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$28.88 +0.57 (+2.00%)
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CCL vs. AAL, UAL, DAL, DIS, NCLH, NKE, RCL, TNL, ABNB, and MAR

Should you be buying Carnival stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Carnival include American Airlines Group (AAL), United Airlines (UAL), Delta Air Lines (DAL), Walt Disney (DIS), Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH), NIKE (NKE), Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL), Travel + Leisure (TNL), Airbnb (ABNB), and Marriott International (MAR).

Carnival vs. Its Competitors

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) and Carnival (NYSE:CCL) are related companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carnival has a beta of 2.68, suggesting that its share price is 168% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Carnival had 28 more articles in the media than American Airlines Group. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Carnival and 9 mentions for American Airlines Group. Carnival's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat American Airlines Group's score of 0.77 indicating that Carnival is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
American Airlines Group
5 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Carnival
18 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.2% of Carnival shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Carnival shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Carnival has a net margin of 10.07% compared to American Airlines Group's net margin of 1.05%. Carnival's return on equity of 27.86% beat American Airlines Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
American Airlines Group1.05% -24.55% 1.68%
Carnival 10.07%27.86%5.64%

American Airlines Group currently has a consensus price target of $16.59, indicating a potential upside of 36.30%. Carnival has a consensus price target of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.28%. Given American Airlines Group's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe American Airlines Group is more favorable than Carnival.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
American Airlines Group
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58
Carnival
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73

Carnival has lower revenue, but higher earnings than American Airlines Group. Carnival is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Airlines Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
American Airlines Group$54.21B0.15$846M$0.8015.21
Carnival$25.02B1.35$1.92B$1.9215.04

Summary

Carnival beats American Airlines Group on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CCL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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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CCL vs. The Competition

MetricCarnivalLEISURE&REC SVS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$33.05B$8.31B$8.35B$21.84B
Dividend YieldN/A2.39%3.10%3.63%
P/E Ratio15.0416.5618.1232.72
Price / Sales1.3512.856.6265.88
Price / Cash7.1210.3614.3418.06
Price / Book3.603.614.944.71
Net Income$1.92B$319.90M$255.94M$1.02B
7 Day Performance-0.23%-0.15%-0.01%-0.02%
1 Month Performance-5.51%-2.72%-4.10%0.33%
1 Year Performance35.64%-9.90%34.20%11.71%

Carnival Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CCL
Carnival
4.9096 of 5 stars
$28.88
+2.0%
$33.00
+14.3%
+35.4%$33.05B$25.02B15.04100,000
AAL
American Airlines Group
4.1411 of 5 stars
$11.71
+1.6%
$16.59
+41.7%
-7.0%$7.72B$54.25B14.62133,300Upcoming Earnings
UAL
United Airlines
4.8187 of 5 stars
$98.84
+2.2%
$120.64
+22.1%
+36.6%$31.94B$57.06B9.89107,300Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
DAL
Delta Air Lines
4.8607 of 5 stars
$58.38
+1.6%
$70.31
+20.4%
+10.6%$38.10B$61.64B8.22100,000
DIS
Walt Disney
4.867 of 5 stars
$110.33
+1.0%
$131.18
+18.9%
+15.1%$198.33B$94.54B17.29233,000Trending News
NCLH
Norwegian Cruise Line
4.6346 of 5 stars
$22.97
+2.3%
$27.80
+21.1%
-2.3%$10.38B$9.48B15.8441,700News Coverage
NKE
NIKE
4.9367 of 5 stars
$67.43
+3.4%
$81.57
+21.0%
-18.3%$99.68B$46.31B34.5877,800
RCL
Royal Caribbean Cruises
4.919 of 5 stars
$306.41
+0.6%
$326.95
+6.7%
+51.5%$83.25B$17.18B22.97106,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
TNL
Travel + Leisure
4.9538 of 5 stars
$59.54
+2.5%
$62.30
+4.6%
+28.2%$3.86B$3.86B10.2619,000Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Downgrade
ABNB
Airbnb
3.8616 of 5 stars
$119.25
+0.9%
$141.81
+18.9%
-6.8%$74.12B$11.58B28.887,300
MAR
Marriott International
4.2735 of 5 stars
$263.94
+1.4%
$282.63
+7.1%
-2.1%$71.64B$25.10B29.75418,000Positive News

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This page (NYSE:CCL) was last updated on 10/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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