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easyJet (EZJ) Competitors

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GBX 483.20 +2.50 (+0.52%)
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EZJ vs. WIZZ, RYA, IAG, HLMA, RR.L, RTO, AXON, MRO, SMIN, and ITRK

Should you be buying easyJet stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of easyJet include Wizz Air (WIZZ), Ryanair (RYA), International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), Halma (HLMA), Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L), Rentokil Initial (RTO), Axon Enterprise (AXON), Melrose Industries (MRO), Smiths Group (SMIN), and Intertek Group (ITRK). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.

easyJet vs. Its Competitors

Wizz Air (LON:WIZZ) and easyJet (LON:EZJ) are both industrials 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.

Wizz Air has a net margin of 5.80% compared to easyJet's net margin of 4.27%. Wizz Air's return on equity of 122.00% beat easyJet's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Wizz Air5.80% 122.00% 0.15%
easyJet 4.27%13.89%3.03%

easyJet has higher revenue and earnings than Wizz Air. Wizz Air is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than easyJet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Wizz Air£5.27B0.22£351.20M£1.78621.35
easyJet£9.58B0.38£376.69M£0.54888.24

In the previous week, easyJet had 4 more articles in the media than Wizz Air. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for easyJet and 6 mentions for Wizz Air. easyJet's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Wizz Air's score of 0.46 indicating that easyJet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Wizz Air
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
easyJet
3 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Wizz Air currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,250, indicating a potential upside of 13.02%. easyJet has a consensus target price of GBX 617.50, indicating a potential upside of 27.79%. Given easyJet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe easyJet is more favorable than Wizz Air.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Wizz Air
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
easyJet
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

69.1% of Wizz Air shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.7% of easyJet shares are held by institutional investors. 26.0% of Wizz Air shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.1% of easyJet shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Wizz Air has a beta of 2.28, indicating that its share price is 128% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, easyJet has a beta of 2.49, indicating that its share price is 149% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

easyJet beats Wizz Air on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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EZJ vs. The Competition

MetriceasyJetAirlines IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£3.63B£6.00B£7.78B£2.58B
Dividend Yield2.61%2.43%4.60%5.32%
P/E Ratio888.2487.84295.844,426.87
Price / Sales0.3819.731,261.00100,566.61
Price / Cash0.784.9728.1627.90
Price / Book1.223.354.928.35
Net Income£376.69M£1.29B£791.48M£5.89B
7 Day Performance2.48%0.45%-0.05%-0.09%
1 Month Performance5.69%-0.91%4.51%2.33%
1 Year Performance-8.38%16.41%29.24%142.02%

easyJet Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EZJ
easyJet
3.6165 of 5 stars
GBX 483.20
+0.5%
GBX 617.50
+27.8%
-6.1%£3.63B£9.58B888.2416,697News Coverage
Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
WIZZ
Wizz Air
2.0566 of 5 stars
GBX 1,182.10
-2.1%
GBX 1,250
+5.7%
-12.5%£1.22B£5.27B664.107,389News Coverage
RYA
Ryanair
N/AN/AN/AN/A£163.33M£2.61B-24.9419,100Gap Down
IAG
International Consolidated Airlines Group
1.2317 of 5 stars
GBX 387.80
+0.5%
GBX 403.33
+4.0%
+97.0%£17.87B£33.28B600.315,360
HLMA
Halma
1.1415 of 5 stars
GBX 3,524
+0.9%
GBX 3,396
-3.6%
+39.9%£13.31B£2.25B4,509.858,000
RR.L
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc
N/AN/AN/AN/A£12.14B£13.52B-517.8644,000Gap Up
High Trading Volume
RTO
Rentokil Initial
1.4294 of 5 stars
GBX 394.50
+0.1%
GBX 397.25
+0.7%
N/A£9.92B£6.92B3,074.0862,931
AXON
Axon Enterprise
N/A$722.11
+450.5%
N/AN/A$9.45BN/A0.002,150
MRO
Melrose Industries
2.2863 of 5 stars
GBX 641.06
-0.5%
GBX 655
+2.2%
+48.4%£8.09B£3.45B2,605.931,570Positive News
SMIN
Smiths Group
1.9393 of 5 stars
GBX 2,402
+0.4%
N/A+44.3%£7.80B£2.92B2,815.9415,156Insider Trade
ITRK
Intertek Group
2.1653 of 5 stars
GBX 4,984
+0.7%
GBX 5,300
+6.3%
N/A£7.68B£3.40B2,229.9843,908

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This page (LON:EZJ) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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