Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, RYAAY or NCLH?

Ryanair has higher revenue and earnings than Norwegian Cruise Line. Norwegian Cruise Line is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ryanair, 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	$13.82B	1.78	$2.07B	$3.26	14.13
Norwegian Cruise Line	$9.48B	0.95	$166.18M	$1.86	10.97

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RYAAY or NCLH?

Ryanair received 541 more outperform votes than Norwegian Cruise Line when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.53% of users gave Ryanair an outperform vote while only 32.02% of users gave Norwegian Cruise Line an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ryanair	Outperform Votes 598 69.53%	Underperform Votes 262 30.47%
Norwegian Cruise Line	Outperform Votes 57 32.02%	Underperform Votes 121 67.98%

Do analysts rate RYAAY or NCLH?

Ryanair presently has a consensus price target of $151.00, indicating a potential upside of 227.90%. Norwegian Cruise Line has a consensus price target of $28.94, indicating a potential upside of 41.85%. Given Ryanair's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly 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	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65

Which has more volatility & risk, RYAAY or NCLH?

Ryanair has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Norwegian Cruise Line has a beta of 2.62, indicating that its share price is 162% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is RYAAY or NCLH more profitable?

Ryanair has a net margin of 12.14% 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	12.14%	21.46%	9.91%
Norwegian Cruise Line	5.87%	99.31%	3.12%

Does the media favor RYAAY or NCLH?

In the previous week, Norwegian Cruise Line had 19 more articles in the media than Ryanair. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Norwegian Cruise Line and 15 mentions for Ryanair. Ryanair's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Norwegian Cruise Line's score of 0.82 indicating that Ryanair is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ryanair	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Norwegian Cruise Line	16 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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