Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH) Competitors

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) and American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Which has more volatility & risk, NCLH or AAL?

Norwegian Cruise Line has a beta of 2.24, suggesting that its share price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NCLH or AAL more profitable?

Norwegian Cruise Line has a net margin of 7.52% compared to American Airlines Group's net margin of 1.05%. Norwegian Cruise Line's return on equity of 59.88% beat American Airlines Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Norwegian Cruise Line	7.52%	59.88%	4.02%
American Airlines Group	1.05%	-24.55%	1.68%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NCLH or AAL?

Norwegian Cruise Line has higher earnings, but lower revenue than American Airlines Group. American Airlines Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Norwegian Cruise Line, 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
Norwegian Cruise Line	$9.48B	1.16	$910.26M	$1.45	16.71
American Airlines Group	$54.21B	0.16	$846M	$0.80	16.23

Do analysts rate NCLH or AAL?

Norwegian Cruise Line presently has a consensus price target of $27.20, suggesting a potential upside of 12.26%. American Airlines Group has a consensus price target of $16.76, suggesting a potential upside of 29.16%. Given American Airlines Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe American Airlines Group is more favorable than Norwegian Cruise Line.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Norwegian Cruise Line	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
American Airlines Group	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NCLH or AAL?

69.6% of Norwegian Cruise Line shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Norwegian Cruise Line shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of American Airlines Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer NCLH or AAL?

In the previous week, American Airlines Group had 1 more articles in the media than Norwegian Cruise Line. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for American Airlines Group and 12 mentions for Norwegian Cruise Line. American Airlines Group's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Norwegian Cruise Line's score of 1.02 indicating that American Airlines Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Norwegian Cruise Line	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
American Airlines Group	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Norwegian Cruise Line beats American Airlines Group on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.