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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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	$13.95B	2.19	$1.73B	$3.20	17.98
ZTO Express (Cayman)	$45.21B	0.24	$1.21B	$1.58	11.69

Is RYAAY or ZTO more profitable?

ZTO Express (Cayman) has a net margin of 20.77% compared to Ryanair's net margin of 11.79%. Ryanair's return on equity of 21.35% beat ZTO Express (Cayman)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ryanair	11.79%	21.35%	9.63%
ZTO Express (Cayman)	20.77%	15.91%	10.65%

Is RYAAY or ZTO a better dividend stock?

Ryanair pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. ZTO Express (Cayman) pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Ryanair pays out 30.9% 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 6 more articles in the media than ZTO Express (Cayman). MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Ryanair and 3 mentions for ZTO Express (Cayman). Ryanair's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat ZTO Express (Cayman)'s score of 0.39 indicating that Ryanair is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ryanair	3 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)	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, RYAAY or ZTO?

Ryanair has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% 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.

Do institutionals & 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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend RYAAY or ZTO?

Ryanair presently has a consensus price target of $108.50, indicating a potential upside of 88.60%. ZTO Express (Cayman) has a consensus price target of $21.76, indicating a potential upside of 17.79%. Given Ryanair's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly 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)	5 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.38
ZTO Express (Cayman)	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Ryanair beats ZTO Express (Cayman) on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.