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Carnival (CUK) Competitors

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CUK vs. BIP, PAA, LTM, TFII, and DINO

Should you buy Carnival stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Carnival with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Carnival include Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP), Plains All American Pipeline (PAA), LATAM Airlines Group (LTM), TFI International (TFII), and HF Sinclair (DINO). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.

How does Carnival compare to Brookfield Infrastructure Partners?

Carnival (NYSE:CUK) and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE:BIP) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Carnival has a net margin of 11.48% compared to Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' net margin of 3.46%. Carnival's return on equity of 26.92% beat Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Carnival11.48% 26.92% 6.20%
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners 3.46%2.54%0.68%

In the previous week, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners had 5 more articles in the media than Carnival. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and 0 mentions for Carnival. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Carnival's score of 0.00 indicating that Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Carnival Neutral
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Positive

Carnival has a beta of 2.36, meaning that its share price is 136% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the broader market.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has a consensus target price of $44.63, suggesting a potential upside of 14.94%. Given Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is more favorable than Carnival.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Carnival
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

23.8% of Carnival shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.9% of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Carnival shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Carnival pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Carnival pays out 6.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners pays out 275.8% 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 increased its dividend for 18 consecutive years. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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 Ratio
Carnival$26.62B0.19$2.76B$2.2512.21
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners$23.10B0.78$771M$0.6658.83

Summary

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners beats Carnival on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Carnival compare to Plains All American Pipeline?

Carnival (NYSE:CUK) and Plains All American Pipeline (NASDAQ:PAA) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Carnival has a net margin of 11.48% compared to Plains All American Pipeline's net margin of 2.53%. Carnival's return on equity of 26.92% beat Plains All American Pipeline's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Carnival11.48% 26.92% 6.20%
Plains All American Pipeline 2.53%12.17%4.54%

In the previous week, Plains All American Pipeline had 2 more articles in the media than Carnival. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Plains All American Pipeline and 0 mentions for Carnival. Carnival's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Plains All American Pipeline's score of -0.06 indicating that Carnival is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Carnival Neutral
Plains All American Pipeline Neutral

Plains All American Pipeline has a consensus target price of $22.64, indicating a potential downside of 1.17%. Given Plains All American Pipeline's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Plains All American Pipeline is more favorable than Carnival.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Carnival
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Plains All American Pipeline
2 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.44

Carnival has a beta of 2.36, meaning that its stock price is 136% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Plains All American Pipeline has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Carnival$26.62B0.19$2.76B$2.2512.21
Plains All American Pipeline$44.26B0.37$1.44B$1.3117.49

Carnival pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Plains All American Pipeline pays an annual dividend of $1.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Carnival pays out 6.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Plains All American Pipeline pays out 127.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Plains All American Pipeline has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Plains All American Pipeline is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

23.8% of Carnival shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.8% of Plains All American Pipeline shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Carnival shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Plains All American Pipeline shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Plains All American Pipeline beats Carnival on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Carnival compare to LATAM Airlines Group?

Carnival (NYSE:CUK) and LATAM Airlines Group (NYSE:LTM) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

LATAM Airlines Group has a consensus price target of $65.52, indicating a potential upside of 31.73%. Given LATAM Airlines Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LATAM Airlines Group is more favorable than Carnival.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Carnival
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
LATAM Airlines Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

23.8% of Carnival shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Carnival shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of LATAM Airlines Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Carnival has a beta of 2.36, meaning that its stock price is 136% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, LATAM Airlines Group has a beta of 3.62, meaning that its stock price is 262% more volatile than the broader market.

Carnival has higher revenue and earnings than LATAM Airlines Group. LATAM Airlines Group 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 Ratio
Carnival$26.62B0.19$2.76B$2.2512.21
LATAM Airlines Group$14.49B0.99$1.46B$5.818.56

In the previous week, LATAM Airlines Group had 2 more articles in the media than Carnival. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for LATAM Airlines Group and 0 mentions for Carnival. LATAM Airlines Group's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Carnival's score of 0.00 indicating that LATAM Airlines Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Carnival Neutral
LATAM Airlines Group Positive

Carnival pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. LATAM Airlines Group pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Carnival pays out 6.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LATAM Airlines Group pays out 2.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Carnival has a net margin of 11.48% compared to LATAM Airlines Group's net margin of 11.03%. LATAM Airlines Group's return on equity of 127.75% beat Carnival's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Carnival11.48% 26.92% 6.20%
LATAM Airlines Group 11.03%127.75%9.61%

Summary

LATAM Airlines Group beats Carnival on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Carnival compare to TFI International?

