Carnival (CUK) Competitors $26.26 -0.40 (-1.50%) Closing price 08/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$26.28 +0.01 (+0.06%) As of 08/8/2025 07:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CUK vs. BIP, LTM, PAA, ZTO, PAC, NCLH, MMYT, ASR, DINO, and AALShould you be buying Carnival stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Carnival include Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP), LATAM Airlines Group (LTM), Plains All American Pipeline (PAA), ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO), Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico (PAC), Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH), MakeMyTrip (MMYT), Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASR), HF Sinclair (DINO), and American Airlines Group (AAL). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. Carnival vs. Its Competitors Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LATAM Airlines Group Plains All American Pipeline ZTO Express (Cayman) Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico Norwegian Cruise Line MakeMyTrip Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste HF Sinclair American Airlines Group Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE:BIP) and Carnival (NYSE:CUK) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Is BIP or CUK more profitable? Carnival has a net margin of 9.72% compared to Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' net margin of 1.54%. Carnival's return on equity of 27.88% beat Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Brookfield Infrastructure Partners1.54% 1.15% 0.31% Carnival 9.72%27.88%5.20% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BIP or CUK? Carnival has higher revenue and earnings than Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. Carnival is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBrookfield Infrastructure Partners$21.04B0.67$351M$0.05602.80Carnival$25.02B0.20$1.92B$1.8514.19 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BIP or CUK? 57.9% of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.8% of Carnival shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Carnival shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer BIP or CUK? In the previous week, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners had 4 more articles in the media than Carnival. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and 8 mentions for Carnival. Carnival's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' score of 0.78 indicating that Carnival is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Brookfield Infrastructure Partners 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Carnival 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer BIP or CUK? Brookfield Infrastructure Partners presently has a consensus target price of $41.67, suggesting a potential upside of 38.24%. Given Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is more favorable than Carnival.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Brookfield Infrastructure Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Carnival 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more volatility and risk, BIP or CUK? Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carnival has a beta of 2.79, indicating that its stock price is 179% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCarnival beats Brookfield Infrastructure Partners on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Carnival News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CUK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CUK and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart CUK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCarnivalLEISURE&REC SVS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.95B$8.10B$8.08B$20.75BDividend YieldN/A2.26%3.23%3.66%P/E Ratio14.1946.2519.0428.05Price / Sales0.202.454.6956.30Price / Cash0.8513.4416.3123.05Price / Book0.413.624.354.33Net Income$1.92B$330.72M$218.18M$994.32M7 Day Performance-1.09%1.49%2.94%1.97%1 Month Performance-1.41%7.66%-2.85%-1.60%1 Year Performance93.94%8.38%20.24%14.39% Carnival Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CUKCarnival2.5503 of 5 stars$26.26-1.5%N/A+93.8%$4.95B$25.02B14.19115,000News CoverageInsider TradeBIPBrookfield Infrastructure Partners4.8085 of 5 stars$31.63+1.6%$41.67+31.8%+0.1%$14.46B$21.04B632.6361,000Dividend AnnouncementLTMLATAM Airlines Group3.3912 of 5 stars$42.98+0.5%$38.00-11.6%+82.0%$12.92B$12.83B11.0538,664News CoveragePAAPlains All American Pipeline2.99 of 5 stars$17.93-0.4%$20.75+15.7%+3.4%$12.66B$50.09B24.564,100Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastZTOZTO Express (Cayman)2.5398 of 5 stars$20.49+1.3%$21.76+6.2%+4.0%$12.11B$6.07B12.9724,471Positive NewsPACGrupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico2.8595 of 5 stars$228.60+0.0%$200.00-12.5%+56.5%$11.55B$1.84B23.713,275Dividend IncreaseNCLHNorwegian Cruise Line4.4689 of 5 stars$25.35+3.5%$27.20+7.3%+52.4%$10.95B$9.48B14.8541,700MMYTMakeMyTrip3.617 of 5 stars$93.56+2.0%$120.00+28.3%+0.6%$10.21B$978.34M108.795,122Positive NewsASRGrupo Aeroportuario del Sureste0.768 of 5 stars$301.52-0.8%$310.00+2.8%+14.7%$9.12B$1.72B14.531,936DINOHF Sinclair3.9383 of 5 stars$43.76+3.3%$49.45+13.0%-6.3%$7.92B$28.58B46.045,297Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAALAmerican Airlines Group4.1781 of 5 stars$11.27+2.2%$16.76+48.8%+17.8%$7.28B$54.21B14.09133,300 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BIP Competitors LTM Competitors PAA Competitors ZTO Competitors PAC Competitors NCLH Competitors MMYT Competitors ASR Competitors DINO Competitors AAL Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CUK) was last updated on 8/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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