CUK vs. BIP, LTM, PAC, PAA, ZTO, NCLH, MMYT, ASR, DINO, and AAL
Should you be buying Carnival stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Carnival include Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP), LATAM Airlines Group (LTM), Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico (PAC), Plains All American Pipeline (PAA), ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO), Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH), MakeMyTrip (MMYT), Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASR), HF Sinclair (DINO), and American Airlines Group (AAL). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.
Carnival vs. Its Competitors
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE:BIP) and Carnival (NYSE:CUK) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Carnival had 4 more articles in the media than Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Carnival and 2 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Carnival's score of 0.19 indicating that Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carnival has a beta of 2.75, meaning that its stock price is 175% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners currently has a consensus target price of $40.14, suggesting a potential upside of 16.05%. Given Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is more favorable than Carnival.
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Carnival pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners pays out 3,440.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Carnival pays out 104.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has raised its dividend for 18 consecutive years. Carnival is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Carnival has a net margin of 10.07% compared to Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' net margin of 1.54%. Carnival's return on equity of 27.86% beat Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' return on equity.
Carnival has higher revenue and earnings than Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. Carnival is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
57.9% of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.8% of Carnival shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Carnival shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Carnival beats Brookfield Infrastructure Partners on 11 of the 20 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 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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This page (NYSE:CUK) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
