Viking (VIK) Competitors $39.40 -0.23 (-0.58%) As of 04/14/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VIK vs. CSX, MPLX, RYAAY, BIP, PAA, ZTO, MMYT, PAC, ASR, and NCLHShould you be buying Viking stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Viking include CSX (CSX), Mplx (MPLX), Ryanair (RYAAY), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP), Plains All American Pipeline (PAA), ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO), MakeMyTrip (MMYT), Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (PAC), Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. (ASR), and Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. Viking vs. CSX Mplx Ryanair Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Plains All American Pipeline ZTO Express (Cayman) MakeMyTrip Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. Norwegian Cruise Line CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) and Viking (NYSE:VIK) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, dividends, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CSX or VIK? CSX received 537 more outperform votes than Viking when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.79% of users gave Viking an outperform vote while only 63.15% of users gave CSX an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCSXOutperform Votes56263.15% Underperform Votes32836.85% VikingOutperform Votes2565.79% Underperform Votes1334.21% Do analysts recommend CSX or VIK? CSX presently has a consensus target price of $35.55, suggesting a potential upside of 25.75%. Viking has a consensus target price of $46.18, suggesting a potential upside of 17.20%. Given CSX's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe CSX is more favorable than Viking.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CSX 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.65Viking 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Is CSX or VIK more profitable? CSX has a net margin of 23.95% compared to Viking's net margin of -10.97%. CSX's return on equity of 28.15% beat Viking's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CSX23.95% 28.15% 8.34% Viking -10.97%N/A -1.53% Does the media favor CSX or VIK? In the previous week, CSX had 40 more articles in the media than Viking. MarketBeat recorded 67 mentions for CSX and 27 mentions for Viking. CSX's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Viking's score of 0.33 indicating that CSX is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CSX 33 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 10 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Viking 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CSX or VIK? CSX has higher revenue and earnings than Viking. CSX 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 RatioCSX$14.54B3.66$3.47B$1.7915.79Viking$5.33B3.19-$1.86B$0.26151.54 Do institutionals and insiders believe in CSX or VIK? 73.6% of CSX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Viking shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of CSX shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryCSX beats Viking on 13 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$17.00B$6.39B$285.40B$18.51BDividend YieldN/A5.61%4.32%4.25%P/E Ratio151.5463.8712.8431.06Price / Sales3.192.41202.2026.47Price / CashN/A5.6411.6917.54Price / BookN/A2.501.774.29Net Income-$1.86B$360.99M$544.29M$1.02B7 Day Performance11.17%8.56%7.07%6.72%1 Month Performance-2.30%-6.58%-8.88%-6.79%1 Year PerformanceN/A-14.19%-11.58%1.22% Viking Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VIKViking3.5567 of 5 stars$39.40-0.6%$46.18+17.2%N/A$17.00B$5.33B151.549,500Short Interest ↓Gap DownCSXCSX4.8691 of 5 stars$27.09-0.4%$36.20+33.6%-20.0%$51.06B$14.54B15.1322,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeMPLXMplx3.3648 of 5 stars$47.15-2.7%$54.00+14.5%+21.9%$48.21B$10.90B11.205,810Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeRYAAYRyanair4.224 of 5 stars$39.21-2.2%$147.00+274.9%-68.1%$20.91B$13.82B12.0219,100Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap DownBIPBrookfield Infrastructure Partners4.5739 of 5 stars$27.01-2.2%$42.50+57.3%+12.3%$12.54B$21.04B675.4252,000High Trading VolumePAAPlains All American Pipeline1.2933 of 5 stars$16.47-5.0%$20.23+22.8%-3.3%$11.59B$50.07B22.564,100Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeZTOZTO Express (Cayman)3.651 of 5 stars$18.07-0.6%$22.78+26.1%-2.0%$10.87B$44.28B12.4623,900Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpMMYTMakeMyTrip3.284 of 5 stars$91.04+4.5%$122.50+34.6%+42.7%$9.99B$935.76M49.484,576Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumePACGrupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico1.7109 of 5 stars$177.74-1.3%$200.00+12.5%+14.2%$8.98B$33.61B17.671,740Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeASRGrupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V.1.343 of 5 stars$259.01-4.7%$310.00+19.7%-10.4%$7.77B$29.19B9.761,780NCLHNorwegian Cruise Line4.6804 of 5 stars$15.48-1.3%$28.28+82.7%-8.0%$6.81B$9.48B14.2038,900Gap Up Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CSX Alternatives Mplx Alternatives Ryanair Alternatives Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Alternatives Plains All American Pipeline Alternatives ZTO Express (Cayman) Alternatives MakeMyTrip Alternatives Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico Alternatives Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. 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