Flex LNG (FLNG) Competitors

Flex LNG (NYSE:FLNG) and Carnival (NYSE:CUK) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Which has more risk & volatility, FLNG or CUK?

Flex LNG has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less 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.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FLNG or CUK?

23.8% of Carnival shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Flex LNG shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Carnival shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FLNG or CUK?

Carnival has higher revenue and earnings than Flex LNG. Flex LNG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carnival, 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
Flex LNG	$356.35M	3.85	$117.68M	$1.91	13.32
Carnival	$25.02B	0.20	$1.92B	$1.85	14.19

Is FLNG or CUK more profitable?

Flex LNG has a net margin of 29.10% compared to Carnival's net margin of 9.72%. Carnival's return on equity of 27.88% beat Flex LNG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flex LNG	29.10%	14.83%	4.56%
Carnival	9.72%	27.88%	5.20%

Do analysts rate FLNG or CUK?

Flex LNG currently has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential downside of 9.63%. Given Flex LNG's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Flex LNG is more favorable than Carnival.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Flex LNG	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Carnival	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer FLNG or CUK?

In the previous week, Carnival had 4 more articles in the media than Flex LNG. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Carnival and 4 mentions for Flex LNG. Carnival's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Flex LNG's score of 0.82 indicating that Carnival is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Flex LNG	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 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

Summary

Carnival beats Flex LNG on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.