Ryanair (RYAAY) Competitors

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

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

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

Which has more risk and volatility, ENB or RYAAY?

Enbridge has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryanair has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ENB or RYAAY?

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
Enbridge	$38.22B	2.60	$3.97B	$1.94	23.45
Ryanair	$14.98B	2.21	$1.73B	$3.20	19.53

Is ENB or RYAAY a better dividend stock?

Enbridge pays an annual dividend of $2.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Ryanair pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Enbridge pays out 140.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ryanair pays out 31.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Do analysts prefer ENB or RYAAY?

Enbridge currently has a consensus target price of $67.00, indicating a potential upside of 47.27%. Ryanair has a consensus target price of $111.50, indicating a potential upside of 78.40%. Given Ryanair's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ryanair is more favorable than Enbridge.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enbridge	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Ryanair	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Is ENB or RYAAY more profitable?

Ryanair has a net margin of 14.42% compared to Enbridge's net margin of 10.16%. Ryanair's return on equity of 27.91% beat Enbridge's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enbridge	10.16%	10.41%	3.10%
Ryanair	14.42%	27.91%	12.39%

Does the media refer more to ENB or RYAAY?

In the previous week, Enbridge had 5 more articles in the media than Ryanair. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Enbridge and 25 mentions for Ryanair. Enbridge's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Ryanair's score of 0.92 indicating that Enbridge is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Enbridge	22 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ryanair	10 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Enbridge and Ryanair tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.