Ryanair (RYAAY) Competitors

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

Which has better 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	2.54	$3.97B	$1.94	22.95
Ryanair	$14.98B	2.04	$1.73B	$3.20	17.96

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

54.6% of Enbridge shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.7% of Ryanair shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Enbridge shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ENB or RYAAY a better dividend stock?

Enbridge pays an annual dividend of $2.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Ryanair pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. 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 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.

Do analysts rate ENB or RYAAY?

Enbridge currently has a consensus target price of $67.00, indicating a potential upside of 50.46%. Ryanair has a consensus target price of $108.50, indicating a potential upside of 88.79%. Given Ryanair's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ryanair is more favorable than Enbridge.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enbridge	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Ryanair	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.38

Does the media favor ENB or RYAAY?

In the previous week, Enbridge had 18 more articles in the media than Ryanair. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Enbridge and 9 mentions for Ryanair. Enbridge's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Ryanair's score of 0.94 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ryanair	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ENB or RYAAY more profitable?

Ryanair has a net margin of 11.79% compared to Enbridge's net margin of 10.16%. Ryanair's return on equity of 21.35% beat Enbridge's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enbridge	10.16%	10.41%	3.10%
Ryanair	11.79%	21.35%	9.63%

Which has more risk and volatility, ENB or RYAAY?

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

Summary

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