII or RYAAY?

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TFII or RYAAY?

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
TFI International	$8.40B	0.82	$504.88M	$5.00	16.41
Ryanair	$13.82B	1.75	$2.07B	$3.26	13.88

Which has more risk & volatility, TFII or RYAAY?

TFI International has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryanair has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ryanair beats TFI International on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.