Ryanair (RYAAY) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate RYAAY or ENB?

Ryanair currently has a consensus target price of $147.00, indicating a potential upside of 154.15%. Enbridge has a consensus target price of $67.00, indicating a potential upside of 46.18%. Given Ryanair's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ryanair is more favorable than Enbridge.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ryanair	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Enbridge	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, RYAAY or ENB?

Enbridge has higher revenue and earnings than Ryanair. Ryanair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enbridge, 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	$13.95B	2.21	$2.07B	$3.20	18.08
Enbridge	$60.94B	1.64	$3.61B	$1.94	23.63

Which has more volatility & risk, RYAAY or ENB?

Ryanair has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enbridge has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RYAAY or ENB more profitable?

Ryanair has a net margin of 12.14% compared to Enbridge's net margin of 10.04%. Ryanair's return on equity of 21.46% beat Enbridge's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ryanair	12.14%	21.46%	9.91%
Enbridge	10.04%	10.16%	3.08%

Does the media favor RYAAY or ENB?

In the previous week, Enbridge had 3 more articles in the media than Ryanair. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Enbridge and 10 mentions for Ryanair. Ryanair's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Enbridge's score of 0.50 indicating that Ryanair is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ryanair	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Enbridge	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RYAAY or ENB?

Enbridge received 181 more outperform votes than Ryanair when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.63% of users gave Ryanair an outperform vote while only 67.88% of users gave Enbridge an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ryanair	Outperform Votes 603 69.63%	Underperform Votes 263 30.37%
Enbridge	Outperform Votes 784 67.88%	Underperform Votes 371 32.12%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RYAAY or ENB?

43.7% of Ryanair shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.6% of Enbridge shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Enbridge shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is RYAAY or ENB a better dividend stock?

Ryanair pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Enbridge pays an annual dividend of $2.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Ryanair pays out 30.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enbridge pays out 139.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Enbridge has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Enbridge is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Ryanair beats Enbridge on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.