Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH) Competitors $21.95 +0.58 (+2.71%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.95 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 04:57 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NCLH vs. AAL, CZR, LIND, UAL, CCL, DAL, RCL, TNL, RYAAY, and VIKShould you be buying Norwegian Cruise Line stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Norwegian Cruise Line include American Airlines Group (AAL), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), Lindblad Expeditions (LIND), United Airlines (UAL), Carnival (CCL), Delta Air Lines (DAL), Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL), Travel + Leisure (TNL), Ryanair (RYAAY), and Viking (VIK). Norwegian Cruise Line vs. Its Competitors American Airlines Group Caesars Entertainment Lindblad Expeditions United Airlines Carnival Delta Air Lines Royal Caribbean Cruises Travel + Leisure Ryanair Viking Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) and American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do institutionals and insiders believe in NCLH or AAL? 69.6% of Norwegian Cruise Line shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Norwegian Cruise Line shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is NCLH or AAL more profitable? Norwegian Cruise Line has a net margin of 9.05% compared to American Airlines Group's net margin of 1.26%. Norwegian Cruise Line's return on equity of 66.78% beat American Airlines Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Norwegian Cruise Line9.05% 66.78% 3.84% American Airlines Group 1.26%-26.59%1.91% Do analysts prefer NCLH or AAL? Norwegian Cruise Line presently has a consensus target price of $24.84, indicating a potential upside of 13.18%. American Airlines Group has a consensus target price of $15.68, indicating a potential upside of 34.17%. Given American Airlines Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe American Airlines Group is more favorable than Norwegian Cruise Line.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Norwegian Cruise Line 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71American Airlines Group 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Which has more risk and volatility, NCLH or AAL? Norwegian Cruise Line has a beta of 2.13, indicating that its share price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, NCLH or AAL? Norwegian Cruise Line has higher earnings, but lower revenue than American Airlines Group. Norwegian Cruise Line is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Airlines Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNorwegian Cruise Line$9.48B1.03$910.26M$1.7312.69American Airlines Group$54.21B0.14$846M$0.9012.99 Does the media prefer NCLH or AAL? In the previous week, Norwegian Cruise Line had 4 more articles in the media than American Airlines Group. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Norwegian Cruise Line and 16 mentions for American Airlines Group. American Airlines Group's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Norwegian Cruise Line's score of 0.40 indicating that American Airlines Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Norwegian Cruise Line 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral American Airlines Group 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryNorwegian Cruise Line beats American Airlines Group on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Norwegian Cruise Line News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NCLH 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 NCLH 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 NCLH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNorwegian Cruise LineLEISURE&REC SVS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$9.82B$8.84B$8.32B$20.72BDividend YieldN/A2.11%3.17%3.72%P/E Ratio12.6948.2021.2528.07Price / Sales1.032.143.3338.38Price / Cash5.3113.9917.5022.53Price / Book6.773.744.624.58Net Income$910.26M$328.98M$213.40M$985.54M7 Day Performance8.59%5.83%3.45%2.79%1 Month Performance13.44%7.58%11.00%5.46%1 Year Performance25.57%3.86%10.67%15.06% Norwegian Cruise Line Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NCLHNorwegian Cruise Line4.8391 of 5 stars$21.95+2.7%$24.84+13.2%+25.1%$9.82B$9.48B12.6941,700News CoverageOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionAALAmerican Airlines Group4.5232 of 5 stars$11.26-0.2%$15.68+39.3%+5.1%$7.43B$54.21B12.51133,300News CoverageAnalyst ForecastCZRCaesars Entertainment3.8673 of 5 stars$28.39-1.6%$43.00+51.5%-21.1%$5.90B$11.25B-26.0522,000LINDLindblad Expeditions3.5374 of 5 stars$11.68+0.8%$15.67+34.1%+36.2%$639.01M$644.73M-19.471,300UALUnited Airlines4.7249 of 5 stars$79.83+0.8%$104.64+31.1%+69.5%$26.07B$57.06B7.2892,800News CoveragePositive NewsCCLCarnival4.7335 of 5 stars$28.09+3.0%$28.53+1.6%+71.7%$32.79B$25.02B15.1840,000DALDelta Air Lines4.7134 of 5 stars$49.37-0.4%$61.67+24.9%+7.5%$32.24B$61.64B8.7595,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionRCLRoyal Caribbean Cruises4.6552 of 5 stars$311.35+0.6%$276.90-11.1%+115.0%$84.55B$16.48B25.86102,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTNLTravel + Leisure4.7724 of 5 stars$51.72-0.3%$59.20+14.5%+29.5%$3.44B$3.86B8.6319,000Positive NewsRYAAYRyanair4.3326 of 5 stars$57.69+1.2%$147.00+154.8%-50.9%$30.65B$13.95B18.0519,100News CoverageAnalyst ForecastVIKViking3.6992 of 5 stars$53.35+1.2%$49.87-6.5%+62.7%$23.64B$5.33B43.3712,000Trending News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies American Airlines Group Competitors Caesars Entertainment Competitors Lindblad Expeditions Competitors United Airlines Competitors Carnival Competitors Delta Air Lines Competitors Royal Caribbean Cruises Competitors Travel + Leisure Competitors Ryanair Competitors Viking 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:NCLH) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly cashing inA little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. 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