ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate RYAAY or ZTO?

Ryanair presently has a consensus price target of $108.50, suggesting a potential upside of 87.52%. ZTO Express (Cayman) has a consensus price target of $21.76, suggesting a potential upside of 22.66%. Given Ryanair's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Ryanair is more favorable than ZTO Express (Cayman).

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
ZTO Express (Cayman)	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is RYAAY or ZTO a better dividend stock?

Ryanair pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. ZTO Express (Cayman) pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Ryanair pays out 31.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ZTO Express (Cayman) pays out 43.0% 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 RYAAY or ZTO more profitable?

ZTO Express (Cayman) has a net margin of 20.77% compared to Ryanair's net margin of 11.79%. Ryanair's return on equity of 21.35% beat ZTO Express (Cayman)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ryanair	11.79%	21.35%	9.63%
ZTO Express (Cayman)	20.77%	15.91%	10.65%

Which has more risk & volatility, RYAAY or ZTO?

Ryanair has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZTO Express (Cayman) has a beta of -0.18, meaning that its share price is 118% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to RYAAY or ZTO?

In the previous week, Ryanair had 8 more articles in the media than ZTO Express (Cayman). MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Ryanair and 5 mentions for ZTO Express (Cayman). Ryanair's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat ZTO Express (Cayman)'s score of 0.13 indicating that Ryanair is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ryanair	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ZTO Express (Cayman)	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in RYAAY or ZTO?

43.7% of Ryanair shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of ZTO Express (Cayman) shares are held by institutional investors. 41.3% of ZTO Express (Cayman) shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, RYAAY or ZTO?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ryanair	$14.98B	2.05	$1.73B	$3.20	18.08
ZTO Express (Cayman)	$6.07B	1.75	$1.21B	$1.58	11.23

Summary

Ryanair beats ZTO Express (Cayman) on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.