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Lindblad Expeditions (LIND) Competitors

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$13.09 +0.42 (+3.31%)
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LIND vs. CCL, NCLH, RCL, DKL, GEL, SBLK, ZIM, INSW, CMBT, and DHT

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), Genesis Energy (GEL), Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM), International Seaways (INSW), CMB.TECH (CMBT), and DHT (DHT).

Lindblad Expeditions vs. Its Competitors

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

Lindblad Expeditions presently has a consensus price target of $15.67, suggesting a potential upside of 18.69%. Carnival has a consensus price target of $28.65, suggesting a potential downside of 1.25%. Given Lindblad Expeditions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Carnival
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.65

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

In the previous week, Carnival had 33 more articles in the media than Lindblad Expeditions. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Carnival and 3 mentions for Lindblad Expeditions. Carnival's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Lindblad Expeditions' score of 0.43 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
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Carnival
15 Very Positive mention(s)
9 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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
Lindblad Expeditions$644.73M1.12-$31.18M-$0.60-22.00
Carnival$25.02B1.35$1.92B$1.8515.68

75.9% of Lindblad Expeditions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.2% of Carnival shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.0% of Lindblad Expeditions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Carnival shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers 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
Lindblad Expeditions-3.88% N/A -2.95%
Carnival 9.72%27.88%5.20%

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$722.17M$8.85B$8.24B$8.93B
Dividend YieldN/A2.11%3.17%4.04%
P/E Ratio-22.0047.6120.9020.17
Price / Sales1.122.063.2994.17
Price / Cash26.8414.0014.8228.59
Price / Book-2.843.774.615.60
Net Income-$31.18M$328.98M$212.37M$248.41M
7 Day Performance7.49%3.00%37.40%6.03%
1 Month Performance20.22%6.93%46.00%7.70%
1 Year Performance40.13%3.33%18.91%20.86%

Lindblad Expeditions Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LIND
Lindblad Expeditions
3.5263 of 5 stars
$13.09
+3.3%
$15.67
+19.7%
+37.4%$716.15M$644.73M-21.821,300
CCL
Carnival
4.7243 of 5 stars
$28.15
+3.3%
$28.53
+1.3%
+70.4%$31.82B$25.02B15.22100,000Trending News
NCLH
Norwegian Cruise Line
4.8256 of 5 stars
$20.31
+0.6%
$24.84
+22.3%
+22.9%$9.02B$9.48B11.7441,700Analyst Forecast
RCL
Royal Caribbean Cruises
4.6397 of 5 stars
$313.20
+1.2%
$276.90
-11.6%
+109.6%$84.05B$16.48B26.01106,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
DKL
Delek Logistics Partners
1.2256 of 5 stars
$42.95
-0.3%
$44.25
+3.0%
+9.6%$2.30B$940.64M14.362,020
GEL
Genesis Energy
1.104 of 5 stars
$17.22
-0.8%
$16.50
-4.2%
+20.7%$2.13B$2.97B-3.312,075Analyst Upgrade
SBLK
Star Bulk Carriers
4.186 of 5 stars
$17.25
+0.8%
$22.05
+27.8%
-24.8%$2.01B$1.27B8.71180News Coverage
ZIM
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services
1.9143 of 5 stars
$16.08
-2.7%
$14.82
-7.8%
-28.0%$1.99B$8.43B0.824,850Positive News
INSW
International Seaways
4.2988 of 5 stars
$36.57
-1.2%
$51.33
+40.4%
-30.9%$1.83B$951.61M5.652,824
CMBT
CMB.TECH
N/A$9.04
-1.8%
N/AN/A$1.79B$940.25M4.202,752
DHT
DHT
4.1258 of 5 stars
$10.81
-2.1%
$12.94
+19.7%
+3.9%$1.77B$571.77M9.8320

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This page (NASDAQ:LIND) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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