American Electric Power Company Inc vs Ryanair Holdings plc — how do they compare? American Electric Power Company Inc trades at $123.63 (market cap $67.28B), while Ryanair Holdings plc trades at $60.03 (market cap $29.63B). The key difference: American Electric Power Company Inc is far larger — about 2.3× Ryanair Holdings plc's market cap, and American Electric Power Company Inc pays the higher dividend (3.07%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AEP | RYAAY | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $67.28B | $29.63B |
Sector | Utilities | Industrials |
52-Week High | $138.69 | $73.82 |
52-Week Low | $106.44 | $53.24 |
Enterprise Value | $120.17B | $26.61B |
Dividend Yield | 3.07% | 1.51% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
American Electric Power is one of the largest regulated utilities in the United States, providing electricity generation, transmission, and distribution to more than 5 million customers in 11 states. About 43% of AEP's of capacity is coal, with the remainder from a mix of natural gas (27%), renewable energy and hydro (19%), nuclear (7%), and demand response (4%). Vertically integrated utilities, transmission and distribution, and generation and marketing support earnings.
Read more on AEP →Ryanair is the leading airline group by passenger numbers in Europe. The company employs a low-cost no-frills model to offer low fares to leisure customers on short-haul intra-European routes. In 2020, the most recent pre-pandemic fiscal year, the company carried 149 million passengers, utilizing a fleet of 467 Boeing 737 aircraft across its 1,800 routes. To keep costs low the company serves predominantly lower-cost secondary airports. The company generated sales of EUR 8.5 billion in fiscal 2020.
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