Navigator (NVGS) Competitors

Navigator (NYSE:NVGS) and Carnival Co. & (NYSE:CUK) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, risk, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NVGS or CUK?

Navigator received 22 more outperform votes than Carnival Co. & when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.55% of users gave Navigator an outperform vote while only 64.66% of users gave Carnival Co. & an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Navigator	Outperform Votes 322 69.55%	Underperform Votes 141 30.45%
Carnival Co. &	Outperform Votes 300 64.66%	Underperform Votes 164 35.34%

Is NVGS or CUK more profitable?

Navigator has a net margin of 14.48% compared to Carnival Co. &'s net margin of 6.39%. Carnival Co. &'s return on equity of 22.30% beat Navigator's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Navigator	14.48%	7.40%	4.23%
Carnival Co. &	6.39%	22.30%	3.26%

Which has more volatility and risk, NVGS or CUK?

Navigator has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carnival Co. & has a beta of 2.71, indicating that its share price is 171% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor NVGS or CUK?

In the previous week, Navigator and Navigator both had 4 articles in the media. Carnival Co. &'s average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Navigator's score of 0.18 indicating that Carnival Co. & is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Navigator	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Carnival Co. &	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in NVGS or CUK?

19.0% of Navigator shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.8% of Carnival Co. & shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Navigator shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Carnival Co. & shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NVGS or CUK?

Navigator has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Carnival Co. &. Navigator is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carnival Co. &, 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
Navigator	$550.74M	2.14	$82.25M	$1.13	14.27
Carnival Co. &	$24.48B	0.17	-$74M	$1.12	19.73

Do analysts recommend NVGS or CUK?

Navigator currently has a consensus price target of $21.60, indicating a potential upside of 33.91%. Given Navigator's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Navigator is more favorable than Carnival Co. &.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Navigator	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Carnival Co. &	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is NVGS or CUK a better dividend stock?

Navigator pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Carnival Co. & pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. Navigator pays out 17.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carnival Co. & pays out 178.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Navigator beats Carnival Co. & on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.