Lindblad Expeditions (LIND) Competitors $14.83 -0.17 (-1.13%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.83 0.00 (-0.01%) As of 06:27 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock LIND vs. CCL, NCLH, RCL, HAFN, RXO, DKL, SBLK, INSW, BWLP, and GELShould you be buying Lindblad Expeditions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lindblad Expeditions include Carnival (CCL), Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH), Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL), Hafnia (HAFN), RXO (RXO), Delek Logistics Partners (DKL), Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), International Seaways (INSW), BW LPG (BWLP), and Genesis Energy (GEL). Lindblad Expeditions vs. Its Competitors Carnival Norwegian Cruise Line Royal Caribbean Cruises Hafnia RXO Delek Logistics Partners Star Bulk Carriers International Seaways BW LPG Genesis Energy Lindblad Expeditions (NASDAQ:LIND) and Carnival (NYSE:CCL) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, LIND or CCL? Carnival has higher revenue and earnings than Lindblad Expeditions. Lindblad Expeditions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carnival, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLindblad Expeditions$644.73M1.26-$31.18M-$0.30-49.43Carnival$25.02B1.52$1.92B$1.8517.56 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LIND or CCL? 75.9% of Lindblad Expeditions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.2% of Carnival shares are held by institutional investors. 34.0% of Lindblad Expeditions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Carnival shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is LIND or CCL more profitable? Carnival has a net margin of 9.72% compared to Lindblad Expeditions' net margin of -1.19%. Carnival's return on equity of 27.88% beat Lindblad Expeditions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lindblad Expeditions-1.19% N/A -0.92% Carnival 9.72%27.88%5.20% Which has more risk and volatility, LIND or CCL? Lindblad Expeditions has a beta of 2.71, indicating that its share price is 171% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carnival has a beta of 2.7, indicating that its share price is 170% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to LIND or CCL? In the previous week, Carnival had 15 more articles in the media than Lindblad Expeditions. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Carnival and 17 mentions for Lindblad Expeditions. Carnival's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Lindblad Expeditions' score of 0.50 indicating that Carnival is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lindblad Expeditions 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Carnival 21 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer LIND or CCL? Lindblad Expeditions currently has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.63%. Carnival has a consensus target price of $30.71, suggesting a potential downside of 5.49%. Given Lindblad Expeditions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Lindblad Expeditions is more favorable than Carnival.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lindblad Expeditions 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Carnival 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.62 SummaryCarnival beats Lindblad Expeditions on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Lindblad Expeditions News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LIND and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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 LIND vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLindblad ExpeditionsLEISURE&REC SVS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$821.84M$8.96B$8.50B$9.80BDividend YieldN/A2.10%3.02%4.02%P/E Ratio-49.4317.9418.2326.59Price / Sales1.262.765.41168.41Price / Cash31.4811.9517.1559.36Price / Book-3.087.524.796.68Net Income-$31.18M$329.21M$227.38M$265.59M7 Day Performance7.23%4.80%3.54%3.42%1 Month Performance24.31%4.63%13.93%1.09%1 Year Performance41.10%7.41%51.43%23.84% Lindblad Expeditions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LINDLindblad Expeditions3.6133 of 5 stars$14.83-1.1%$17.00+14.6%+38.4%$821.84M$644.73M-49.431,300Insider TradeCCLCarnival4.658 of 5 stars$31.26-0.1%$30.71-1.8%+89.9%$36.54B$25.97B16.90100,000Positive NewsNCLHNorwegian Cruise Line4.0266 of 5 stars$24.65-1.6%$27.20+10.3%+37.7%$11.32B$9.48B17.0041,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastRCLRoyal Caribbean Cruises4.8271 of 5 stars$344.550.0%$327.14-5.1%+112.7%$93.62B$17.18B25.83106,000Positive NewsHAFNHafnia3.3323 of 5 stars$5.92-1.0%$6.50+9.8%-24.9%$3.03B$2.63B4.894,959Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementRXORXO2.717 of 5 stars$16.23-4.3%$17.93+10.4%-43.5%$2.78B$4.55B-7.527,540DKLDelek Logistics Partners1.7329 of 5 stars$43.18-0.2%$44.25+2.5%+12.1%$2.31B$940.64M14.642,020SBLKStar Bulk Carriers3.2925 of 5 stars$19.21+0.5%$22.30+16.1%-9.9%$2.25B$1.27B18.30180Positive NewsINSWInternational Seaways3.4998 of 5 stars$44.34-0.9%$53.50+20.7%-12.6%$2.21B$951.61M9.222,824News CoveragePositive NewsBWLPBW LPGN/A$15.95-2.7%N/A-4.6%$2.16B$3.56B8.441,429News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGap UpGELGenesis Energy2.0022 of 5 stars$17.03-0.5%$19.50+14.5%+25.9%$2.10B$2.88B-3.352,075Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Carnival Alternatives Norwegian Cruise Line Alternatives Royal Caribbean Cruises Alternatives Hafnia Alternatives RXO Alternatives Delek Logistics Partners Alternatives Star Bulk Carriers Alternatives International Seaways Alternatives BW LPG Alternatives Genesis Energy 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 (NASDAQ:LIND) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett, Gates and Bezos Quietly Dumping Stocks—Here's WhyImagine a bull market so powerful, every single investor became a millionaire. 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