Viking (VIK) Competitors $47.63 +2.49 (+5.52%) 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends VIK vs. CP, CNI, CSX, MPLX, RYAAY, BIP, PAA, AAL, NCLH, and TFIIShould 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), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP), Plains All American Pipeline (PAA), American Airlines Group (AAL), Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH), and TFI International (TFII). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. Viking vs. Canadian Pacific Kansas City Canadian National Railway CSX Mplx Ryanair Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Plains All American Pipeline American Airlines Group Norwegian Cruise Line TFI International Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) and Viking (NYSE:VIK) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, community ranking and earnings. Is CP or VIK more profitable? Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a net margin of 24.50% compared to Viking's net margin of -10.97%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's return on equity of 8.78% beat Viking's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Canadian Pacific Kansas City24.50% 8.78% 4.73% Viking -10.97%N/A -1.53% Does the MarketBeat Community favor CP or VIK? Canadian Pacific Kansas City received 973 more outperform votes than Viking when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.07% of users gave Viking an outperform vote while only 69.01% of users gave Canadian Pacific Kansas City an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCanadian Pacific Kansas CityOutperform Votes99369.01% Underperform Votes44630.99% VikingOutperform Votes2074.07% Underperform Votes725.93% Do analysts recommend CP or VIK? Canadian Pacific Kansas City currently has a consensus price target of $92.63, suggesting a potential upside of 23.85%. Viking has a consensus price target of $44.08, suggesting a potential downside of 7.46%. Given Canadian Pacific Kansas City's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Viking 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CP or VIK? Canadian Pacific Kansas City has higher revenue and earnings than Viking. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCanadian Pacific Kansas City$9.30B7.51$2.91B$2.8026.71Viking$4.71B4.36-$1.86BN/AN/A Does the media refer more to CP or VIK? In the previous week, Canadian Pacific Kansas City and Canadian Pacific Kansas City both had 21 articles in the media. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Viking's score of 0.48 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 9 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Viking 5 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CP or VIK? 72.2% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Viking 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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryCanadian Pacific Kansas City beats Viking on 12 of the 14 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 {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$20.55B$8.21B$322.70B$19.93BDividend YieldN/A5.59%4.13%3.71%P/E RatioN/A25.1218.2641.38Price / Sales4.363.2066.1116.25Price / CashN/A6.1712.2019.84Price / BookN/A4.062.215.76Net Income-$1.86B$302.59M$573.08M$993.25M7 Day Performance10.59%1.01%0.41%3.12%1 Month Performance3.03%10.91%5.57%4.75%1 Year PerformanceN/A7.41%7.70%18.83% Viking Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VIKViking2.6165 of 5 stars$47.63+5.5%$44.08-7.5%N/A$20.55B$4.71B0.009,500Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCPCanadian Pacific Kansas City4.4193 of 5 stars$73.72-1.3%$93.56+26.9%-4.8%$68.81B$14.45B26.3311,800Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑CNICanadian National Railway4.8928 of 5 stars$100.18+0.2%$125.77+25.5%-19.5%$63.03B$17.16B16.0524,987Analyst ForecastCSXCSX4.5999 of 5 stars$31.89+0.3%$38.67+21.3%-5.3%$61.50B$14.68B17.1522,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastMPLXMplx3.7224 of 5 stars$48.77+0.9%$49.89+2.3%+38.0%$49.69B$10.74B11.505,810Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageRYAAYRyanair4.1329 of 5 stars$41.88-2.5%$151.00+260.6%-67.1%$22.64B$13.56B13.9627,076Ex-DividendBIPBrookfield Infrastructure Partners4.874 of 5 stars$31.28-0.8%$40.20+28.5%+0.7%$14.52B$20.57B-82.3252,000Short Interest ↓PAAPlains All American Pipeline1.5795 of 5 stars$19.01+0.7%$20.00+5.2%+28.4%$13.38B$50.37B16.974,200AALAmerican Airlines Group3.7703 of 5 stars$17.60-4.2%$18.42+4.6%+33.7%$11.57B$53.61B53.33132,100Analyst UpgradeGap DownNCLHNorwegian Cruise Line4.5603 of 5 stars$25.61-0.7%$29.27+14.3%+53.1%$11.26B$9.36B23.5041,000Analyst ForecastTFIITFI International4.2324 of 5 stars$133.25-0.1%$169.19+27.0%+1.9%$11.25B$8.29B24.2325,123 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Canadian Pacific Kansas City Alternatives Canadian National Railway Alternatives CSX Alternatives Mplx Alternatives Ryanair Alternatives Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Alternatives Plains All American Pipeline Alternatives American Airlines Group Alternatives Norwegian Cruise Line Alternatives TFI International 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:VIK) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJanuary 29th - the next big trading catalyst to watch Mark your calendar for January 29th. 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