Ryanair (RYAAY) Competitors $47.86 +0.62 (+1.31%) Closing price 04/30/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$47.51 -0.35 (-0.73%) As of 07:07 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock RYAAY vs. CP, CNI, CSX, MPLX, VIK, BIP, PAA, ZTO, MMYT, and PACShould you be buying Ryanair stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ryanair include Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP), Canadian National Railway (CNI), CSX (CSX), Mplx (MPLX), Viking (VIK), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP), Plains All American Pipeline (PAA), ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO), MakeMyTrip (MMYT), and Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (PAC). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. Ryanair vs. Canadian Pacific Kansas City Canadian National Railway CSX Mplx Viking Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Plains All American Pipeline ZTO Express (Cayman) MakeMyTrip Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) and Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Does the media refer more to CP or RYAAY? In the previous week, Canadian Pacific Kansas City had 29 more articles in the media than Ryanair. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Canadian Pacific Kansas City and 6 mentions for Ryanair. Ryanair's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Canadian Pacific Kansas City's score of 0.63 indicating that Ryanair is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Canadian Pacific Kansas City 13 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ryanair 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CP or RYAAY more profitable? Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a net margin of 25.51% compared to Ryanair's net margin of 12.14%. Ryanair's return on equity of 21.46% beat Canadian Pacific Kansas City's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Canadian Pacific Kansas City25.51% 8.86% 4.80% Ryanair 12.14%21.46%9.91% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CP or RYAAY? Canadian Pacific Kansas City has higher revenue and earnings than Ryanair. Ryanair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canadian Pacific Kansas City, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCanadian Pacific Kansas City$14.55B4.64$2.71B$2.9025.00Ryanair$13.82B1.84$2.07B$3.2614.68 Do analysts recommend CP or RYAAY? Canadian Pacific Kansas City presently has a consensus target price of $91.33, suggesting a potential upside of 25.97%. Ryanair has a consensus target price of $147.00, suggesting a potential upside of 207.15%. Given Ryanair's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ryanair is more favorable than Canadian Pacific Kansas City.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Canadian Pacific Kansas City 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Ryanair 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.13 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CP or RYAAY? Canadian Pacific Kansas City received 401 more outperform votes than Ryanair when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.57% of users gave Ryanair an outperform vote while only 68.97% of users gave Canadian Pacific Kansas City an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCanadian Pacific Kansas CityOutperform Votes100068.97% Underperform Votes45031.03% RyanairOutperform Votes59969.57% Underperform Votes26230.43% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CP or RYAAY? 72.2% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.7% of Ryanair shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, CP or RYAAY? Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryanair has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CP or RYAAY a better dividend stock? Canadian Pacific Kansas City pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Ryanair pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City pays out 17.9% 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. SummaryCanadian Pacific Kansas City beats Ryanair on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ryanair News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RYAAY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart RYAAY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRyanairAir transportation, scheduled IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$25.46B$2.18T$285.93B$7.83BDividend Yield2.16%3.49%4.02%4.22%P/E Ratio14.677.3913.1118.48Price / Sales1.84194.36212.07103.60Price / Cash8.047.5211.5434.62Price / Book2.971.581.794.25Net Income$2.07B$805.72M$512.32M$248.23M7 Day Performance3.17%-1.11%-0.07%0.89%1 Month Performance12.16%-5.63%-1.03%3.53%1 Year Performance-64.96%-16.33%-9.74%5.08% Ryanair Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RYAAYRyanair4.108 of 5 stars$47.86+1.3%$147.00+207.1%-64.9%$25.46B$13.82B14.6719,100Positive NewsCPCanadian Pacific Kansas City4.5568 of 5 stars$73.14-1.9%$93.75+28.2%-7.6%$68.04B$14.55B25.2211,800Dividend IncreaseNews CoverageCNICanadian National Railway4.4434 of 5 stars$98.65-0.5%$120.36+22.0%-20.3%$62.00B$17.05B19.2724,000Positive NewsCSXCSX4.5576 of 5 stars$27.46-0.8%$33.95+23.6%-15.5%$51.76B$14.54B15.3422,500MPLXMplx3.2814 of 5 stars$49.30-2.5%$54.00+9.5%+21.8%$50.41B$10.90B11.715,810Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementPositive NewsVIKViking3.1741 of 5 stars$37.57-5.6%$46.18+22.9%N/A$16.21B$5.33B144.509,500Gap DownBIPBrookfield Infrastructure Partners4.7409 of 5 stars$28.08+0.6%$42.50+51.4%+12.0%$13.04B$21.04B702.1844,000Earnings ReportNews CoveragePAAPlains All American Pipeline1.4643 of 5 stars$17.33-2.3%$20.36+17.5%+1.3%$12.20B$50.07B23.744,100Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsZTOZTO Express (Cayman)4.511 of 5 stars$18.78-0.2%$23.28+23.9%-12.0%$11.24B$44.28B12.9523,900Positive NewsMMYTMakeMyTrip3.0585 of 5 stars$100.38-2.8%$122.50+22.0%+58.3%$11.02B$935.76M54.553,340Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap DownPACGrupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico1.48 of 5 stars$192.06-1.3%$200.00+4.1%+12.0%$9.70B$33.61B19.091,740Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Canadian Pacific Kansas City Alternatives Canadian National Railway Alternatives CSX Alternatives Mplx Alternatives Viking Alternatives Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Alternatives Plains All American Pipeline Alternatives ZTO Express (Cayman) Alternatives MakeMyTrip Alternatives Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:RYAAY) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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