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easyJet (EZJ) Competitors

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GBX 504.86 +1.66 (+0.33%)
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EZJ vs. WIZZ, RYA, IAG, RR.L, HLMA, JAR, AXON, RTO, ITRK, and SMIN

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), Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L), Halma (HLMA), Jardine Matheson (JAR), Axon Enterprise (AXON), Rentokil Initial (RTO), Intertek Group (ITRK), and Smiths Group (SMIN). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.

easyJet vs. Its Competitors

easyJet (LON:EZJ) and Wizz Air (LON:WIZZ) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

In the previous week, Wizz Air had 2 more articles in the media than easyJet. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Wizz Air and 2 mentions for easyJet. Wizz Air's average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat easyJet's score of 0.00 indicating that Wizz Air is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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
easyJet4.27% 13.89% 3.03%
Wizz Air 5.80%122.00%0.15%

44.3% of easyJet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.2% of Wizz Air shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of easyJet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.7% of Wizz Air shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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
easyJet£8.81B0.43£376.69M£49.5610.19
Wizz Air£6.06B0.28£351.20M£239.815.76

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

easyJet currently has a consensus target price of GBX 700, indicating a potential upside of 38.65%. Wizz Air has a consensus target price of GBX 1,175, indicating a potential downside of 14.99%. Given easyJet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe easyJet is more favorable than Wizz Air.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
easyJet
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Wizz Air
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Summary

easyJet beats Wizz Air on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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EZJ vs. The Competition

MetriceasyJetAirlines IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£3.81B£6.80B£7.58B£3.07B
Dividend Yield0.86%2.22%4.57%5.02%
P/E Ratio10.199.1624.96167.03
Price / Sales0.4321.6598.34303,131.58
Price / Cash0.784.9728.0727.97
Price / Book1.273.384.294.52
Net Income£376.69M£1.29B£797.27M£5.90B
7 Day Performance4.25%1.98%1.02%1.15%
1 Month Performance-6.33%3.43%1.88%3.62%
1 Year Performance19.27%27.59%33.59%57.70%

easyJet Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EZJ
easyJet
3.4407 of 5 stars
GBX 504.86
+0.3%
GBX 700
+38.7%
+20.1%£3.81B£8.81B10.1916,697Dividend Increase
WIZZ
Wizz Air
1.9779 of 5 stars
GBX 1,212.19
+3.1%
GBX 1,750
+44.4%
-2.6%£1.49B£6.06B5.057,389Gap Up
RYA
Ryanair
N/AN/AN/AN/A£163.33M£2.61B-24.9419,100Gap Down
IAG
International Consolidated Airlines Group
2.1363 of 5 stars
GBX 369.30
-1.3%
GBX 384
+4.0%
+126.9%£21.82B£37.71B7.805,360Analyst Forecast
RR.L
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc
N/AN/AN/AN/A£12.14B£13.52B-517.8644,000Gap Up
High Trading Volume
HLMA
Halma
0.4874 of 5 stars
GBX 3,220
-0.6%
GBX 2,650
-17.7%
+32.0%£12.13B£2.03B45.058,000News Coverage
JAR
Jardine Matheson
N/AGBX 55.32
-2.0%
N/AN/A£10.30B£2.28T126.43425,000Gap Down
AXON
Axon Enterprise
N/A$736.73
+461.7%
N/AN/A$9.45BN/A0.002,150
RTO
Rentokil Initial
3.7288 of 5 stars
GBX 362.38
-2.3%
GBX 478.33
+32.0%
-20.2%£9.08B£5.38B23.2462,931
ITRK
Intertek Group
3.7439 of 5 stars
GBX 4,918
+0.1%
GBX 5,400
+9.8%
+0.7%£7.90B£3.34B25.6343,908Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
SMIN
Smiths Group
2.4782 of 5 stars
GBX 2,314
flat
GBX 1,850
-20.1%
+34.1%£7.88B£3.07B32.1515,156Positive News

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This page (LON:EZJ) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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