Viking (VIK) Competitors $41.26 -0.16 (-0.39%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$41.76 +0.50 (+1.22%) As of 07:48 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VIK vs. CP, CNI, CSX, MPLX, RYAAY, PAA, BIP, ZTO, MMYT, and PACShould you be buying Viking stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Viking include Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP), Canadian National Railway (CNI), CSX (CSX), Mplx (MPLX), Ryanair (RYAAY), Plains All American Pipeline (PAA), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP), ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO), MakeMyTrip (MMYT), and Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (PAC). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. Viking vs. Canadian Pacific Kansas City Canadian National Railway CSX Mplx Ryanair Plains All American Pipeline Brookfield Infrastructure Partners ZTO Express (Cayman) MakeMyTrip Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) and Viking (NYSE:VIK) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, profitability and dividends. Do institutionals and insiders believe in CP or VIK? 72.2% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Viking shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CP or VIK? Canadian Pacific Kansas City received 973 more outperform votes than Viking when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.70% of users gave Viking an outperform vote while only 68.98% of users gave Canadian Pacific Kansas City an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCanadian Pacific Kansas CityOutperform Votes99668.98% Underperform Votes44831.02% VikingOutperform Votes2369.70% Underperform Votes1030.30% Does the media refer more to CP or VIK? In the previous week, Viking had 17 more articles in the media than Canadian Pacific Kansas City. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Viking and 16 mentions for Canadian Pacific Kansas City. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Viking's score of 0.39 indicating that Canadian Pacific Kansas City is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Canadian Pacific Kansas City 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Viking 11 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is CP or VIK more profitable? Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a net margin of 25.51% compared to Viking's net margin of -10.97%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's return on equity of 8.86% beat Viking's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Canadian Pacific Kansas City25.51% 8.86% 4.80% Viking -10.97%N/A -1.53% Do analysts rate CP or VIK? Canadian Pacific Kansas City presently has a consensus price target of $95.45, indicating a potential upside of 31.87%. Viking has a consensus price target of $46.33, indicating a potential upside of 12.30%. Given Canadian Pacific Kansas City's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Canadian Pacific Kansas City is more favorable than Viking.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Canadian Pacific Kansas City 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71Viking 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73 Which has higher earnings and valuation, CP or VIK? 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 RatioCanadian Pacific Kansas City$14.55B4.65$2.71B$2.9024.96Viking$5.33B3.34-$1.86B$0.26158.69 SummaryCanadian Pacific Kansas City beats Viking on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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 {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 VIK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVikingWater transportation IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$17.80B$7.31B$286.06B$19.75BDividend YieldN/A6.15%3.93%3.75%P/E Ratio158.6967.9513.7434.05Price / Sales3.342.64221.6228.57Price / CashN/A5.6411.6917.54Price / BookN/A3.001.924.63Net Income-$1.86B$360.99M$544.29M$1.02B7 Day Performance5.97%3.86%0.16%1.12%1 Month Performance-14.19%-5.52%-4.13%-1.07%1 Year PerformanceN/A-7.86%-3.17%7.08% Viking Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VIKViking2.9215 of 5 stars$41.26-0.4%$46.33+12.3%N/A$17.80B$5.33B158.699,500CPCanadian Pacific Kansas City4.7216 of 5 stars$75.35+0.1%$95.45+26.7%-17.9%$70.35B$14.55B25.9811,800Positive NewsCNICanadian National Railway4.7591 of 5 stars$98.28+0.6%$124.19+26.4%-25.1%$61.76B$17.05B19.1925,428Positive NewsCSXCSX4.8171 of 5 stars$30.33+1.1%$37.00+22.0%-20.1%$57.46B$14.54B16.9422,500Positive NewsMPLXMplx2.6233 of 5 stars$54.67+2.5%$54.00-1.2%+32.8%$55.90B$10.90B12.995,810Analyst RevisionRYAAYRyanair3.8708 of 5 stars$47.81+1.1%$151.00+215.8%-68.3%$25.69B$13.82B14.6619,100PAAPlains All American Pipeline1.4257 of 5 stars$19.96+1.3%$20.14+0.9%+17.9%$14.05B$50.07B27.344,200Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsBIPBrookfield Infrastructure Partners4.726 of 5 stars$28.91+3.2%$42.50+47.0%+1.9%$13.42B$21.04B722.8152,000Analyst ForecastNews CoverageZTOZTO Express (Cayman)3.8517 of 5 stars$20.74+3.8%$24.53+18.3%-4.9%$12.53B$41.98B14.3023,554Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementMMYTMakeMyTrip2.2299 of 5 stars$96.03+2.1%$122.50+27.6%+55.7%$10.54B$935.76M52.194,576News CoveragePACGrupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico1.8295 of 5 stars$198.16+3.4%$200.00+0.9%+23.0%$10.01B$33.61B19.702,688Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Canadian Pacific Kansas City Alternatives Canadian National Railway Alternatives CSX Alternatives Mplx Alternatives Ryanair Alternatives Plains All American Pipeline Alternatives Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Alternatives ZTO Express (Cayman) Alternatives MakeMyTrip Alternatives Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico 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 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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