Flex LNG (FLNG) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, CUK or FLNG?

Carnival has a beta of 2.79, suggesting that its stock price is 179% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flex LNG has a beta of 0.41, suggesting 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, indicating a potential downside of 16.35%. Given Flex LNG's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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

Which has better earnings and 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	$25.02B	0.22	$1.92B	$1.85	16.00
Flex LNG	$356.35M	4.16	$117.68M	$1.84	14.94

Does the media favor CUK or FLNG?

In the previous week, Flex LNG had 4 more articles in the media than Carnival. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Flex LNG and 3 mentions for Carnival. Carnival's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Flex LNG's score of 0.61 indicating that Carnival is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Carnival	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Flex LNG	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CUK or FLNG more profitable?

Flex LNG has a net margin of 27.84% 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	27.84%	14.41%	4.35%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CUK or FLNG?

23.8% of Carnival shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Carnival shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Flex LNG shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Carnival beats Flex LNG on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.