HF Sinclair (DINO) Competitors

HF Sinclair (NYSE:DINO) and Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, risk and community ranking.

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

88.3% of HF Sinclair shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.7% of Ryanair shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of HF Sinclair shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor DINO or RYAAY?

In the previous week, Ryanair had 9 more articles in the media than HF Sinclair. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Ryanair and 16 mentions for HF Sinclair. HF Sinclair's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Ryanair's score of 0.76 indicating that HF Sinclair is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HF Sinclair	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ryanair	9 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, DINO or RYAAY?

Ryanair has lower revenue, but higher earnings than HF Sinclair. HF Sinclair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ryanair, 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
HF Sinclair	$27.92B	0.24	$1.59B	-$0.77	-46.01
Ryanair	$13.95B	2.10	$2.07B	$3.20	17.25

Do analysts prefer DINO or RYAAY?

HF Sinclair presently has a consensus target price of $43.30, indicating a potential upside of 22.22%. Ryanair has a consensus target price of $147.00, indicating a potential upside of 166.35%. Given Ryanair's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ryanair is more favorable than HF Sinclair.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HF Sinclair	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Ryanair	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.13

Which has more volatility & risk, DINO or RYAAY?

HF Sinclair has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryanair has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DINO or RYAAY a better dividend stock?

HF Sinclair pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Ryanair pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. HF Sinclair pays out -259.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ryanair pays out 30.9% 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. HF Sinclair has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. HF Sinclair is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DINO or RYAAY?

Ryanair received 559 more outperform votes than HF Sinclair when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.61% of users gave Ryanair an outperform vote while only 33.88% of users gave HF Sinclair an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HF Sinclair	Outperform Votes 41 33.88%	Underperform Votes 80 66.12%
Ryanair	Outperform Votes 600 69.61%	Underperform Votes 262 30.39%

Is DINO or RYAAY more profitable?

Ryanair has a net margin of 12.14% compared to HF Sinclair's net margin of 0.62%. Ryanair's return on equity of 21.46% beat HF Sinclair's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HF Sinclair	0.62%	1.98%	1.13%
Ryanair	12.14%	21.46%	9.91%

Summary

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