Bristow Group (VTOL) Competitors

Carnival Co. & (NYSE:CUK) and Bristow Group (NYSE:VTOL) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the media favor CUK or VTOL?

In the previous week, Carnival Co. & had 2 more articles in the media than Bristow Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Carnival Co. & and 3 mentions for Bristow Group. Bristow Group's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Carnival Co. &'s score of 0.71 indicating that Bristow Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Carnival Co. &	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bristow Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is CUK or VTOL more profitable?

Carnival Co. & has a net margin of 7.66% compared to Bristow Group's net margin of 3.93%. Carnival Co. &'s return on equity of 24.13% beat Bristow Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carnival Co. &	7.66%	24.13%	3.82%
Bristow Group	3.93%	6.50%	2.78%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CUK or VTOL?

Carnival Co. & received 297 more outperform votes than Bristow Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.00% of users gave Bristow Group an outperform vote while only 64.66% of users gave Carnival Co. & an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Carnival Co. &	Outperform Votes 300 64.66%	Underperform Votes 164 35.34%
Bristow Group	Outperform Votes 3 75.00%	Underperform Votes 1 25.00%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CUK or VTOL?

Carnival Co. & has higher revenue and earnings than Bristow Group. Bristow Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carnival Co. &, 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
Carnival Co. &	$25.42B	0.12	$1.92B	$1.50	10.80
Bristow Group	$1.42B	0.59	-$6.78M	$3.21	9.05

Do analysts recommend CUK or VTOL?

Bristow Group has a consensus price target of $50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 72.04%. Given Bristow Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bristow Group is more favorable than Carnival Co. &.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carnival Co. &	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Bristow Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CUK or VTOL?

23.8% of Carnival Co. & shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Bristow Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Carnival Co. & shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.9% of Bristow Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, CUK or VTOL?

Carnival Co. & has a beta of 2.47, meaning that its stock price is 147% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bristow Group has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bristow Group beats Carnival Co. & on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.