Carnival Co. & (CCL) Competitors

Anglo American (LON:AAL) and Carnival Co. & (LON:CCL) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and risk.

Do analysts rate AAL or CCL?

Anglo American currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,263.33, indicating a potential upside of 1.27%. Given Anglo American's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Anglo American is more favorable than Carnival Co. &.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Anglo American	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Carnival Co. &	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk & volatility, AAL or CCL?

Anglo American has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carnival Co. & has a beta of 2.7, meaning that its stock price is 170% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AAL or CCL a better dividend stock?

Anglo American pays an annual dividend of GBX 65 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Carnival Co. & pays an annual dividend of GBX 156 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Anglo American pays out -59.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carnival Co. & pays out 141.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is AAL or CCL more profitable?

Carnival Co. & has a net margin of 7.66% compared to Anglo American's net margin of -5.61%. Carnival Co. &'s return on equity of 24.45% beat Anglo American's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Anglo American	-5.61%	-6.72%	5.94%
Carnival Co. &	7.66%	24.45%	4.25%

Does the media prefer AAL or CCL?

In the previous week, Anglo American had 3 more articles in the media than Carnival Co. &. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Anglo American and 1 mentions for Carnival Co. &. Carnival Co. &'s average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Anglo American's score of 0.89 indicating that Carnival Co. & is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Anglo American	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Carnival Co. &	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AAL or CCL?

73.7% of Anglo American shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.8% of Carnival Co. & shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.8% of Anglo American shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Carnival Co. & shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, AAL or CCL?

Carnival Co. & has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Anglo American. Anglo American is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carnival Co. &, 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
Anglo American	£36.94B	0.92	-£2.07B	-£108.60	-20.58
Carnival Co. &	£32.78B	1.10	£2.51B	£110.33	18.13

Summary

Anglo American beats Carnival Co. & on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.