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Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH) Competitors

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$25.57 +0.18 (+0.71%)
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NCLH vs. AAL, CZR, LIND, UAL, CCL, DAL, RCL, TNL, RYAAY, and VIK

Should you be buying Norwegian Cruise Line stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Norwegian Cruise Line include American Airlines Group (AAL), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), Lindblad Expeditions (LIND), United Airlines (UAL), Carnival (CCL), Delta Air Lines (DAL), Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL), Travel + Leisure (TNL), Ryanair (RYAAY), and Viking (VIK).

Norwegian Cruise Line vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, Norwegian Cruise Line had 6 more articles in the media than American Airlines Group. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Norwegian Cruise Line and 15 mentions for American Airlines Group. Norwegian Cruise Line's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat American Airlines Group's score of 0.54 indicating that Norwegian Cruise Line is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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 Line7.52% 59.88% 4.02%
American Airlines Group 1.05%-24.55%1.68%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Norwegian Cruise Line$9.48B1.22$910.26M$1.4517.63
American Airlines Group$54.21B0.15$846M$0.8015.24

Norwegian Cruise Line presently has a consensus price target of $27.80, suggesting a potential upside of 8.73%. American Airlines Group has a consensus price target of $16.59, suggesting a potential upside of 36.08%. Given American Airlines Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.78
American Airlines Group
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.61

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of American Airlines Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Norwegian Cruise Line has a beta of 2.19, suggesting that its share price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Norwegian Cruise Line beats American Airlines Group on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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NCLH vs. The Competition

MetricNorwegian Cruise LineLEISURE&REC SVS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$11.47B$8.81B$8.47B$21.71B
Dividend YieldN/A2.22%2.99%3.52%
P/E Ratio17.6318.3018.6829.84
Price / Sales1.227.926.1260.74
Price / Cash6.1411.2617.0624.72
Price / Book7.893.645.034.59
Net Income$910.26M$324.95M$256.68M$1.00B
7 Day Performance0.78%-1.25%0.59%0.64%
1 Month Performance2.26%-2.50%4.41%2.77%
1 Year Performance21.99%-2.63%51.09%14.49%

Norwegian Cruise Line Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NCLH
Norwegian Cruise Line
4.2531 of 5 stars
$25.57
+0.7%
$27.80
+8.7%
+21.8%$11.47B$9.48B17.6341,700Positive News
AAL
American Airlines Group
4.0389 of 5 stars
$12.33
-1.0%
$16.59
+34.6%
+11.0%$8.13B$54.25B15.41133,300
CZR
Caesars Entertainment
3.3284 of 5 stars
$25.75
+0.7%
$42.33
+64.4%
-36.2%$5.35B$11.25B-27.9822,000
LIND
Lindblad Expeditions
3.9911 of 5 stars
$12.99
+0.1%
$17.00
+30.8%
+23.3%$711.89M$644.73M-43.311,300
UAL
United Airlines
4.3502 of 5 stars
$104.22
-2.0%
$112.57
+8.0%
+98.9%$33.74B$57.99B10.44107,300Positive News
CCL
Carnival
4.8275 of 5 stars
$30.74
+0.7%
$31.63
+2.9%
+61.9%$35.88B$25.97B16.61100,000Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
DAL
Delta Air Lines
4.7891 of 5 stars
$58.93
-1.4%
$66.56
+13.0%
+24.5%$38.48B$61.93B8.54100,000Positive News
RCL
Royal Caribbean Cruises
4.6374 of 5 stars
$329.91
+0.4%
$326.95
-0.9%
+87.7%$89.61B$17.18B24.73106,000Positive News
TNL
Travel + Leisure
4.7956 of 5 stars
$60.69
-0.6%
$62.30
+2.7%
+35.4%$3.94B$3.92B10.4619,000Positive News
RYAAY
Ryanair
4.8135 of 5 stars
$55.24
-1.0%
$76.00
+37.6%
-49.8%$29.26B$14.98B12.9725,952Gap Up
VIK
Viking
2.9257 of 5 stars
$62.55
+0.5%
$59.21
-5.3%
+79.8%$27.72B$5.33B33.8112,000

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This page (NYSE:NCLH) was last updated on 9/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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