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LIND vs. CCL, NCLH, RCL, RXO, HAFN, DKL, GEL, SBLK, INSW, and ARCB

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), RXO (RXO), Hafnia (HAFN), Delek Logistics Partners (DKL), Genesis Energy (GEL), Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), International Seaways (INSW), and ArcBest (ARCB).

Lindblad Expeditions vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, Carnival had 23 more articles in the media than Lindblad Expeditions. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Carnival and 1 mentions for Lindblad Expeditions. Carnival's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Lindblad Expeditions' score of 0.49 indicating that Carnival is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Carnival
9 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Lindblad Expeditions
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

67.2% of Carnival shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Lindblad Expeditions shares are held by institutional investors. 7.6% of Carnival shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.0% of Lindblad Expeditions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Carnival has a net margin of 9.72% compared to Lindblad Expeditions' net margin of -3.88%. 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 -3.88%N/A -2.95%

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$25.02B1.38$1.92B$1.8515.98
Lindblad Expeditions$644.73M1.06-$31.18M-$0.60-20.75

Carnival presently has a consensus target price of $29.06, suggesting a potential downside of 1.70%. Lindblad Expeditions has a consensus target price of $15.67, suggesting a potential upside of 25.84%. Given Lindblad Expeditions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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

Carnival has a beta of 2.61, meaning that its stock price is 161% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lindblad Expeditions has a beta of 2.65, meaning that its stock price is 165% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Carnival beats Lindblad Expeditions on 11 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$684.40M$9.07B$8.39B$9.41B
Dividend YieldN/A2.12%3.18%4.03%
P/E Ratio-20.7543.1218.8720.09
Price / Sales1.062.203.3499.01
Price / Cash26.2514.2016.6258.27
Price / Book-2.683.834.815.65
Net Income-$31.18M$328.98M$215.29M$257.91M
7 Day Performance-3.19%-2.06%-0.36%2.09%
1 Month Performance14.64%9.76%38.67%11.13%
1 Year Performance16.03%0.62%14.81%18.40%

Lindblad Expeditions Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LIND
Lindblad Expeditions
4.4203 of 5 stars
$12.45
-0.5%
$15.67
+25.8%
+15.2%$684.40M$644.73M-20.751,300
CCL
Carnival
4.5863 of 5 stars
$29.33
-2.1%
$28.65
-2.3%
+60.0%$34.98B$25.02B15.85100,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
NCLH
Norwegian Cruise Line
4.2748 of 5 stars
$21.48
-2.3%
$25.05
+16.6%
+18.8%$9.82B$9.48B12.4241,700Analyst Forecast
RCL
Royal Caribbean Cruises
4.4096 of 5 stars
$328.55
-1.8%
$284.65
-13.4%
+112.0%$90.83B$16.48B27.29106,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
RXO
RXO
3.0761 of 5 stars
$16.17
-3.9%
$19.67
+21.6%
-44.4%$2.76B$4.55B-7.457,540Gap Down
HAFN
Hafnia
3.6778 of 5 stars
$5.34
+2.7%
$6.50
+21.7%
-32.7%$2.64B$1.94B4.414,959
DKL
Delek Logistics Partners
1.6265 of 5 stars
$43.90
+0.4%
$44.25
+0.8%
+6.8%$2.34B$940.64M14.682,020
GEL
Genesis Energy
1.537 of 5 stars
$17.38
-0.5%
$16.50
-5.1%
+14.0%$2.14B$2.97B-3.342,075Positive News
SBLK
Star Bulk Carriers
3.649 of 5 stars
$18.20
+0.9%
$22.05
+21.2%
-21.4%$2.12B$1.27B9.19180Positive News
INSW
International Seaways
3.9367 of 5 stars
$40.29
+2.4%
$51.33
+27.4%
-30.5%$1.94B$951.61M6.232,824
ARCB
ArcBest
4.8466 of 5 stars
$79.24
-4.6%
$91.92
+16.0%
-34.2%$1.90B$4.18B10.4814,000News Coverage
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This page (NASDAQ:LIND) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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