ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in RYAAY or ZTO?

43.7% of Ryanair shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of ZTO Express (Cayman) shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.3% of ZTO Express (Cayman) shares are owned by 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.

Do analysts prefer RYAAY or ZTO?

Ryanair currently has a consensus target price of $111.50, indicating a potential upside of 73.11%. ZTO Express (Cayman) has a consensus target price of $21.76, indicating a potential upside of 5.63%. Given Ryanair's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
ZTO Express (Cayman)	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, RYAAY or ZTO?

Ryanair has higher revenue and earnings 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	$14.98B	2.28	$1.73B	$4.26	15.12
ZTO Express (Cayman)	$6.07B	2.03	$1.21B	$1.58	13.04

Which has more volatility and risk, RYAAY or ZTO?

Ryanair has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZTO Express (Cayman) has a beta of -0.18, indicating that its share price is 118% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RYAAY or ZTO more profitable?

ZTO Express (Cayman) has a net margin of 20.77% compared to Ryanair's net margin of 14.42%. Ryanair's return on equity of 27.91% beat ZTO Express (Cayman)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ryanair	14.42%	27.91%	12.39%
ZTO Express (Cayman)	20.77%	15.91%	10.65%

Is RYAAY or ZTO a better dividend stock?

Ryanair pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. ZTO Express (Cayman) pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Ryanair pays out 23.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ZTO Express (Cayman) pays out 43.0% 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.

Does the media prefer RYAAY or ZTO?

In the previous week, Ryanair had 8 more articles in the media than ZTO Express (Cayman). MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Ryanair and 2 mentions for ZTO Express (Cayman). ZTO Express (Cayman)'s average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Ryanair's score of 1.11 indicating that ZTO Express (Cayman) is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ryanair	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ZTO Express (Cayman)	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Ryanair beats ZTO Express (Cayman) on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.