Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH) Competitors

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

Does the media favor NCLH or AAL?

In the previous week, American Airlines Group had 4 more articles in the media than Norwegian Cruise Line. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for American Airlines Group and 19 mentions for Norwegian Cruise Line. Norwegian Cruise Line's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat American Airlines Group's score of 0.82 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	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
American Airlines Group	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and 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	1.19	$910.26M	$1.45	17.15
American Airlines Group	$54.21B	0.16	$846M	$0.80	16.71

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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 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, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate NCLH or AAL?

Norwegian Cruise Line presently has a consensus target price of $27.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.57%. American Airlines Group has a consensus target price of $16.94, suggesting a potential upside of 26.71%. Given American Airlines Group's higher possible 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)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
American Airlines Group	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Which has more risk and volatility, NCLH or AAL?

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

Summary

Norwegian Cruise Line beats American Airlines Group on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.