Carnival Co. & (CCL) Competitors $23.08 -0.32 (-1.35%) As of 11:54 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CCL vs. ABNB, MAR, RCL, H, CHH, VAC, MCS, VIK, BIP, and NCLHShould you be buying Carnival Co. & stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Carnival Co. & include Airbnb (ABNB), Marriott International (MAR), Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL), Hyatt Hotels (H), Choice Hotels International (CHH), Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC), Marcus (MCS), Viking (VIK), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP), and Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH). Carnival Co. & vs. Airbnb Marriott International Royal Caribbean Cruises Hyatt Hotels Choice Hotels International Marriott Vacations Worldwide Marcus Viking Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Norwegian Cruise Line Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) and Carnival Co. & (NYSE:CCL) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, valuation, earnings and profitability. Is ABNB or CCL more profitable? Airbnb has a net margin of 23.85% compared to Carnival Co. &'s net margin of 7.66%. Airbnb's return on equity of 32.29% beat Carnival Co. &'s return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Airbnb23.85% 32.29% 11.27% Carnival Co. & 7.66%24.13%3.82% Do analysts rate ABNB or CCL? Airbnb currently has a consensus target price of $141.43, indicating a potential upside of 3.54%. Carnival Co. & has a consensus target price of $26.53, indicating a potential upside of 13.46%. Given Carnival Co. &'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Carnival Co. & is more favorable than Airbnb.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Airbnb 4 Sell rating(s) 16 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.37Carnival Co. & 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64 Which has more risk and volatility, ABNB or CCL? Airbnb has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carnival Co. & has a beta of 2.5, meaning that its stock price is 150% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to ABNB or CCL? In the previous week, Airbnb had 21 more articles in the media than Carnival Co. &. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for Airbnb and 36 mentions for Carnival Co. &. Carnival Co. &'s average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Airbnb's score of 0.96 indicating that Carnival Co. & is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Airbnb 31 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Carnival Co. & 24 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor ABNB or CCL? Carnival Co. & received 850 more outperform votes than Airbnb when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.84% of users gave Carnival Co. & an outperform vote while only 37.19% of users gave Airbnb an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAirbnbOutperform Votes18037.19% Underperform Votes30462.81% Carnival Co. &Outperform Votes103062.84% Underperform Votes60937.16% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ABNB or CCL? 80.8% of Airbnb shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.2% of Carnival Co. & shares are held by institutional investors. 27.9% of Airbnb shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Carnival Co. & shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation & earnings, ABNB or CCL? Airbnb has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Carnival Co. &. Carnival Co. & is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Airbnb, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAirbnb$11.23B7.62$2.65B$3.9634.49Carnival Co. &$25.42B1.07$1.92B$1.5015.59 SummaryAirbnb beats Carnival Co. & on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Carnival Co. & News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CCL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart CCL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCarnival Co. &Water transportation IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$27.28B$8.01B$8.01B$19.75BDividend YieldN/A5.21%3.24%3.84%P/E Ratio16.8272.5915.3035.28Price / Sales1.074.367.8734.26Price / Cash6.185.6416.3717.51Price / Book2.922.964.834.77Net Income$1.92B$360.99M$258.49M$1.02B7 Day Performance2.77%0.43%-0.09%0.22%1 Month Performance30.30%18.02%10.32%10.45%1 Year Performance45.31%-8.48%-3.09%5.21% Carnival Co. & Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CCLCarnival Co. &4.8209 of 5 stars$23.08-1.3%$26.53+15.0%+55.9%$26.90B$25.42B16.5940,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastABNBAirbnb3.6742 of 5 stars$133.41+5.0%$141.43+6.0%-6.2%$84.31B$11.23B32.376,810Gap DownMARMarriott International4.4342 of 5 stars$271.42+5.2%$276.60+1.9%+14.9%$74.40B$25.39B32.65377,000Positive NewsDividend IncreaseRCLRoyal Caribbean Cruises4.7218 of 5 stars$240.77+3.2%$271.30+12.7%+79.0%$65.54B$16.76B22.58102,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHHyatt Hotels4.6459 of 5 stars$134.84+6.1%$151.17+12.1%-10.3%$12.99B$6.65B10.8650,000CHHChoice Hotels International3.2186 of 5 stars$125.20+1.2%$135.69+8.4%+12.2%$5.85B$1.58B20.111,500Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGap UpVACMarriott Vacations Worldwide4.9402 of 5 stars$70.20+8.6%$92.25+31.4%-28.2%$2.43B$4.97B13.3921,400Gap UpMCSMarcus4.6328 of 5 stars$17.07+0.8%$23.33+36.7%+54.8%$542.37M$745.78M-50.247,500VIKViking2.7353 of 5 stars$45.26+4.6%$46.89+3.6%+64.6%$19.54B$5.33B174.179,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap DownBIPBrookfield Infrastructure Partners4.6388 of 5 stars$31.72-0.5%$41.67+31.4%+7.7%$14.71B$21.24B792.4044,000News CoveragePositive NewsNCLHNorwegian Cruise Line4.7996 of 5 stars$19.10+7.9%$26.05+36.4%+19.9%$8.56B$9.42B17.5738,900Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Airbnb Alternatives Marriott International Alternatives Royal Caribbean Cruises Alternatives Hyatt Hotels Alternatives Choice Hotels International Alternatives Marriott Vacations Worldwide Alternatives Marcus Alternatives Viking Alternatives Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Alternatives Norwegian Cruise Line 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 (NYSE:CCL) was last updated on 5/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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