ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) Competitors

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

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

41.7% of ZTO Express (Cayman) shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.7% of Ryanair shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.3% of ZTO Express (Cayman) shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor ZTO or RYAAY?

In the previous week, ZTO Express (Cayman) had 9 more articles in the media than Ryanair. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for ZTO Express (Cayman) and 16 mentions for Ryanair. Ryanair's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat ZTO Express (Cayman)'s score of 0.21 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)	8 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ryanair	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, ZTO or RYAAY?

ZTO Express (Cayman) has a beta of -0.13, suggesting that its share price is 113% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryanair has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ZTO or RYAAY?

Ryanair received 319 more outperform votes than ZTO Express (Cayman) when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.53% of users gave Ryanair an outperform vote while only 62.70% of users gave ZTO Express (Cayman) an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ZTO Express (Cayman)	Outperform Votes 279 62.70%	Underperform Votes 166 37.30%
Ryanair	Outperform Votes 598 69.53%	Underperform Votes 262 30.47%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ZTO or RYAAY?

Ryanair has lower revenue, but higher 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
ZTO Express (Cayman)	$44.28B	0.27	$1.23B	$1.48	13.41
Ryanair	$13.82B	1.76	$2.07B	$3.26	13.96

Do analysts rate ZTO or RYAAY?

ZTO Express (Cayman) currently has a consensus price target of $22.78, indicating a potential upside of 14.79%. Ryanair has a consensus price target of $151.00, indicating a potential upside of 231.72%. Given Ryanair's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Ryanair	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Is ZTO or RYAAY more profitable?

ZTO Express (Cayman) has a net margin of 20.56% compared to Ryanair's net margin of 12.14%. Ryanair's return on equity of 21.46% beat ZTO Express (Cayman)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ZTO Express (Cayman)	20.56%	15.44%	10.24%
Ryanair	12.14%	21.46%	9.91%

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 3.4%. Ryanair pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. ZTO Express (Cayman) pays out 45.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ryanair pays out 30.4% 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.

Summary

Ryanair beats ZTO Express (Cayman) on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.