LATAM Airlines Group (LTM) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LTM or RYAAY?

43.7% of Ryanair shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of LATAM Airlines Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is LTM or RYAAY a better dividend stock?

LATAM Airlines Group pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Ryanair pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. LATAM Airlines Group pays out 18.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ryanair pays out 31.3% 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.

Is LTM or RYAAY more profitable?

Ryanair has a net margin of 11.79% compared to LATAM Airlines Group's net margin of 8.25%. LATAM Airlines Group's return on equity of 148.44% beat Ryanair's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LATAM Airlines Group	8.25%	148.44%	7.01%
Ryanair	11.79%	21.35%	9.63%

Which has more risk and volatility, LTM or RYAAY?

LATAM Airlines Group has a beta of 3.58, suggesting that its stock price is 258% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryanair has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer LTM or RYAAY?

In the previous week, Ryanair had 5 more articles in the media than LATAM Airlines Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Ryanair and 4 mentions for LATAM Airlines Group. Ryanair's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat LATAM Airlines Group's score of 0.93 indicating that Ryanair is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LATAM Airlines Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 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

Which has better earnings & valuation, LTM or RYAAY?

Ryanair has higher revenue and earnings than LATAM Airlines Group. LATAM Airlines Group 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
LATAM Airlines Group	$12.83B	0.98	$976.97M	$3.56	11.72
Ryanair	$14.98B	2.04	$1.73B	$3.20	17.96

Do analysts prefer LTM or RYAAY?

LATAM Airlines Group presently has a consensus target price of $38.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.89%. 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 plainly believe Ryanair is more favorable than LATAM Airlines Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LATAM Airlines Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
Ryanair	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.38

Summary

Ryanair beats LATAM Airlines Group on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.