Ryanair (RYAAY) Competitors

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

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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, ENB or RYAAY?

Enbridge has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryanair has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ENB or RYAAY more profitable?

Ryanair has a net margin of 14.42% compared to Enbridge's net margin of 10.11%. Ryanair's return on equity of 27.91% beat Enbridge's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enbridge	10.11%	10.77%	3.15%
Ryanair	14.42%	27.91%	12.39%

Which has stronger valuation and 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	2.70	$3.97B	$2.03	23.32
Ryanair	$14.66B	2.37	$1.73B	$4.26	15.37

Do analysts prefer ENB or RYAAY?

Enbridge currently has a consensus price target of $60.50, indicating a potential upside of 27.80%. Ryanair has a consensus price target of $111.50, indicating a potential upside of 70.26%. 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)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Ryanair	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Does the media favor ENB or RYAAY?

In the previous week, Enbridge had 39 more articles in the media than Ryanair. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Enbridge and 9 mentions for Ryanair. Ryanair's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Enbridge's score of 1.21 indicating that Ryanair is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Enbridge	29 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ryanair	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ENB or RYAAY a better dividend stock?

Enbridge pays an annual dividend of $2.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Ryanair pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Enbridge pays out 134.0% 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 23.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enbridge has increased 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 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.