Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Competitors $326.17 +11.07 (+3.51%) Closing price 07/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$326.68 +0.50 (+0.15%) As of 07/2/2025 07:59 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock RCL vs. ABNB, MAR, CCL, H, CHH, VAC, MCS, TCOM, VIK, and PLNTShould you be buying Royal Caribbean Cruises stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Royal Caribbean Cruises include Airbnb (ABNB), Marriott International (MAR), Carnival (CCL), Hyatt Hotels (H), Choice Hotels International (CHH), Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC), Marcus (MCS), Trip.com Group (TCOM), Viking (VIK), and Planet Fitness (PLNT). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector. Royal Caribbean Cruises vs. Its Competitors Airbnb Marriott International Carnival Hyatt Hotels Choice Hotels International Marriott Vacations Worldwide Marcus Trip.com Group Viking Planet Fitness Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) and Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment. Does the media favor RCL or ABNB? In the previous week, Royal Caribbean Cruises had 5 more articles in the media than Airbnb. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Royal Caribbean Cruises and 34 mentions for Airbnb. Airbnb's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Royal Caribbean Cruises' score of 1.09 indicating that Airbnb is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Royal Caribbean Cruises 23 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Airbnb 29 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend RCL or ABNB? Royal Caribbean Cruises presently has a consensus target price of $280.40, indicating a potential downside of 14.03%. Airbnb has a consensus target price of $141.23, indicating a potential upside of 4.32%. Given Airbnb's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Airbnb is more favorable than Royal Caribbean Cruises.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Royal Caribbean Cruises 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.90Airbnb 5 Sell rating(s) 16 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Which has more risk & volatility, RCL or ABNB? Royal Caribbean Cruises has a beta of 2.17, indicating that its stock price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Airbnb has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in RCL or ABNB? 87.5% of Royal Caribbean Cruises shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Airbnb shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.0% of Royal Caribbean Cruises shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.9% of Airbnb shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is RCL or ABNB more profitable? Airbnb has a net margin of 22.60% compared to Royal Caribbean Cruises' net margin of 19.38%. Royal Caribbean Cruises' return on equity of 47.89% beat Airbnb's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Royal Caribbean Cruises19.38% 47.89% 9.44% Airbnb 22.60%30.91%10.74% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, RCL or ABNB? Royal Caribbean Cruises has higher revenue and earnings than Airbnb. Royal Caribbean Cruises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Airbnb, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRoyal Caribbean Cruises$16.48B5.37$2.88B$12.0427.09Airbnb$11.10B7.64$2.65B$3.9634.19 SummaryRoyal Caribbean Cruises beats Airbnb on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Royal Caribbean Cruises News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RCL 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 RCL 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 RCL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRoyal Caribbean CruisesLEISURE&REC SVS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$85.57B$8.60B$8.24B$20.53BDividend Yield0.95%2.19%3.21%3.77%P/E Ratio27.0948.0420.9127.85Price / Sales5.372.113.3137.49Price / Cash17.1713.6317.3321.91Price / Book11.343.684.594.55Net Income$2.88B$328.98M$212.83M$984.95M7 Day Performance10.26%6.40%3.51%2.31%1 Month Performance22.17%6.63%10.19%4.85%1 Year Performance109.92%2.16%9.83%13.81% Royal Caribbean Cruises Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RCLRoyal Caribbean Cruises4.7702 of 5 stars$326.17+3.5%$280.40-14.0%+108.3%$85.57B$16.48B27.09106,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastABNBAirbnb3.377 of 5 stars$130.43-1.0%$141.23+8.3%-12.3%$81.64B$11.10B32.917,300Positive NewsMARMarriott International4.2993 of 5 stars$263.70+1.3%$275.90+4.6%+15.6%$72.19B$25.10B30.02418,000Positive NewsCCLCarnival4.743 of 5 stars$23.86+0.4%$26.79+12.3%+68.8%$27.86B$25.02B15.92100,000Trending NewsHHyatt Hotels4.5581 of 5 stars$132.85+0.9%$149.72+12.7%-2.1%$12.69B$6.65B17.26227,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCHHChoice Hotels International3.5987 of 5 stars$123.26+0.3%$131.31+6.5%+10.4%$5.72B$1.58B18.821,700Insider TradeVACMarriott Vacations Worldwide3.9985 of 5 stars$69.73+2.0%$92.25+32.3%-5.1%$2.41B$4.97B11.9222,300Positive NewsMCSMarcus4.7341 of 5 stars$17.05-0.9%$24.67+44.7%+58.7%$532.57M$735.56M-40.518,550TCOMTrip.com Group4.8984 of 5 stars$57.62+3.2%$77.25+34.1%+23.9%$37.66B$7.30B16.7141,073VIKViking3.585 of 5 stars$49.30-0.4%$49.00-0.6%+62.5%$21.85B$5.33B40.0912,000PLNTPlanet Fitness4.3121 of 5 stars$108.87+1.5%$105.76-2.9%+45.2%$9.16B$1.21B51.333,806Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Airbnb Alternatives Marriott International Alternatives Carnival Alternatives Hyatt Hotels Alternatives Choice Hotels International Alternatives Marriott Vacations Worldwide Alternatives Marcus Alternatives Trip.com Group Alternatives Viking Alternatives Planet Fitness Alternatives 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:RCL) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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