HF Sinclair (DINO) Competitors

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

Is RYAAY or DINO a better dividend stock?

Ryanair pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. HF Sinclair pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Ryanair pays out 31.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HF Sinclair pays out -259.7% 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, RYAAY or DINO?

Ryanair has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HF Sinclair has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, RYAAY or DINO?

Ryanair has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Ryanair	$14.98B	2.05	$1.73B	$3.20	18.07
HF Sinclair	$27.92B	0.30	$177M	-$0.77	-57.34

Does the media favor RYAAY or DINO?

In the previous week, Ryanair had 7 more articles in the media than HF Sinclair. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Ryanair and 7 mentions for HF Sinclair. HF Sinclair's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Ryanair's score of 0.72 indicating that HF Sinclair is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ryanair	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HF Sinclair	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is RYAAY or DINO more profitable?

Ryanair has a net margin of 11.79% compared to HF Sinclair's net margin of -0.51%. Ryanair's return on equity of 21.35% beat HF Sinclair's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ryanair	11.79%	21.35%	9.63%
HF Sinclair	-0.51%	0.05%	0.03%

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

43.7% of Ryanair shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.3% of HF Sinclair shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of HF Sinclair shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate RYAAY or DINO?

Ryanair currently has a consensus target price of $108.50, indicating a potential upside of 87.65%. HF Sinclair has a consensus target price of $43.70, indicating a potential downside of 1.02%. Given Ryanair's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ryanair is more favorable than HF Sinclair.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ryanair	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.10
HF Sinclair	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Summary

Ryanair beats HF Sinclair on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.