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LIND vs. CCL, NCLH, RCL, DKL, SBLK, ZIM, INSW, ARCB, GEL, and CMBT

Should 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), Delek Logistics Partners (DKL), Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM), International Seaways (INSW), ArcBest (ARCB), Genesis Energy (GEL), and CMB.TECH (CMBT).

Lindblad Expeditions vs. Its Competitors

Carnival (NYSE:CCL) and Lindblad Expeditions (NASDAQ:LIND) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

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
Carnival9.72% 27.88% 5.20%
Lindblad Expeditions -1.19%N/A -0.92%

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 Ratio
Carnival$25.02B1.35$1.92B$1.8515.68
Lindblad Expeditions$644.73M1.05-$31.18M-$0.30-41.10

In the previous week, Lindblad Expeditions had 9 more articles in the media than Carnival. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Lindblad Expeditions and 28 mentions for Carnival. Carnival's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Lindblad Expeditions' score of 0.47 indicating that Carnival is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Carnival
20 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Lindblad Expeditions
11 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
14 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Carnival has a beta of 2.7, indicating that its stock price is 170% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lindblad Expeditions has a beta of 2.71, indicating that its stock price is 171% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Carnival presently has a consensus price target of $30.71, indicating a potential upside of 5.86%. Lindblad Expeditions has a consensus price target of $16.67, indicating a potential upside of 35.17%. Given Lindblad Expeditions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lindblad Expeditions is more favorable than Carnival.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Carnival
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.65
Lindblad Expeditions
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

67.2% of Carnival shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Lindblad Expeditions shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of Carnival shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 34.0% of Lindblad Expeditions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Carnival beats Lindblad Expeditions on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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.
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LIND vs. The Competition

MetricLindblad ExpeditionsLEISURE&REC SVS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$715M$8.40B$8.12B$9.57B
Dividend YieldN/A2.24%3.21%4.18%
P/E Ratio-41.1044.8018.7725.14
Price / Sales1.052.314.7697.17
Price / Cash27.3813.6616.4358.58
Price / Book-2.563.644.475.59
Net Income-$31.18M$330.72M$216.94M$265.48M
7 Day Performance5.12%3.32%1.17%1.22%
1 Month Performance-5.37%13.37%-0.63%0.39%
1 Year Performance64.18%9.76%24.05%23.47%

Lindblad Expeditions Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LIND
Lindblad Expeditions
3.9947 of 5 stars
$12.33
-5.5%
$16.67
+35.2%
+61.8%$715M$644.73M-41.101,300Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
CCL
Carnival
4.8523 of 5 stars
$29.73
-0.1%
$30.35
+2.1%
+107.0%$34.73B$25.97B16.07100,000Trending News
Insider Trade
NCLH
Norwegian Cruise Line
4.3886 of 5 stars
$23.87
+0.2%
$25.75
+7.9%
+64.9%$10.64B$9.48B13.8041,700
RCL
Royal Caribbean Cruises
4.8768 of 5 stars
$352.03
-0.2%
$311.05
-11.6%
+109.9%$95.81B$16.76B29.24106,000Positive News
DKL
Delek Logistics Partners
1.9121 of 5 stars
$44.20
+0.5%
$44.25
+0.1%
+12.4%$2.35B$940.64M14.782,020Trending News
Earnings Report
SBLK
Star Bulk Carriers
3.8306 of 5 stars
$18.85
+0.3%
$22.05
+17.0%
-9.8%$2.21B$1.27B9.52180News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
ZIM
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services
1.717 of 5 stars
$16.56
-1.0%
$14.82
-10.5%
-14.0%$2.01B$8.43B0.854,850Positive News
Gap Up
INSW
International Seaways
3.7356 of 5 stars
$41.01
+1.8%
$51.33
+25.2%
-12.3%$1.99B$951.61M6.342,824Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
ARCB
ArcBest
4.9631 of 5 stars
$85.46
-0.9%
$94.00
+10.0%
-30.7%$1.98B$4.18B11.3014,000
GEL
Genesis Energy
1.4761 of 5 stars
$15.77
-0.4%
$18.00
+14.1%
+28.4%$1.94B$2.93B-3.032,075
CMBT
CMB.TECH
N/A$9.30
-0.4%
N/A-44.6%$1.82B$940.25M4.332,752

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This page (NASDAQ:LIND) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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