ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend RYAAY or ZTO?

Ryanair currently has a consensus target price of $151.00, suggesting a potential upside of 229.77%. ZTO Express (Cayman) has a consensus target price of $22.78, suggesting a potential upside of 14.19%. Given Ryanair's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ryanair is more favorable than ZTO Express (Cayman).

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
ZTO Express (Cayman)	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, RYAAY or ZTO?

Ryanair has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ZTO Express (Cayman). ZTO Express (Cayman) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ryanair, 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	$13.82B	1.77	$2.07B	$3.26	14.05
ZTO Express (Cayman)	$44.28B	0.27	$1.23B	$1.48	13.48

Do insiders and institutionals believe in RYAAY or ZTO?

43.7% of Ryanair shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of ZTO Express (Cayman) shares are held by institutional investors. 41.3% of ZTO Express (Cayman) shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer RYAAY or ZTO?

In the previous week, ZTO Express (Cayman) had 9 more articles in the media than Ryanair. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for ZTO Express (Cayman) and 15 mentions for Ryanair. Ryanair's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat ZTO Express (Cayman)'s score of 0.20 indicating that Ryanair is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ryanair	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ZTO Express (Cayman)	7 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, RYAAY or ZTO?

Ryanair has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZTO Express (Cayman) has a beta of -0.13, meaning that its share price is 113% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RYAAY or ZTO a better dividend stock?

Ryanair pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. ZTO Express (Cayman) pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Ryanair pays out 30.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ZTO Express (Cayman) pays out 45.9% 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 ZTO more profitable?

ZTO Express (Cayman) has a net margin of 20.56% compared to Ryanair's net margin of 12.14%. Ryanair's return on equity of 21.46% beat ZTO Express (Cayman)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ryanair	12.14%	21.46%	9.91%
ZTO Express (Cayman)	20.56%	15.44%	10.24%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RYAAY or ZTO?

Ryanair received 320 more outperform votes than ZTO Express (Cayman) when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.53% of users gave Ryanair an outperform vote while only 62.61% of users gave ZTO Express (Cayman) an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ryanair	Outperform Votes 598 69.53%	Underperform Votes 262 30.47%
ZTO Express (Cayman)	Outperform Votes 278 62.61%	Underperform Votes 166 37.39%

Summary

Ryanair beats ZTO Express (Cayman) on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.