WIZZ vs. EZJ, IAG, BAB, IDS, QQ, GFTU, SRP, BBY, ROR, and RHIM
Should you be buying Wizz Air stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Wizz Air include easyJet (EZJ), International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), Babcock International Group (BAB), International Distributions Services (IDS), QinetiQ Group (QQ), Grafton Group (GFTU), Serco Group (SRP), Balfour Beatty (BBY), Rotork (ROR), and RHI Magnesita (RHIM). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
easyJet (LON:EZJ) and Wizz Air (LON:WIZZ) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.
In the previous week, easyJet had 3 more articles in the media than Wizz Air. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for easyJet and 4 mentions for Wizz Air. Wizz Air's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat easyJet's score of -0.62 indicating that easyJet is being referred to more favorably in the media.
easyJet presently has a consensus price target of GBX 663.75, indicating a potential upside of 28.09%. Wizz Air has a consensus price target of GBX 2,525, indicating a potential upside of 27.08%. Given Wizz Air's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe easyJet is more favorable than Wizz Air.
easyJet received 1025 more outperform votes than Wizz Air when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.46% of users gave Wizz Air an outperform vote while only 67.28% of users gave easyJet an outperform vote.
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.
easyJet has a net margin of 3.97% compared to easyJet's net margin of 2.15%. Wizz Air's return on equity of 12.18% beat easyJet's return on equity.
easyJet has a beta of 2.58, suggesting that its share price is 158% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wizz Air has a beta of 2.35, suggesting that its share price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500.
46.0% of easyJet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.9% of Wizz Air shares are held by institutional investors. 16.6% of easyJet shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.7% of Wizz Air shares are held by 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.
Summary
easyJet beats Wizz Air on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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