Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH) Competitors

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) and American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, NCLH or AAL?

Norwegian Cruise Line has higher earnings, but lower revenue than American Airlines Group. American Airlines Group 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
Norwegian Cruise Line	$9.48B	1.19	$910.26M	$1.45	17.24
American Airlines Group	$54.21B	0.16	$846M	$0.80	16.94

Do insiders and institutionals 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds 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 7.52% compared to American Airlines Group's net margin of 1.05%. Norwegian Cruise Line's return on equity of 59.88% beat American Airlines Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Norwegian Cruise Line	7.52%	59.88%	4.02%
American Airlines Group	1.05%	-24.55%	1.68%

Does the media refer more to NCLH or AAL?

In the previous week, American Airlines Group had 12 more articles in the media than Norwegian Cruise Line. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for American Airlines Group and 7 mentions for Norwegian Cruise Line. American Airlines Group's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Norwegian Cruise Line's score of 0.91 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
American Airlines Group	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer NCLH or AAL?

Norwegian Cruise Line presently has a consensus target price of $27.20, indicating a potential upside of 8.78%. American Airlines Group has a consensus target price of $16.82, indicating a potential upside of 24.16%. 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)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
American 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 2.24, indicating that its share price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Norwegian Cruise Line beats American Airlines Group on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.