Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer ABNB or RCL?

In the previous week, Airbnb had 50 more articles in the media than Royal Caribbean Cruises. MarketBeat recorded 65 mentions for Airbnb and 15 mentions for Royal Caribbean Cruises. Royal Caribbean Cruises' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Airbnb's score of 0.47 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	23 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Royal Caribbean Cruises	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Airbnb	$9.92B	8.47	$4.79B	$2.85	46.49
Royal Caribbean Cruises	$13.90B	4.48	$1.70B	$9.73	23.79

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ABNB or RCL?

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

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
Airbnb	16.96%	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 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royal Caribbean Cruises has a beta of 2.59, suggesting that its stock price is 159% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend ABNB or RCL?

Airbnb presently has a consensus price target of $139.42, suggesting a potential upside of 5.22%. Royal Caribbean Cruises has a consensus price target of $220.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.96%. Given Airbnb's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	18 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.06
Royal Caribbean Cruises	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.87

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ABNB or RCL?

Royal Caribbean Cruises received 800 more outperform votes than Airbnb when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.28% of users gave Royal Caribbean Cruises an outperform vote while only 37.91% of users gave Airbnb an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Airbnb	Outperform Votes 163 37.91%	Underperform Votes 267 62.09%
Royal Caribbean Cruises	Outperform Votes 963 71.28%	Underperform Votes 388 28.72%

Summary

Royal Caribbean Cruises beats Airbnb on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.