Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Competitors

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) and Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer RCL or ABNB?

In the previous week, Airbnb had 15 more articles in the media than Royal Caribbean Cruises. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Airbnb and 30 mentions for Royal Caribbean Cruises. Royal Caribbean Cruises' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Airbnb's score of 0.93 indicating that Royal Caribbean Cruises is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Royal Caribbean Cruises	21 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Airbnb	27 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RCL or ABNB?

Royal Caribbean Cruises received 809 more outperform votes than Airbnb when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.46% of users gave Royal Caribbean Cruises an outperform vote while only 38.04% of users gave Airbnb an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Royal Caribbean Cruises	Outperform Votes 984 71.46%	Underperform Votes 393 28.54%
Airbnb	Outperform Votes 175 38.04%	Underperform Votes 285 61.96%

Which has more volatility and risk, RCL or ABNB?

Royal Caribbean Cruises has a beta of 2.53, indicating that its stock price is 153% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Airbnb has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate RCL or ABNB?

Royal Caribbean Cruises presently has a consensus target price of $282.33, indicating a potential upside of 36.16%. Airbnb has a consensus target price of $147.36, indicating a potential upside of 22.10%. Given Royal Caribbean Cruises' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Royal Caribbean Cruises is more favorable than Airbnb.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Royal Caribbean Cruises	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Airbnb	5 Sell rating(s)	18 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.32

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RCL or ABNB?

87.5% of Royal Caribbean Cruises shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Airbnb shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Royal Caribbean Cruises shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.8% of Airbnb shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Royal Caribbean Cruises	$16.49B	3.39	$2.88B	$10.69	19.40
Airbnb	$11.10B	6.85	$2.65B	$4.13	29.22

Is RCL or ABNB more profitable?

Airbnb has a net margin of 23.85% compared to Royal Caribbean Cruises' net margin of 17.46%. Royal Caribbean Cruises' return on equity of 48.97% beat Airbnb's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Royal Caribbean Cruises	17.46%	48.97%	8.86%
Airbnb	23.85%	32.29%	11.27%

Summary

Royal Caribbean Cruises beats Airbnb on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.