MakeMyTrip (MMYT) Competitors

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) and MakeMyTrip (NASDAQ:MMYT) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RYAAY or MMYT?

43.7% of Ryanair shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.9% of MakeMyTrip shares are held by institutional investors. 10.3% of MakeMyTrip shares are held 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.

Do analysts recommend RYAAY or MMYT?

Ryanair presently has a consensus target price of $111.50, suggesting a potential upside of 73.11%. MakeMyTrip has a consensus target price of $120.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.93%. Given Ryanair's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ryanair is more favorable than MakeMyTrip.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ryanair	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
MakeMyTrip	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to RYAAY or MMYT?

In the previous week, Ryanair had 8 more articles in the media than MakeMyTrip. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Ryanair and 3 mentions for MakeMyTrip. Ryanair's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat MakeMyTrip's score of 0.89 indicating that Ryanair is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ryanair	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MakeMyTrip	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is RYAAY or MMYT more profitable?

Ryanair has a net margin of 14.42% compared to MakeMyTrip's net margin of 10.07%. Ryanair's return on equity of 27.91% beat MakeMyTrip's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ryanair	14.42%	27.91%	12.39%
MakeMyTrip	10.07%	16.62%	5.86%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, RYAAY or MMYT?

Ryanair has higher revenue and earnings than MakeMyTrip. Ryanair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MakeMyTrip, 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
Ryanair	$14.98B	2.28	$1.73B	$4.26	15.12
MakeMyTrip	$978.34M	10.75	$95.10M	$0.86	109.93

Which has more risk & volatility, RYAAY or MMYT?

Ryanair has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MakeMyTrip has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ryanair beats MakeMyTrip on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.