Carnival (CUK) Competitors $27.14 -0.92 (-3.26%) Closing price 07/24/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$27.20 +0.06 (+0.22%) As of 05:32 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CUK vs. BIP, PAA, LTM, PAC, ZTO, MMYT, NCLH, ASR, DINO, and AALShould you be buying Carnival stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Carnival include Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP), Plains All American Pipeline (PAA), LATAM Airlines Group (LTM), Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico (PAC), ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO), MakeMyTrip (MMYT), Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH), 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 Plains All American Pipeline LATAM Airlines Group Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico ZTO Express (Cayman) MakeMyTrip Norwegian Cruise Line Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste HF Sinclair American Airlines Group Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE:BIP) and Carnival (NYSE:CUK) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BIP or CUK? 57.9% of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.8% of Carnival shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Carnival shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is BIP or CUK more profitable? Carnival has a net margin of 9.72% compared to Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' net margin of 1.41%. Carnival's return on equity of 27.88% beat Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Brookfield Infrastructure Partners1.41% 1.04% 0.29% Carnival 9.72%27.88%5.20% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BIP or CUK? Carnival has higher revenue and earnings than Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners 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 RatioBrookfield Infrastructure Partners$21.04B0.71$351M-$0.02-1,615.25Carnival$25.02B0.20$1.92B$1.8514.67 Do analysts rate BIP or CUK? Brookfield Infrastructure Partners presently has a consensus target price of $41.67, suggesting a potential upside of 28.98%. Given Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is more favorable than Carnival.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Brookfield Infrastructure Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.14Carnival 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more volatility and risk, BIP or CUK? Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carnival has a beta of 2.7, indicating that its share price is 170% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor BIP or CUK? In the previous week, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners both had 6 articles in the media. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Carnival's score of 0.37 indicating that Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Brookfield Infrastructure Partners 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Carnival 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryCarnival beats Brookfield Infrastructure Partners on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Carnival News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CUK 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 CUK 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 CUK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCarnivalLEISURE&REC SVS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.28B$9.25B$8.41B$21.15BDividend YieldN/A2.01%3.08%3.58%P/E Ratio14.6746.3621.2727.76Price / Sales0.202.383.2758.39Price / Cash0.9114.4616.9323.00Price / Book0.513.854.854.67Net Income$1.92B$328.98M$215.28M$993.85M7 Day Performance0.72%6.54%2.13%1.48%1 Month Performance17.05%16.62%42.52%5.79%1 Year Performance73.51%4.36%16.57%11.41% Carnival Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CUKCarnival1.4739 of 5 stars$27.15-3.3%N/A+62.8%$5.28B$25.02B14.67115,000BIPBrookfield Infrastructure Partners4.81 of 5 stars$32.33-0.2%$41.67+28.9%+4.0%$15.05B$21.04B-1,615.8461,000Upcoming EarningsPAAPlains All American Pipeline2.8442 of 5 stars$18.55-1.9%$20.75+11.9%+3.1%$13.05B$50.09B25.414,100Positive NewsLTMLATAM Airlines Group2.7378 of 5 stars$41.17-0.2%$38.00-7.7%+1,202.1%$12.47B$12.83B11.5938,664Upcoming EarningsPACGrupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico2.5826 of 5 stars$228.49+0.7%$200.00-12.5%+36.7%$11.46B$1.84B23.913,275News CoverageEarnings ReportUpcoming EarningsZTOZTO Express (Cayman)3.4866 of 5 stars$18.93-0.3%$21.76+15.0%+4.2%$11.36B$6.07B11.9824,471Gap DownMMYTMakeMyTrip2.6842 of 5 stars$97.70+1.7%$121.67+24.5%+11.8%$10.69B$978.34M76.265,122Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeNCLHNorwegian Cruise Line4.2866 of 5 stars$23.22-1.6%$25.42+9.5%+22.3%$10.54B$9.48B14.9341,700Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastASRGrupo Aeroportuario del Sureste0.9955 of 5 stars$308.09-1.3%$310.00+0.6%-1.3%$9.36B$1.72B11.601,936Earnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeDINOHF Sinclair4.5622 of 5 stars$44.40+1.0%$48.45+9.1%-9.6%$8.28B$28.58B0.005,297News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeAALAmerican Airlines Group4.0874 of 5 stars$12.32-1.5%$15.89+29.0%+12.7%$8.25B$54.21B13.69133,300Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BIP Competitors PAA Competitors LTM Competitors PAC Competitors ZTO Competitors MMYT Competitors NCLH Competitors ASR Competitors DINO Competitors AAL Competitors 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:CUK) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. OpenAI’s Sam Altman invested $375M. Bil...Stansberry Research | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. For the first time in over a century, a sitting Preside...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTreasury Secretary Bessent Is Betting Big on GoldWhen the U.S. Treasury Secretary’s largest personal investment is gold — that’s a signal. Now a veteran gol...Golden Portfolio | SponsoredYour blueprint for crypto wealthMark August 12th on your calendar. 27 of crypto's most successful minds are about to reveal everything…Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTrump’s betrayal exposed Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredSpecial gold investment soars 2,300% ... 5,090% ... 9,850%In my 54 years as an investor, I’ve seen my share of gold bull markets. But nothing comes close to the rall...Weiss Ratings | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added ten stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Carnival Corporation Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Share Carnival With A Colleague Link copied to clipboard. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
