American Airlines Group (AAL) Competitors

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) and Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends and earnings.

Which has more volatility & risk, AAL or RYAAY?

American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryanair has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AAL or RYAAY more profitable?

Ryanair has a net margin of 12.14% compared to American Airlines Group's net margin of 1.56%. Ryanair's return on equity of 21.46% beat American Airlines Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Airlines Group	1.56%	-28.56%	2.15%
Ryanair	12.14%	21.46%	9.91%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of AAL or RYAAY?

52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.7% of Ryanair shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of American Airlines Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to AAL or RYAAY?

In the previous week, American Airlines Group and American Airlines Group both had 25 articles in the media. American Airlines Group's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Ryanair's score of 0.78 indicating that American Airlines Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Airlines Group	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ryanair	9 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, AAL or RYAAY?

Ryanair has lower revenue, but higher earnings than American Airlines Group. American Airlines Group 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
American Airlines Group	$54.19B	0.14	$846M	$0.90	12.94
Ryanair	$13.82B	2.08	$2.07B	$3.26	16.59

Do analysts rate AAL or RYAAY?

American Airlines Group currently has a consensus target price of $15.68, suggesting a potential upside of 34.63%. Ryanair has a consensus target price of $147.00, suggesting a potential upside of 171.77%. Given Ryanair's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ryanair is more favorable than American Airlines Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Airlines Group	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Ryanair	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.13

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AAL or RYAAY?

American Airlines Group received 329 more outperform votes than Ryanair when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.57% of users gave Ryanair an outperform vote while only 65.03% of users gave American Airlines Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
American Airlines Group	Outperform Votes 928 65.03%	Underperform Votes 499 34.97%
Ryanair	Outperform Votes 599 69.57%	Underperform Votes 262 30.43%

Is AAL or RYAAY a better dividend stock?

American Airlines Group pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Ryanair pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. American Airlines Group pays out 44.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ryanair pays out 30.4% 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.

Summary

Ryanair beats American Airlines Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.