EZJ vs. IAG, WIZZ, RYA, RR.L, RTO, HLMA, AXON, ITRK, MRO, and SPX
Should you be buying easyJet stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of easyJet include International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), Wizz Air (WIZZ), Ryanair (RYA), Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L), Rentokil Initial (RTO), Halma (HLMA), Axon Enterprise (AXON), Intertek Group (ITRK), Melrose Industries (MRO), and Spirax-Sarco Engineering (SPX). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
easyJet (LON:EZJ) and International Consolidated Airlines Group (LON:IAG) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and community ranking.
In the previous week, easyJet had 4 more articles in the media than International Consolidated Airlines Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for easyJet and 5 mentions for International Consolidated Airlines Group. easyJet's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat International Consolidated Airlines Group's score of 0.02 indicating that easyJet is being referred to more favorably in the media.
International Consolidated Airlines Group has a net margin of 9.13% compared to easyJet's net margin of 4.27%. International Consolidated Airlines Group's return on equity of 100.19% beat easyJet's return on equity.
International Consolidated Airlines Group received 290 more outperform votes than easyJet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.21% of users gave International Consolidated Airlines Group an outperform vote while only 67.31% of users gave easyJet an outperform vote.
International Consolidated Airlines Group has higher revenue and earnings than easyJet. International Consolidated Airlines Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than easyJet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
easyJet presently has a consensus target price of GBX 641.67, indicating a potential upside of 38.41%. International Consolidated Airlines Group has a consensus target price of GBX 225, indicating a potential upside of 34.61%. Given easyJet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe easyJet is more favorable than International Consolidated Airlines Group.
43.3% of easyJet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.5% of International Consolidated Airlines Group shares are held by institutional investors. 16.6% of easyJet shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.5% of International Consolidated Airlines Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
easyJet has a beta of 2.57, meaning that its stock price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Consolidated Airlines Group has a beta of 2.31, meaning that its stock price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500.
easyJet pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. International Consolidated Airlines Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.8%. easyJet pays out 1,020.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. International Consolidated Airlines Group pays out 6,222.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Summary
easyJet beats International Consolidated Airlines Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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