Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH) Competitors

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) and Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, profitability, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Is RYAAY or NCLH more profitable?

Ryanair has a net margin of 11.38% compared to Norwegian Cruise Line's net margin of 5.87%. Norwegian Cruise Line's return on equity of 99.31% beat Ryanair's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ryanair	11.38%	19.92%	9.23%
Norwegian Cruise Line	5.87%	99.31%	3.12%

Which has more risk and volatility, RYAAY or NCLH?

Ryanair has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Norwegian Cruise Line has a beta of 2.64, indicating that its stock price is 164% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RYAAY or NCLH?

43.7% of Ryanair shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of Norwegian Cruise Line shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Norwegian Cruise Line shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RYAAY or NCLH?

Ryanair received 545 more outperform votes than Norwegian Cruise Line when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.70% of users gave Ryanair an outperform vote while only 31.36% of users gave Norwegian Cruise Line an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ryanair	Outperform Votes 598 69.70%	Underperform Votes 260 30.30%
Norwegian Cruise Line	Outperform Votes 53 31.36%	Underperform Votes 116 68.64%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, RYAAY or NCLH?

Ryanair has higher revenue and earnings than Norwegian Cruise Line. Ryanair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Norwegian Cruise Line, 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
Ryanair	$14.59B	1.54	$2.07B	$3.00	13.88
Norwegian Cruise Line	$8.55B	1.40	$166.18M	$1.09	24.95

Does the media favor RYAAY or NCLH?

In the previous week, Norwegian Cruise Line had 7 more articles in the media than Ryanair. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Norwegian Cruise Line and 4 mentions for Ryanair. Ryanair's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Norwegian Cruise Line's score of 0.62 indicating that Ryanair is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ryanair	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Norwegian Cruise Line	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend RYAAY or NCLH?

Ryanair presently has a consensus target price of $151.00, indicating a potential upside of 262.55%. Norwegian Cruise Line has a consensus target price of $29.27, indicating a potential upside of 7.62%. Given Ryanair's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ryanair is more favorable than Norwegian Cruise Line.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ryanair	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Norwegian Cruise Line	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Summary

Ryanair beats Norwegian Cruise Line on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.