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 businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Is CCL or ABNB more profitable?

Airbnb has a net margin of 16.96% compared to Carnival Co. &'s net margin of 6.39%. Airbnb's return on equity of 32.88% beat Carnival Co. &'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carnival Co. &	6.39%	22.30%	3.26%
Airbnb	16.96%	32.88%	11.43%

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. &	$21.59B	1.30	-$75M	$1.12	21.71
Airbnb	$9.92B	8.57	$4.79B	$2.85	46.49

Do analysts prefer CCL or ABNB?

Carnival Co. & currently has a consensus price target of $23.78, suggesting a potential downside of 2.18%. Airbnb has a consensus price target of $139.42, suggesting a potential upside of 5.22%. Given Airbnb's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Airbnb is more favorable than Carnival Co. &.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carnival Co. &	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76
Airbnb	6 Sell rating(s)	18 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.06

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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. 11.0% 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, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CCL or ABNB?

Carnival Co. & received 845 more outperform votes than Airbnb when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.88% of users gave Carnival Co. & an outperform vote while only 37.91% of users gave Airbnb an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Carnival Co. &	Outperform Votes 1008 62.88%	Underperform Votes 595 37.12%
Airbnb	Outperform Votes 163 37.91%	Underperform Votes 267 62.09%

Does the media refer more to CCL or ABNB?

In the previous week, Airbnb had 49 more articles in the media than Carnival Co. &. MarketBeat recorded 64 mentions for Airbnb and 15 mentions for Carnival Co. &. Carnival Co. &'s average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Airbnb's score of 0.47 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. &	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Airbnb	22 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, CCL or ABNB?

Carnival Co. & has a beta of 2.66, suggesting that its share price is 166% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Airbnb has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Airbnb beats Carnival Co. & on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.