Viking (VIK) Competitors $60.50 -0.22 (-0.36%) As of 03:05 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VIK vs. CP, CSX, CNI, MPLX, RYAAY, BIP, LTM, PAA, ZTO, and PACShould you be buying Viking stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Viking include Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP), CSX (CSX), Canadian National Railway (CNI), MPLX (MPLX), Ryanair (RYAAY), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP), LATAM Airlines Group (LTM), Plains All American Pipeline (PAA), ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO), and Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico (PAC). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. Viking vs. Its Competitors Canadian Pacific Kansas City CSX Canadian National Railway MPLX Ryanair Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LATAM Airlines Group Plains All American Pipeline ZTO Express (Cayman) Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico Viking (NYSE:VIK) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment and dividends. Do analysts recommend VIK or CP? Viking presently has a consensus price target of $55.00, indicating a potential downside of 9.10%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a consensus price target of $92.30, indicating a potential upside of 25.94%. Given Canadian Pacific Kansas City's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Canadian Pacific Kansas City is more favorable than Viking.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Viking 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Canadian Pacific Kansas City 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Which has more risk and volatility, VIK or CP? Viking has a beta of 2.4, indicating that its stock price is 140% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, VIK or CP? Canadian Pacific Kansas City has higher revenue and earnings than Viking. Canadian Pacific Kansas City is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Viking, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioViking$5.33B5.03$152.33M$1.2349.19Canadian Pacific Kansas City$10.62B6.31$2.71B$3.2122.83 Is VIK or CP more profitable? Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a net margin of 28.05% compared to Viking's net margin of 9.60%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's return on equity of 8.69% beat Viking's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Viking9.60% -128.44% 7.99% Canadian Pacific Kansas City 28.05%8.69%4.82% Does the media favor VIK or CP? In the previous week, Viking had 4 more articles in the media than Canadian Pacific Kansas City. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Viking and 23 mentions for Canadian Pacific Kansas City. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Viking's score of 0.40 indicating that Canadian Pacific Kansas City is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Viking 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 17 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Canadian Pacific Kansas City 19 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VIK or CP? 98.8% of Viking shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryCanadian Pacific Kansas City beats Viking on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Viking News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VIK 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 VIK 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 VIK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVikingLEISURE&REC SVS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$26.84B$8.37B$8.36B$20.92BDividend YieldN/A2.18%3.13%3.59%P/E Ratio49.2418.2716.7128.19Price / Sales5.032.584.9756.55Price / Cash24.4811.5314.5317.81Price / Book-118.633.854.884.57Net Income$152.33M$329.26M$225.87M$993.62M7 Day Performance4.64%3.31%3.19%2.39%1 Month Performance3.67%18.07%8.55%1.46%1 Year Performance72.18%8.23%20.48%13.82% Viking Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VIKViking3.0077 of 5 stars$60.50-0.4%$55.00-9.1%+72.3%$26.84B$5.33B49.2412,000Upcoming EarningsCPCanadian Pacific Kansas City4.8142 of 5 stars$74.51-0.7%$92.30+23.9%-6.2%$68.54B$10.62B23.2119,797Positive NewsCSXCSX4.3836 of 5 stars$35.23-0.6%$37.00+5.0%+8.7%$66.05B$14.54B21.7523,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCNICanadian National Railway4.7106 of 5 stars$93.23+0.7%$118.36+27.0%-17.3%$57.99B$12.44B17.9325,428Positive NewsMPLXMPLX3.1169 of 5 stars$50.20-0.4%$55.63+10.8%+18.0%$51.46B$11.93B11.925,560Positive NewsRYAAYRyanair4.7539 of 5 stars$63.67-1.1%$111.50+75.1%-35.1%$34.16B$14.98B14.9525,952Positive NewsBIPBrookfield Infrastructure Partners4.861 of 5 stars$30.15+0.2%$41.67+38.2%-5.2%$13.98B$21.04B603.0461,000News CoveragePositive NewsLTMLATAM Airlines Group3.4521 of 5 stars$42.76-2.1%$38.00-11.1%+84.2%$13.20B$12.83B10.9938,664PAAPlains All American Pipeline3.1919 of 5 stars$17.71-0.8%$20.75+17.2%-0.1%$12.46B$50.09B24.264,100ZTOZTO Express (Cayman)3.0084 of 5 stars$20.17-2.0%$21.76+7.9%+1.2%$12.31B$6.07B12.7624,471Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsPACGrupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico2.3216 of 5 stars$243.90+1.2%$200.00-18.0%+48.5%$12.17B$1.84B25.303,275Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Canadian Pacific Kansas City Alternatives CSX Alternatives Canadian National Railway Alternatives MPLX Alternatives Ryanair Alternatives Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Alternatives LATAM Airlines Group Alternatives Plains All American Pipeline Alternatives ZTO Express (Cayman) Alternatives Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico 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:VIK) was last updated on 8/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBiotech Alert: With news on MPox, RSV, and more, this tiny firm could disrupt a $3B marketA small biotech is stepping into the spotlight with a first-in-class antiviral platform—and it could be one of...Smallcaps Daily | SponsoredFormer CIA Officer Reveals How Gold Saved His Life This isn’t just another gold investing book—it’s a survival playbook written by a former CIA officer trained...Advantage Gold | SponsoredGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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