Games Workshop Group (GAW) Competitors

Carnival Co. & (LON:CCL) and Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) are both mid-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Do analysts prefer CCL or GAW?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carnival Co. &	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Games Workshop Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CCL or GAW?

Carnival Co. & has higher revenue and earnings than Games Workshop Group. Carnival Co. & is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Games Workshop Group, 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
Carnival Co. &	£24.48B	0.09	£1.56B	£0.89	1,722.47
Games Workshop Group	£525.70M	7.55	£151.10M	£4.59	2,623.09

Does the media refer more to CCL or GAW?

In the previous week, Carnival Co. & had 2 more articles in the media than Games Workshop Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Carnival Co. & and 2 mentions for Games Workshop Group. Games Workshop Group's average media sentiment score of 0.24 beat Carnival Co. &'s score of 0.14 indicating that Games Workshop Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Carnival Co. &	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Games Workshop Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is CCL or GAW more profitable?

Games Workshop Group has a net margin of 28.74% compared to Carnival Co. &'s net margin of 6.39%. Games Workshop Group's return on equity of 62.12% beat Carnival Co. &'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carnival Co. &	6.39%	20.12%	4.25%
Games Workshop Group	28.74%	62.12%	37.68%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CCL or GAW?

Carnival Co. & received 143 more outperform votes than Games Workshop Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.77% of users gave Games Workshop Group an outperform vote while only 64.14% of users gave Carnival Co. & an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Carnival Co. &	Outperform Votes 390 64.14%	Underperform Votes 218 35.86%
Games Workshop Group	Outperform Votes 247 75.77%	Underperform Votes 79 24.23%

Which has more volatility and risk, CCL or GAW?

Carnival Co. & has a beta of 2.7, indicating that its share price is 170% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Games Workshop Group has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

44.8% of Carnival Co. & shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of Games Workshop Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Carnival Co. & shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Games Workshop Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CCL or GAW a better dividend stock?

Carnival Co. & pays an annual dividend of GBX 156 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%. Games Workshop Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 375 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Carnival Co. & pays out 17,528.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Games Workshop Group pays out 8,169.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Games Workshop Group beats Carnival Co. & on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.