Carnival (NYSE:CUK) and TFI International (NYSE:TFII) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

In the previous week, TFI International had 1 more articles in the media than Carnival. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for TFI International and 0 mentions for Carnival. Carnival's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled TFI International'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Carnival Neutral
TFI International Neutral

Carnival has a net margin of 11.48% compared to TFI International's net margin of 3.79%. Carnival's return on equity of 26.92% beat TFI International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Carnival11.48% 26.92% 6.20%
TFI International 3.79%13.43%4.88%

Carnival has higher revenue and earnings than TFI International. Carnival is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TFI International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Carnival$26.62B0.19$2.76B$2.2512.21
TFI International$7.88B1.66$310.55M$3.5944.23

Carnival pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. TFI International pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Carnival pays out 6.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TFI International pays out 52.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Carnival has a beta of 2.36, meaning that its share price is 136% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, TFI International has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its share price is 62% more volatile than the broader market.

TFI International has a consensus target price of $148.29, indicating a potential downside of 6.62%. Given TFI International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TFI International is more favorable than Carnival.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Carnival
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
TFI International
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.53

23.8% of Carnival shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.3% of TFI International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Carnival shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of TFI International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

TFI International beats Carnival on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Carnival compare to HF Sinclair?

Carnival (NYSE:CUK) and HF Sinclair (NYSE:DINO) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Carnival has a net margin of 11.48% compared to HF Sinclair's net margin of 4.46%. Carnival's return on equity of 26.92% beat HF Sinclair's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Carnival11.48% 26.92% 6.20%
HF Sinclair 4.46%11.94%6.57%

Carnival has higher earnings, but lower revenue than HF Sinclair. HF Sinclair 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 Ratio
Carnival$26.62B0.19$2.76B$2.2512.21
HF Sinclair$26.87B0.49$579M$6.6511.02

23.8% of Carnival shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.3% of HF Sinclair shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Carnival shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of HF Sinclair shares are held 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.

Carnival has a beta of 2.36, meaning that its share price is 136% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, HF Sinclair has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.

Carnival pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. HF Sinclair pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Carnival pays out 6.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HF Sinclair pays out 30.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. HF Sinclair has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. HF Sinclair is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

HF Sinclair has a consensus target price of $70.82, indicating a potential downside of 3.35%. Given HF Sinclair's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe HF Sinclair is more favorable than Carnival.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Carnival
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
HF Sinclair
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

In the previous week, HF Sinclair had 10 more articles in the media than Carnival. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for HF Sinclair and 0 mentions for Carnival. HF Sinclair's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Carnival's score of 0.00 indicating that HF Sinclair is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Carnival Neutral
HF Sinclair Positive

Summary

HF Sinclair beats Carnival on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CUK vs. The Competition

MetricCarnivalLEISURE&REC SVS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$5.18B$8.45B$7.31B$23.28B
Dividend Yield0.55%2.55%2.89%4.06%
P/E Ratio12.2115.9921.2231.00
Price / Sales0.1910.713.8423.82
Price / Cash0.6810.9514.9824.93
Price / Book0.324.663.654.67
Net Income$2.76B$362.25M$247.47M$1.07B

Carnival Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CUK
Carnival
1.3647 of 5 stars
$27.47
flat
N/AN/A$5.18B$26.62B12.21101,000
BIP
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners
4.678 of 5 stars
$38.89
-0.4%
$44.63
+14.8%
+16.6%$18.07B$24.01B58.9264,000
PAA
Plains All American Pipeline
3.1459 of 5 stars
$22.93
+2.2%
$22.54
-1.7%
N/A$15.83B$44.26B17.503,900
LTM
LATAM Airlines Group
4.8298 of 5 stars
$52.01
-3.1%
$64.40
+23.8%
+29.7%$15.41B$15.00B8.9541,125
TFII
TFI International
3.4198 of 5 stars
$156.33
+1.4%
$144.86
-7.3%
+83.0%$12.67B$7.87B43.5524,900

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