Flex LNG (FLNG) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CUK or FLNG?

23.8% of Carnival shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Carnival shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Flex LNG shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer CUK or FLNG?

In the previous week, Carnival had 5 more articles in the media than Flex LNG. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Carnival and 4 mentions for Flex LNG. Carnival's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Flex LNG's score of 0.82 indicating that Carnival is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Carnival	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Flex LNG	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, CUK or FLNG?

Carnival has a beta of 2.79, meaning that its stock price is 179% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flex LNG has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CUK or FLNG?

Flex LNG has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential downside of 9.20%. Given Flex LNG's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Flex LNG is more favorable than Carnival.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carnival	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Flex LNG	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is CUK or FLNG more profitable?

Flex LNG has a net margin of 29.10% compared to Carnival's net margin of 9.72%. Carnival's return on equity of 27.88% beat Flex LNG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carnival	9.72%	27.88%	5.20%
Flex LNG	29.10%	14.83%	4.56%

Is CUK or FLNG a better dividend stock?

Carnival pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Flex LNG pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%. Carnival pays out 108.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Flex LNG pays out 157.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CUK or FLNG?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Carnival	$25.97B	0.19	$1.92B	$1.85	14.31
Flex LNG	$356.35M	3.83	$117.68M	$1.91	13.26

Summary

Carnival beats Flex LNG on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.