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CCL vs. AAL, UAL, DAL, DIS, NCLH, NKE, RCL, TNL, ABNB, and MAR

Should you be buying Carnival stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Carnival include American Airlines Group (AAL), United Airlines (UAL), Delta Air Lines (DAL), Walt Disney (DIS), Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH), NIKE (NKE), Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL), Travel + Leisure (TNL), Airbnb (ABNB), and Marriott International (MAR).

Carnival vs. Its Competitors

Carnival (NYSE:CCL) and American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Carnival has higher earnings, but lower revenue than American Airlines Group. American Airlines Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carnival, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Carnival$25.02B1.40$1.92B$1.8516.24
American Airlines Group$54.21B0.14$846M$0.9013.13

In the previous week, Carnival had 19 more articles in the media than American Airlines Group. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Carnival and 17 mentions for American Airlines Group. Carnival's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat American Airlines Group's score of 0.69 indicating that Carnival is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Carnival
18 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
American Airlines Group
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

67.2% of Carnival shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of Carnival shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Carnival currently has a consensus price target of $30.35, indicating a potential upside of 1.01%. American Airlines Group has a consensus price target of $15.89, indicating a potential upside of 34.53%. Given American Airlines Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe American Airlines Group is more favorable than Carnival.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Carnival
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.65
American Airlines Group
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63

Carnival has a beta of 2.61, meaning that its share price is 161% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Carnival has a net margin of 9.72% compared to American Airlines Group's net margin of 1.26%. Carnival's return on equity of 27.88% beat American Airlines Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Carnival9.72% 27.88% 5.20%
American Airlines Group 1.26%-26.59%1.91%

Summary

Carnival beats American Airlines Group on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CCL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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CCL vs. The Competition

MetricCarnivalLEISURE&REC SVS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$35.05B$9.05B$8.34B$21.10B
Dividend YieldN/A2.06%3.13%3.62%
P/E Ratio16.2346.5121.4827.87
Price / Sales1.402.363.3072.98
Price / Cash7.5214.2916.6722.61
Price / Book3.513.884.814.70
Net Income$1.92B$328.98M$214.79M$993.85M
7 Day Performance2.05%5.77%2.45%1.78%
1 Month Performance16.85%14.31%44.57%5.67%
1 Year Performance65.20%4.01%18.98%13.11%

Carnival Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CCL
Carnival
4.6727 of 5 stars
$30.05
-2.2%
$30.35
+1.0%
+61.1%$35.05B$25.02B16.23100,000Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
AAL
American Airlines Group
4.303 of 5 stars
$12.35
-1.3%
$15.89
+28.8%
+21.0%$8.17B$54.21B13.76133,300Earnings Report
Gap Down
UAL
United Airlines
4.7607 of 5 stars
$92.52
+0.3%
$111.43
+20.4%
+87.5%$29.97B$57.06B9.28107,300Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
DAL
Delta Air Lines
4.8001 of 5 stars
$55.98
-0.5%
$66.21
+18.3%
+28.4%$36.55B$61.64B8.11100,000
DIS
Walt Disney
4.6634 of 5 stars
$120.83
-0.5%
$128.13
+6.0%
+35.1%$217.21B$91.36B24.71233,000Positive News
NCLH
Norwegian Cruise Line
4.2976 of 5 stars
$23.29
-1.3%
$25.42
+9.2%
+19.7%$10.40B$9.48B13.4641,700Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
NKE
NIKE
4.4112 of 5 stars
$74.06
+2.2%
$77.15
+4.2%
+4.6%$109.55B$46.31B34.2977,800Positive News
RCL
Royal Caribbean Cruises
4.4116 of 5 stars
$347.93
-0.6%
$300.60
-13.6%
+106.3%$94.48B$16.48B28.90106,000Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
TNL
Travel + Leisure
4.846 of 5 stars
$57.13
+0.2%
$59.20
+3.6%
+25.3%$3.80B$3.86B9.5519,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
ABNB
Airbnb
3.4044 of 5 stars
$138.89
-0.3%
$141.50
+1.9%
-6.0%$87.16B$11.10B35.147,300Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
MAR
Marriott International
4.6025 of 5 stars
$272.46
0.0%
$276.90
+1.6%
+12.9%$74.74B$25.10B31.08418,000Trending News

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This page (NYSE:CCL) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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