Ryanair Holdings plc vs Western Union Co — how do they compare? Ryanair Holdings plc trades at $60.03 (market cap $29.63B), while Western Union Co trades at $7.05 (market cap $2.20B). The key difference: Ryanair Holdings plc is far larger — about 13.5× Western Union Co's market cap, and Western Union Co pays the higher dividend (13.33%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| RYAAY | WU | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $29.63B | $2.20B |
Sector | Industrials | Technology |
52-Week High | $73.82 | $10.28 |
52-Week Low | $53.24 | $6.36 |
Enterprise Value | $26.61B | $2.10B |
Dividend Yield | 1.51% | 13.33% |
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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.
Read more on RYAAY →Western Union provides domestic and international money transfers through its global network of about 500,000 outside agents. It is the largest money transfer company in the world and one of only a few companies with a truly global agent network.
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