ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) Competitors $20.71 +0.76 (+3.83%) Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.75 +0.04 (+0.17%) As of 08/7/2025 06:41 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ZTO vs. RYAAY, VIK, BIP, PAA, LTM, MMYT, PAC, NCLH, ASR, and DINOShould you be buying ZTO Express (Cayman) stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ZTO Express (Cayman) include Ryanair (RYAAY), Viking (VIK), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP), Plains All American Pipeline (PAA), LATAM Airlines Group (LTM), MakeMyTrip (MMYT), Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico (PAC), Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH), Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASR), and HF Sinclair (DINO). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. ZTO Express (Cayman) vs. Its Competitors Ryanair Viking Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Plains All American Pipeline LATAM Airlines Group MakeMyTrip Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico Norwegian Cruise Line Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste HF Sinclair ZTO Express (Cayman) (NYSE:ZTO) and Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations. Is ZTO or RYAAY a better dividend stock? ZTO Express (Cayman) pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Ryanair pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. ZTO Express (Cayman) pays out 43.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ryanair pays out 23.5% 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. Does the media favor ZTO or RYAAY? In the previous week, Ryanair had 6 more articles in the media than ZTO Express (Cayman). MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Ryanair and 4 mentions for ZTO Express (Cayman). Ryanair's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat ZTO Express (Cayman)'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 ZTO Express (Cayman) 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ryanair 6 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ZTO or RYAAY? Ryanair has higher revenue and earnings than ZTO Express (Cayman). ZTO Express (Cayman) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ryanair, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioZTO Express (Cayman)$6.07B2.04$1.21B$1.5813.11Ryanair$14.98B2.30$1.73B$4.2615.21 Do analysts prefer ZTO or RYAAY? ZTO Express (Cayman) currently has a consensus target price of $21.76, suggesting a potential upside of 5.05%. Ryanair has a consensus target price of $111.50, suggesting a potential upside of 72.07%. Given Ryanair's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ryanair is more favorable than ZTO Express (Cayman).Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ZTO Express (Cayman) 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Ryanair 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ZTO or RYAAY? 41.7% of ZTO Express (Cayman) shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.7% of Ryanair shares are held by institutional investors. 41.3% of ZTO Express (Cayman) shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is ZTO or RYAAY more profitable? ZTO Express (Cayman) has a net margin of 20.77% compared to Ryanair's net margin of 14.42%. Ryanair's return on equity of 27.91% beat ZTO Express (Cayman)'s return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ZTO Express (Cayman)20.77% 15.91% 10.65% Ryanair 14.42%27.91%12.39% Which has more risk and volatility, ZTO or RYAAY? ZTO Express (Cayman) has a beta of -0.18, indicating that its share price is 118% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryanair has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryRyanair beats ZTO Express (Cayman) on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ZTO Express (Cayman) News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ZTO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ZTO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ZTO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricZTO Express (Cayman)TRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.94B$5.63B$7.23B$20.70BDividend Yield3.41%2.29%706.08%3.67%P/E Ratio13.1110.2713.4228.65Price / Sales2.041.19532.5157.34Price / Cash6.8810.587.7923.59Price / Book1.463.012.124.32Net Income$1.21B$184.70M$571.16M$995.66M7 Day Performance2.29%1.52%2.73%1.91%1 Month Performance15.72%-4.38%0.24%-0.54%1 Year Performance3.65%-6.43%3.84%14.76% ZTO Express (Cayman) Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ZTOZTO Express (Cayman)2.8094 of 5 stars$20.71+3.8%$21.76+5.0%+5.7%$11.94B$6.07B13.1124,471Gap UpRYAAYRyanair4.743 of 5 stars$62.70-1.7%$111.50+77.8%-33.7%$33.85B$14.98B14.7225,952Positive NewsVIKViking3.1475 of 5 stars$58.84+0.9%$53.33-9.4%+75.5%$25.85B$5.33B47.8412,000Trending NewsBIPBrookfield Infrastructure Partners4.7914 of 5 stars$31.59-1.2%$41.67+31.9%+1.2%$14.84B$21.04B-1,578.7161,000Dividend AnnouncementPAAPlains All American Pipeline3.2586 of 5 stars$18.46-1.2%$20.75+12.4%+3.5%$12.98B$50.09B25.294,100News CoveragePositive NewsLTMLATAM Airlines Group3.5197 of 5 stars$41.37-1.4%$38.00-8.1%+82.3%$12.68B$12.83B11.6238,664MMYTMakeMyTrip3.6032 of 5 stars$101.56-1.2%$120.00+18.2%+7.9%$11.43B$978.34M118.095,122PACGrupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico2.7017 of 5 stars$222.23-0.8%$200.00-10.0%+61.1%$11.31B$39.80B23.053,275Dividend IncreaseNCLHNorwegian Cruise Line4.3886 of 5 stars$23.87+0.2%$25.75+7.9%+64.9%$10.64B$9.48B13.8041,700ASRGrupo Aeroportuario del Sureste0.8124 of 5 stars$301.45-0.7%$310.00+2.8%+15.2%$9.11B$1.72B14.531,936DINOHF Sinclair3.8358 of 5 stars$44.96+4.1%$48.27+7.4%-4.5%$8.14B$28.58B-58.395,297Dividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ryanair Alternatives Viking Alternatives Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Alternatives Plains All American Pipeline Alternatives LATAM Airlines Group Alternatives MakeMyTrip Alternatives Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico Alternatives Norwegian Cruise Line Alternatives Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste Alternatives HF Sinclair Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ZTO) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersProtect Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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