IAG vs. EZJ, WIZZ, HLMA, MRO, ITRK, SPX, RTO, SMIN, WEIR, and DPLM
Should you be buying International Consolidated Airlines Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of International Consolidated Airlines Group include easyJet (EZJ), Wizz Air (WIZZ), Halma (HLMA), Melrose Industries (MRO), Intertek Group (ITRK), Spirax-Sarco Engineering (SPX), Rentokil Initial (RTO), Smiths Group (SMIN), The Weir Group (WEIR), and Diploma (DPLM). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
easyJet (LON:EZJ) and International Consolidated Airlines Group (LON:IAG) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.
46.2% of easyJet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.8% of International Consolidated Airlines Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.6% of easyJet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.6% of International Consolidated Airlines Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
International Consolidated Airlines Group received 289 more outperform votes than easyJet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.18% of users gave International Consolidated Airlines Group an outperform vote while only 67.28% of users gave easyJet an outperform vote.
easyJet currently has a consensus price target of GBX 663.75, suggesting a potential upside of 21.39%. International Consolidated Airlines Group has a consensus price target of GBX 221.67, suggesting a potential upside of 24.32%. Given easyJet's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe International Consolidated Airlines Group is more favorable than easyJet.
In the previous week, International Consolidated Airlines Group had 3 more articles in the media than easyJet. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for International Consolidated Airlines Group and 1 mentions for easyJet. International Consolidated Airlines Group's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat easyJet's score of 0.03 indicating that easyJet is being referred to more favorably in the media.
easyJet has a beta of 2.58, indicating that its share price is 158% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Consolidated Airlines Group has a beta of 2.33, indicating that its share price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500.
easyJet pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. International Consolidated Airlines Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.7%. easyJet pays out 1,162.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. International Consolidated Airlines Group pays out 6,511.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
International Consolidated Airlines Group has a net margin of 9.01% compared to International Consolidated Airlines Group's net margin of 3.97%. easyJet's return on equity of 100.19% beat International Consolidated Airlines Group's return on equity.
International Consolidated Airlines Group has higher revenue and earnings than easyJet. International Consolidated Airlines Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than easyJet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
International Consolidated Airlines Group beats easyJet on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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