Carnival Co. & (CCL) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer CCL or ABNB?

Carnival Co. & currently has a consensus target price of $26.84, indicating a potential upside of 50.71%. Airbnb has a consensus target price of $146.56, indicating a potential upside of 29.45%. Given Carnival Co. &'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Carnival Co. & is more favorable than Airbnb.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carnival Co. &	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Airbnb	5 Sell rating(s)	17 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.32

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CCL or ABNB?

Carnival Co. & received 851 more outperform votes than Airbnb when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.98% of users gave Carnival Co. & an outperform vote while only 37.88% of users gave Airbnb an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Carnival Co. &	Outperform Votes 1026 62.98%	Underperform Votes 603 37.02%
Airbnb	Outperform Votes 175 37.88%	Underperform Votes 287 62.12%

Do insiders & institutionals believe 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 insiders. Comparatively, 27.8% of Airbnb shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor CCL or ABNB?

In the previous week, Airbnb had 15 more articles in the media than Carnival Co. &. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Airbnb and 27 mentions for Carnival Co. &. Carnival Co. &'s average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Airbnb's score of 0.94 indicating that Carnival Co. & is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Carnival Co. &	20 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Airbnb	25 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

Which has better valuation and earnings, 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	0.82	$1.92B	$1.50	11.87
Airbnb	$11.10B	6.43	$2.65B	$4.13	27.41

Which has more volatility and risk, CCL or ABNB?

Carnival Co. & has a beta of 2.42, indicating that its share price is 142% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Airbnb has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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