Carnival (CUK) Competitors $27.76 -0.21 (-0.74%) As of 03:21 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CUK vs. BIP, LTM, PAA, ZTO, PAC, NCLH, MMYT, ASR, DINO, and AALShould you be buying Carnival stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Carnival include Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP), LATAM Airlines Group (LTM), Plains All American Pipeline (PAA), ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO), Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico (PAC), 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 LATAM Airlines Group Plains All American Pipeline ZTO Express (Cayman) Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico Norwegian Cruise Line MakeMyTrip 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, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and risk. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BIP or CUK? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBrookfield Infrastructure Partners$21.04B0.66$351M$0.05598.18Carnival$25.02B0.21$1.92B$1.8515.01 Is BIP or CUK more profitable? Carnival has a net margin of 9.72% compared to Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' net margin of 1.54%. 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 Partners1.54% 1.15% 0.31% Carnival 9.72%27.88%5.20% Which has more risk and volatility, BIP or CUK? Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carnival has a beta of 2.79, indicating that its stock price is 179% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate BIP or CUK? Brookfield Infrastructure Partners currently has a consensus target price of $41.67, indicating a potential upside of 39.31%. Given Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly 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) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Carnival 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BIP or CUK? 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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer BIP or CUK? In the previous week, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners had 4 more articles in the media than Carnival. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and 4 mentions for Carnival. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Carnival's score of 0.45 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 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Carnival 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryBrookfield Infrastructure Partners beats Carnival on 9 of the 17 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$5.22B$8.23B$8.28B$20.89BDividend YieldN/A2.23%3.16%3.60%P/E Ratio15.0016.9416.4928.15Price / Sales0.212.424.7388.81Price / Cash0.8813.6516.7823.45Price / Book0.433.684.365.36Net Income$1.92B$330.72M$226.22M$994.11M7 Day Performance4.20%1.53%2.05%2.00%1 Month Performance3.58%14.80%0.53%0.90%1 Year Performance105.05%9.62%22.31%15.14% Carnival Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CUKCarnival1.6308 of 5 stars$27.76-0.7%N/A+105.3%$5.22B$25.02B15.00115,000BIPBrookfield Infrastructure Partners4.8823 of 5 stars$30.15+0.2%$41.67+38.2%+0.9%$13.98B$21.04B603.0461,000Positive NewsLTMLATAM Airlines Group3.6113 of 5 stars$42.76-2.1%$38.00-11.1%+87.0%$13.20B$12.83B10.9938,664News CoverageGap DownPAAPlains All American Pipeline3.0345 of 5 stars$17.71-0.8%$20.75+17.2%+4.3%$12.46B$50.09B24.264,100Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastZTOZTO Express (Cayman)3.0156 of 5 stars$20.17-2.0%$21.76+7.9%+1.2%$12.31B$6.07B12.7624,471News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsPACGrupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico2.513 of 5 stars$243.90+1.2%$200.00-18.0%+53.2%$12.17B$1.84B25.303,275Short Interest ↑NCLHNorwegian Cruise Line4.4391 of 5 stars$23.73-1.1%$27.20+14.6%+59.2%$10.85B$9.48B16.3741,700MMYTMakeMyTrip3.6162 of 5 stars$94.530.0%$120.00+26.9%+0.6%$10.52B$978.34M109.925,122Positive NewsASRGrupo Aeroportuario del Sureste0.791 of 5 stars$313.40+0.8%$310.00-1.1%+17.5%$9.33B$1.72B15.101,936Positive NewsDINOHF Sinclair4.2862 of 5 stars$43.27-0.6%$49.91+15.3%-2.6%$8.15B$28.58B47.345,297AALAmerican Airlines Group4.4709 of 5 stars$11.58-0.4%$16.76+44.8%+33.6%$7.67B$54.21B14.47133,300Positive NewsOptions Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BIP Competitors LTM Competitors PAA Competitors ZTO Competitors PAC Competitors NCLH Competitors MMYT 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 8/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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