Carnival Co. & (CCL) Competitors

Carnival Co. & (LON:CCL) and Anglo American (LON:AAL) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Which has more risk & volatility, CCL or AAL?

Carnival Co. & has a beta of 2.7, suggesting that its stock price is 170% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anglo American has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CCL or AAL more profitable?

Carnival Co. & has a net margin of 7.66% compared to Anglo American's net margin of -5.61%. Carnival Co. &'s return on equity of 24.45% beat Anglo American's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carnival Co. &	7.66%	24.45%	4.25%
Anglo American	-5.61%	-6.72%	5.94%

Does the media prefer CCL or AAL?

In the previous week, Anglo American had 11 more articles in the media than Carnival Co. &. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Anglo American and 0 mentions for Carnival Co. &. Anglo American's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat Carnival Co. &'s score of 0.00 indicating that Anglo American is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Carnival Co. &	Neutral
Anglo American	Neutral

Do analysts prefer CCL or AAL?

Anglo American has a consensus price target of GBX 2,216, indicating a potential downside of 13.27%. Given Anglo American's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Anglo American 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
Anglo American	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CCL or AAL?

Carnival Co. & has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Anglo American. Anglo American 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. &	£25.97B	1.09	£2.51B	£1.91	1,127.23
Anglo American	£26.66B	1.02	-£2.07B	-£3.90	-654.69

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CCL or AAL?

7.6% of Carnival Co. & shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.7% of Anglo American shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Carnival Co. & shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Anglo American shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Anglo American beats Carnival Co. & on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.