Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Competitors $241.79 +8.51 (+3.65%) As of 01/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends RCL vs. ABNB, MAR, CCL, H, CHH, VAC, MCS, VIK, BIP, and NCLHShould 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 Co. & (CCL), Hyatt Hotels (H), Choice Hotels International (CHH), Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC), Marcus (MCS), Viking (VIK), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP), and Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH). Royal Caribbean Cruises vs. Airbnb Marriott International Carnival Co. & Hyatt Hotels Choice Hotels International Marriott Vacations Worldwide Marcus Viking Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Norwegian Cruise Line Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) and Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and valuation. Is ABNB or RCL more profitable? Airbnb has a net margin of 16.96% compared to Royal Caribbean Cruises' net margin of 16.21%. Royal Caribbean Cruises' return on equity of 52.92% beat Airbnb's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Airbnb16.96% 32.88% 11.43% Royal Caribbean Cruises 16.21%52.92%8.66% Which has more volatility & risk, ABNB or RCL? Airbnb has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royal Caribbean Cruises has a beta of 2.59, meaning that its stock price is 159% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor ABNB or RCL? In the previous week, Airbnb had 27 more articles in the media than Royal Caribbean Cruises. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Airbnb and 16 mentions for Royal Caribbean Cruises. Royal Caribbean Cruises' average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Airbnb's score of 0.60 indicating that Royal Caribbean Cruises is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Airbnb 19 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Royal Caribbean Cruises 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, ABNB or RCL? Airbnb has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Royal Caribbean Cruises. 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 RatioAirbnb$10.84B7.90$4.79B$2.8547.41Royal Caribbean Cruises$16.06B4.05$1.70B$9.7324.85 Do analysts prefer ABNB or RCL? Airbnb currently has a consensus price target of $139.63, indicating a potential upside of 3.33%. Royal Caribbean Cruises has a consensus price target of $246.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.95%. Given Airbnb's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Airbnb is more favorable than Royal Caribbean Cruises.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Airbnb 6 Sell rating(s) 20 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.06Royal Caribbean Cruises 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ABNB or RCL? Royal Caribbean Cruises received 807 more outperform votes than Airbnb when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.27% of users gave Royal Caribbean Cruises an outperform vote while only 37.30% of users gave Airbnb an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAirbnbOutperform Votes16337.30% Underperform Votes27462.70% Royal Caribbean CruisesOutperform Votes97071.27% Underperform Votes39128.73% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ABNB or RCL? 80.8% of Airbnb shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of Royal Caribbean Cruises shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.8% of Airbnb shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Royal Caribbean Cruises shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryRoyal Caribbean Cruises beats Airbnb on 10 of the 18 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 CruisesWater transportation IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$65.01B$8.22B$8.50B$19.88BDividend Yield0.95%5.55%2.88%3.70%P/E Ratio24.8525.1214.6441.44Price / Sales4.053.2115.8217.17Price / Cash17.156.1730.6819.84Price / Book12.654.065.965.73Net Income$1.70B$302.59M$275.89M$993.95M7 Day Performance6.60%1.45%1.53%3.21%1 Month Performance5.34%12.08%2.68%5.20%1 Year Performance93.00%8.03%10.97%19.33% Royal Caribbean Cruises Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RCLRoyal Caribbean Cruises4.5899 of 5 stars$241.79+3.6%$246.50+1.9%+97.5%$65.01B$16.06B24.8598,200Analyst ForecastABNBAirbnb3.5469 of 5 stars$128.90-0.6%$139.32+8.1%+0.1%$81.72B$10.84B45.236,810Analyst ForecastInsider TradeShort Interest ↓News CoverageMARMarriott International4.4073 of 5 stars$272.61+0.7%$269.65-1.1%+21.7%$75.76B$24.77B28.52377,000Analyst ForecastNews CoverageCCLCarnival Co. &4.8057 of 5 stars$23.79-2.0%$27.18+14.2%+53.3%$27.46B$25.02B21.2492,000Analyst RevisionHHyatt Hotels3.9808 of 5 stars$152.00+0.6%$155.21+2.1%+22.3%$14.60B$6.71B11.4550,000CHHChoice Hotels International3.3193 of 5 stars$140.55-0.3%$134.36-4.4%+24.2%$6.59B$1.55B26.931,836Analyst ForecastVACMarriott Vacations Worldwide4.5921 of 5 stars$81.62-1.9%$105.67+29.5%+4.2%$2.85B$4.83B15.5522,000Analyst RevisionNews CoverageMCSMarcus4.2648 of 5 stars$19.78-0.5%$23.00+16.3%+45.5%$622.71M$708.77M-58.187,500Short Interest ↑VIKViking2.5427 of 5 stars$42.73-2.2%$42.85+0.3%N/A$18.44B$5.10B0.009,500Analyst ForecastBIPBrookfield Infrastructure Partners4.8511 of 5 stars$31.23-1.0%$40.20+28.7%+3.9%$14.50B$20.57B-82.1852,000Short Interest ↓NCLHNorwegian Cruise Line4.4906 of 5 stars$25.36-1.7%$29.27+15.4%+59.2%$11.15B$9.36B23.2741,000Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Airbnb Alternatives Marriott International Alternatives Carnival Co. & Alternatives Hyatt Hotels Alternatives Choice Hotels International Alternatives Marriott Vacations Worldwide Alternatives Marcus Alternatives Viking Alternatives Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Alternatives Norwegian Cruise Line Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:RCL) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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