Carnival Co. & (CCL) Competitors

Carnival Co. & (NYSE:CCL) and Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking and media sentiment.

Does the media favor CCL or ABNB?

In the previous week, Carnival Co. & had 24 more articles in the media than Airbnb. MarketBeat recorded 69 mentions for Carnival Co. & and 45 mentions for Airbnb. Airbnb's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Carnival Co. &'s score of 0.70 indicating that Airbnb is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Carnival Co. &	27 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	21 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Airbnb	29 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CCL or ABNB?

Carnival Co. & received 849 more outperform votes than Airbnb when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.02% of users gave Carnival Co. & an outperform vote while only 38.04% of users gave Airbnb an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Carnival Co. &	Outperform Votes 1024 63.02%	Underperform Votes 601 36.98%
Airbnb	Outperform Votes 175 38.04%	Underperform Votes 285 61.96%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CCL or ABNB?

Airbnb has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Carnival Co. &. Carnival Co. & is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Airbnb, 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. &	$25.42B	0.96	$1.92B	$1.50	13.95
Airbnb	$11.10B	7.31	$2.65B	$4.13	31.15

Do analysts prefer CCL or ABNB?

Carnival Co. & currently has a consensus price target of $26.94, indicating a potential upside of 28.81%. Airbnb has a consensus price target of $147.36, indicating a potential upside of 14.56%. Given Carnival Co. &'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Carnival Co. & is more favorable than Airbnb.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carnival Co. &	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68
Airbnb	5 Sell rating(s)	18 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.32

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CCL or ABNB?

67.2% of Carnival Co. & shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Airbnb shares are held by institutional investors. 7.6% of Carnival Co. & shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.8% of Airbnb shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, CCL or ABNB?

Carnival Co. & has a beta of 2.66, indicating that its stock price is 166% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Airbnb has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CCL or ABNB more profitable?

Airbnb has a net margin of 23.85% compared to Carnival Co. &'s net margin of 7.66%. Airbnb's return on equity of 32.29% beat Carnival Co. &'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carnival Co. &	7.66%	24.13%	3.82%
Airbnb	23.85%	32.29%	11.27%

Summary

Airbnb beats Carnival Co. & on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.